Best Gaming Companies in Austria
The 49 best Gaming companies in Austria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: THQ Nordic.
- ResearchAndMarkets.com
- 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 Austria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Web popularity | App-install YoY | Last round | Founder | Employees | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Causa Creations Developer of casual games | $624K | Top 50M | — | 44 mo ago | Christian Knapp Co-Founder | — | — |
| 2 | Xendex Mobile games publishing and distribution network | $6M | Top 50M | — | 200 mo ago | — | 8 | — |
| 3 | Broken Rules Independent mobile game developer & publisher studio | — | Top 50M | +14% | — | Martin Pichlmair Co-Founder | — | — |
| 4 | ClockStone STUDIO Web and mobile games developer specializing in casual games | — | Top 50M | +4% | — | Michael Schiestl Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 5 | Funstage Independent game publishing company | — | Top 50M | — | — | Thomas Graf CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Gamua Game engine development company based in Austria | — | Top 50M | — | — | Daniel Sperl Founder | — | — |
| 7 | Rarebyte Game development service provider | — | Top 50M | — | — | Rainer Angermann Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 8 | Rudy Games Hybrid board game | — | Top 50M | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Top 10 Gaming companies in Austria
#1
Funding Raised · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2009 · 28 employees$662.7Kraised▾
Independent video game development company. The companys portfolio includes a range of titles across various genres. The portfolio of games includes South Park Snow Day, Alan Wake 2, Howl, Anno 1800 Console Edition, Looking Good, and many more. It develops games for mobile and is made available on playstore.
- Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$158.8K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$174.5K
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$163K
- Feb 2016Grant (prize money)$166.4K
#2
Public · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2011 · 988 employees$393.5Mraised▾
THQ Nordic is a game development company based in Vienna. Some of the famous titles developed by the company are Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction, Titan Quest, BioMutant, Black Mirror, De Blob, Elex, Rad Rodgers, Sinmora, and Guild. The company has four internal development studios based in Germany, Arizona, Sweden, and Stockholm.It develops games for Windows, Play Station, XBox, and PC platforms.
- Feb 2019Post IPO$225.5M
- Jun 2018Post IPO$168M
#3
Funding Raised · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2014$624Kraised▾
Developer of casual games. It offers a range of services including game design, creation, and publishing. The company is known for its portfolio of games, including interactive comics and role-playing games. It offers a wide variety of services including game design, 2D & 3D game art and animation, programming and creative development.
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$152.4K
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$471.7K
#4
Acquired · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2017$18Mraised▾
Decentralized crypto coin for betting. It allows game creators to integrate tokens into the games enabling users to bet. It enables gamers to play the games and earn coins and redeem the tokens on the platform.
- Oct 2017ICO$16M
- ICO$2M
#5
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 19 employees$125Kraised▾
Mobile-based marketplace platform for Pokemon players. The platform allows users to auction their collectible cards. It also hosts live Q&A sessions. The app is available for Android and iOS users.
- Mar 2022Seed$500K
#6
Acquired · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2013 · 31 employees$5Mraised▾
Hitbox is an esports live streaming platform for streamers. It enables gamers to stream videos based on various esports games such as Starcraft, League of Legends, Farming Simulator, etc. Also allows gamers to broadcast their game playing videos.
- Nov 2015Series A$4M
- 2014Seed$1M
- May 2014Seed—
#7
Series A · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2001 · 8 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Xendex Holding is an online publisher and distributor of (casual) mobile games. The company claims to have distributed over 1000+ 3rd party mobile games and have co-produced 100+ mobile games. Works with companies like Google, Apple, Sony, Amazon etc. Have raised a total funding of $5.8M as on Dec 2015
- Nov 2009Series A$3.5M
- Jun 2008Series A$2.3M
#8
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2016 · 5 employees$333.7Kraised▾
Provider of a blockchain-based betting platform for fantasy sports. It allows users to register on the platform and play bets for multiple eSports games including Dota 2, League of Legends, and CS GO against other players and friends. Winners will get the cryptocurrency and redeem the same on the platform.
- May 2016Seed$333.7K
- Seed—
#9
Funding Raised · Hofen, Tyrol · founded 1994 · 2300 employees—raised▾
Developer and publisher of PC and console-based games
#10
Late Stage · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2000 · 397 employees—raised▾
Mobile game developer focusing on casino games. The company focuses on the development of casino games like slots, table games, and video poker, as well as bingo and poker for mobile platforms.
- 2006PE—
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
funding rising · growth flat
How research on Gaming Technology is moving in Austria
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 86 Austria-affiliated papers.
- TU Wien41
- Graz University of Technology28
- VRVis GmbH4
- Johannes Kepler University of Linz3
- University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria2
- Real-time rendering7→10
- Rendering (computer graphics)20
- Real-time rendering12
- Computer graphics (images)11
- Game engine7
- Software rendering4
- Rendering (computer graphics)3
- Computer graphics (images)2
- Real-time rendering2
- Shadow mapping1
- Shadow (psychology)1
Where gaming tech is researched across Austria
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
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