Best Gaming Companies in Australia
The 214 best Gaming companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Immutable.
Australia's Gaming sector has real money behind it: 214 companies tracked, $1.1B in total disclosed funding, and one unicorn. That unicorn is Immutable, which has pulled in $857M and sits in a category of its own. Illuvium follows at $60M, with mod.io at $31M rounding out the top tier. The median install growth of +11% YoY across 23 gaming apps tells you momentum isn't slowing, even as coverage of the sector stays flat and hardware themes like gaming GPUs and high-performance laptops dominate the conversation. So where's the capital actually going? Blockchain-native studios and infrastructure plays, mostly, with Animoca Brands and Andreessen Horowitz among the most active backers alongside local accelerators like Startmate.
The global picture adds context. According to ResearchAndMarkets.com, the global gaming market was valued at roughly $202.7B in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 9.24%. Regulatory pressure is real, too, particularly around loot box mechanics, which could reshape monetisation models across the board. I'd watch that closely if you're evaluating studios with live-service revenue. And the broader regional signals matter: Gameskraft's layoffs after India's online gaming ban show how fast policy can flip a growth story, while Eloelo's $114Cr raise signals that social and interactive formats still attract serious conviction.
- Statista
Our analysis of 180 Gaming companies
$26.0b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Gaming companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | SEO maturity | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immutable 🦄 Blockchain-based infrastructure for NFT games and applications 84Growth top 19%Tech top 21%Market top 25%Moat top 26% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 19% Techtop 21% Markettop 25% Moattop 26% Fundingtop 33% Globaltop 37% Fin. healthtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 21% Growth: Revenue +164% YoY Tech: 66 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $857M | 51 mo ago | Alex Connolly Co-Founder & CTO | 326 | PrismicNode.jsEnvoy+27 | rich | — |
| 2 | Illuvium NFT focused role playing game developer 55Tech top 22%Funding top 34%Talent top 38%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 22% Fundingtop 34% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 42% Customersbottom 41% Globalbottom 38% Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $60.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $60M | 26 mo ago | Kieran Warwick Co-Founder | 101 | ContentfulNode.jsChakra UI+24 | rich | 2 launchs |
| 3 | mod.io Game development tool for modifying any games | $31M | 55 mo ago | Scott Reismanis Founder & CEO | 39 | MediumTypeScriptGraphQL+19 | rich | 4 launchs |
| 4 | Splash Developer of PC and console-based musical gameplay | $20M | 55 mo ago | Stephen Phillips CEO | 103 | WebflowMicrosoft Advertisingcore-js+17 | basic | — |
| 5 | Virtually Human Provider of blockchain and web development services | $20M | 58 mo ago | Geoff Wellman CTO & Co-Founder | 78 | — | — | — |
| 6 | ZED Provider of a digital horse racing game | $20M | 58 mo ago | Geoff Wellman Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Quickflix Online DVD rental company | $18M | 133 mo ago | Stephen Langsford Founder & CEO | 24 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Avocado DAO NFT-based trading platform for digital games | $18M | 53 mo ago | Sir Gregory Co-Founder | 16 | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+30 | basic | — |
| 9 | SIDUS HEROES Provider of blockchain and NFT-based role-playing game | $11M | 54 mo ago | Andrey Sudarikov Co-Founder | 102 | GitBookNode.jsReact+8 | basic | — |
| 10 | Picklebet Provider of an online e-sports betting platform | $10M | 30 mo ago | Damon Oudejans Co-Founder | 43 | ContentfulSentryZendesk+28 | rich | — |
| 11 | Kinder World Mobile game development company | $9M | 47 mo ago | Christina Chen Co-Founder | 22 | PHPLiteSpeedCloudflare+8 | basic | — |
| 12 | Yesports Online esports engaagment platform for gamers | $6M | 38 mo ago | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Zero Latency Developer of casual games | $6M | 114 mo ago | — | 118 | ContentfulTypeScriptGraphQL+26 | basic | — |
| 14 | Oh Baby Games Developer of blockchain-based games for multiple platforms | $6M | 40 mo ago | — | 80 | Tailwind CSSGSAPVue.js+7 | basic | — |
| 15 | Layer Provider of online IP licensing marketplace for games and industries | $4M | 49 mo ago | — | 16 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | basic | 2 partnerships |
| 16 | Metakey Developer of PC and console-based blockchain games | $4M | 49 mo ago | Mateen Soudagar Co-Founder and CEO | — | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+8 | basic | — |
| 17 | Dot Esports eSports focused content provider | $4M | 105 mo ago | Phillip Luu Founder & Director | 54 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | rich | — |
| 18 | Royale Finance Tech-enabled decentralized-financial management solutions for gambling operators | $3M | 65 mo ago | Matt Armstrong Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Halfbrick Mobile Games developer specializing in Casual Games | $3M | 174 mo ago | — | 104 | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+13 | basic | — |
| 20 | Bubble Gum Interactive Mobile games developer | $3M | 156 mo ago | Phil Mason Founder & CEO | 12 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Nitro Blockchain-based gaming | $3M | 101 mo ago | Kin-Wai Lau CEO & Director | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Replica Studios Media production company with AI voice technology | $3M | 81 mo ago | — | 19 | WebflowCart FunctionalityPlyr+20 | rich | — |
| 23 | Behaviol AI-based platform for building sporting entertainment on the metaverse | $2M | 45 mo ago | Kumar Sangakkara Co-Founder | 34 | — | — | — |
| 24 | The Chiefs Esports Club Esports player organization | $2M | 64 mo ago | Frank Li Founder & CEO | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+21 | rich | — |
| 25 | Marvelous NFTs Provider of blockchain-based interactive trading and battling game | $2M | 53 mo ago | Damian Rolvink Co-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | CyBall Developer of an NFT-based blockchain game for PC | $2M | 54 mo ago | Ezekiel Le Co-Founder | 12 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Emerge Gaming Online eSports Platforrm | $1M | 46 mo ago | Greg Stevens Co-Founder & CEO | 1 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 28 | iCandy Independent game publisher headquartered in Australia | $1M | 69 mo ago | — | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | rich | — |
| 29 | Weyo Developer of interactive early learning apps for preschoolers | $741K | 51 mo ago | Stuart Berwick Co-Founder | 7 | — | — | — |
| 30 | Nucanon AI-powered storytelling platform for collaborative game and narrative design | $500K | 25 mo ago | Nilu Kulasingham Co-Founder & CEO | — | SentryNode.jsClerk+14 | basic | — |
| 31 | Mighty Kingdom Mobile game development studio | $305K | 13 mo ago | — | 101 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceApple iCloud Mail+18 | rich | — |
| 32 | Gamify Casino gamification platform | $240K | 168 mo ago | Tony Walden Co-Founder & MD | 8 | JavaBootstrapAmazon ALB+13 | basic | — |
Top 12 Gaming companies in Australia
#1
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 101 employees$60Mraised▾
NFT focused role playing game developer. It is a blockchain based platform. The company offers an open-world rpg game where users travel across a vast and varied landscape to hunt and capture deity-like creatures called Illuvials.
- Mar 2024Series A$12M
- Jun 2023Series A$10M
- Mar 2021ICO$5.5M
- Mar 2021Seed$5M
#2
Public · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2011 · 101 employees$304.5Kraised▾
Mighty Kingdom is a mobile game development studio. The company specializes in developing casual games such as arcade, puzzle, adventure, etc. Some of the games developed by the company include Shopkins World, Kitty Keeper: Car Collector, Shopkins: Cutie Cars, Shopkins: Shoppie Style, etc. These games are available on Android & iOS platform. It generates revenue through in-app purchases.
- May 2025Post IPO$304.5K
#3
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 326 employees$857.4Mraised▾
Blockchain-based infrastructure for NFT games and applications. It specializes in developing core games such as cards, MMO, FPS, and more. It also provides an open-source platform for developers to create immutable assets such as cards, skins, weapons, and more. It provides a peer-to-peer marketplace for players where they can buy, sell and gift in-game items.
- Mar 2022Series C$200M
- Nov 2021ICO$45M
- Sep 2021Series B$60M
- Sep 2019Series A$15M
#4
Series A · Darwin, Northern Territory · founded 2017 · 43 employees$9.9Mraised▾
Provider of an online e-sports betting platform. It allows the users to place bets on various e-sports games like Fifa, CSGO, Dota2, Call of duty, overwatch, and much more. This platform also offers multiple tournaments, the latest e-sports news, etc.
- Nov 2023Series A$9.9M
#5
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 11 employees$6Mraised▾
Online esports engaagment platform for gamers. It has launched an esports gaming platform where users are allowed to share NFT cards, get access to rewards, engage with other players, and more.
- Apr 2023ICO$225K
- Aug 2022Seed$3.8M
- Jan 2022Seed$2.2M
#6
Series A · South Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2017 · 39 employees$31Mraised▾
Game development tool for modifying any games. The tool enables game developers to modify their pre-developed games. Also offers various SDKs, game plugins, REST API, and other tools to game developers.
- Nov 2021Series A$26M
- Dec 2020Seed$4M
- Mar 2020Seed$1M
#7
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2023$500Kraised▾
AI-powered storytelling platform for collaborative game and narrative design. With an intuitive, AI-powered search, it serves as an essential copilot for Canon and Lore, offering users a comprehensive repository for complex storylines.
- May 2024Seed$500K
#8
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 80 employees$6Mraised▾
Developer of blockchain-based games for multiple platforms. The company is developing a number of games based on blockchain technology which includes “What the Kart,” a racing game, “Rug Pull Guys,” fall guys game, “Shogun Curse” a shooting game, and a corner shooter called “Baby Wassies”.
- Jan 2023Seed$6M
#9
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 16 employees$18Mraised▾
NFT-based trading platform for digital games. It offers a platform to build a community of gamers through P2E blockchain gaming. It allows users to buy and sell digital games. It also offers staking solutions for users.
- Dec 2021ICO$27.2M
- Nov 2021Series A$18M
#10
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2017 · 103 employees$20.1Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based musical gameplay. It offers AI-based instruments with virtual performance venues which allow players to compose music and sing lyrics to any melody. It is available on the web, play store, and ioS.
- Nov 2021Series A$20M
- May 2017Seed$120K
#11
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 22 employees$9Mraised▾
Mobile game development company. The company has developed a game called "Kinder world"- a game of houseplants, healing, and practicing kindness. The game is available for iOS and Android platforms.
- Jun 2022Seed$6.8M
#12
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 78 employees$20Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain and web development services
- Jul 2021Series A$20M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Gaming coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
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How research on Gaming Technology is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Gaming Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 59 Australia-affiliated papers.
- University College London13
- Monash University6
- University of Sydney6
- UNSW Sydney4
- Swinburne University of Technology4
- Rendering (computer graphics)20
- Computer graphics (images)12
- Computer vision6
- Visualization6
- Real-time rendering4
- Rendering (computer graphics)12
- Game engine6
- Virtual reality6
- Computer vision5
- Computer graphics (images)4
- Rendering (computer graphics)2
- Locality1
- Scalability1
- Parallel rendering1
- Texture memory1
Where gaming tech is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.