Best Gaming Companies in Netherlands
The 164 best Gaming companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Medal.
Gaming in the Netherlands punches above its weight, and this directory ranks the 164 companies we track here by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital across the sector sits at $145M, with Medal pulling the lion's share at $86M, a figure that dwarfs Play Logic Games ($19M) and YOM ($3M) by a significant multiple. No unicorns yet, but the funding concentration tells you something: a handful of bets are getting serious capital while the broader field stays lean. Median install growth is running at roughly +11% year-on-year across tracked gaming apps, which means the distribution layer is genuinely moving even when headline investment looks quiet.
Zoom out and the global picture gives you context. The gaming market was valued at around $202.7B in 2022, according to Statista, with a forecast CAGR of roughly 9.24% through 2028, driven hard by AR and VR adoption. I'd note that hardware themes, specifically gaming notebooks, high-performance laptops, and GPU-focused machines, are where search and consumer intent is clustering right now, signaling where the next wave of players is spending. One regulatory wrinkle worth watching: loot box rules in the Netherlands have already reshaped monetization models for studios operating here, and that compliance pressure isn't easing. Europa, Avstar, and BOM are the investors placing the active bets in this space.
- ResearchAndMarkets.com
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 Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medal Developer of a platform for recording, editing, and sharing game clips | $86M | 23 mo ago | Series C | Zaid Elnasser Co-Founder | 14 | Turbopackstyled-componentsSentry+31 | — |
| 2 | Play Logic Games Online gaming platform | $19M | 218 mo ago | Deadpooled | Willem Smit CEO | 106 | — | — |
| 3 | CoolGames Web game development company | $7M | 153 mo ago | Series A | Laurens Rutten Founder & CEO | 40 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — |
| 4 | Odyssey Provider of open-source 3D animation development solution for collaboration | $5M | 55 mo ago | Series A | Anton Starikov Co-Founder & CTO | 25 | — | — |
| 5 | Merit Circle Developer of metaverse PC based games | $4M | 54 mo ago | Seed | Marco Heuvel CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | Gameye Provider of game server orchestration platform for multiplayer game hosting | $4M | 69 mo ago | Seed | — | 14 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | 2 launchs |
| 7 | Gaia Provider of NFT-based role-playing games for PC | $4M | 54 mo ago | Seed | Devair Co-Founder | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | Bit Hotel Provider of blockchain-based social game for mobile devices | $3M | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | Bram Hoogenkamp Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 9 | YOM Network of decentralized nodes providing infrastructure for streaming video games | $3M | 4 mo ago | Seed | Jorrit Velzeboer CEO / Founder | — | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Analytics+17 | 2 partnerships |
| 10 | Sinverse Developer of PC and console-based metaverse multi-player game | $2M | 38 mo ago | Seed | Marouane Fikri CEO | 4 | YouTubeBootstrapReact+10 | — |
| 11 | Mystic Forge Indie game publisher | $2M | 23 mo ago | Seed | Vernon Vrolijk Co-Founder | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | 1 launch |
| 12 | Murasaki Developer of a PC and console-based blockchain game | $2M | 29 mo ago | Seed | John Lancaon Co-Founder | 15 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — |
| 13 | LOCGame Blockchain-based digital collectible card games developer | $1M | 61 mo ago | Seed | Mik Mironov Founder & CEO | 14 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+17 | — |
| 14 | Force Field Entertainment Developer of PC and console-based VR games | $1M | 107 mo ago | Acquired | — | 65 | — | — |
| 15 | Lunagames Developer and publisher of casual games for mobile platforms | $515K | 155 mo ago | Seed | Richard Hazenberg Founder & CEO | 11 | — | — |
| 16 | Grendel Games Developer of mobile-based casual games | $488K | 79 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jan Severs Co-Founder | 13 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 1 internship |
| 17 | Stolen Couch Games Game development studio based in the Netherlands | $315K | 140 mo ago | Seed | Eric Diepeveen Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 18 | Digital Dreams Indie video game development company based in the Netherlands | $207K | 146 mo ago | Funding Raised | Geert Nellen Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 19 | Twirlbound Video game developer focusing on casual games | $163K | 76 mo ago | Funding Raised | Marc Peyre Co-Founder | — | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+16 | — |
| 20 | Wispfire Developer of story-driven PC-based adventure games | $149K | 38 mo ago | Funding Raised | Roy van der Schilden Founder | — | — | 1 launch |
Top 12 Gaming companies in Netherlands
#1
Seed · Utrecht, Utrecht · founded 2020$3Mraised▾
Network of decentralized nodes providing infrastructure for streaming video games. This system enables the delivery of interactive software directly to browsers without requiring local downloads or specialized hardware. The architecture routes traffic to distributed computing resources to facilitate real-time rendering and transmission of game content. Developers utilize this framework to distribute software, while participants contribute hardware resources to support the processing requirements of the network.
- Feb 2026Seed$3M
#2
Series C · Naarden, North Holland · founded 2015 · 14 employees$85.5Mraised▾
Developer of a platform for recording, editing, and sharing game clips. The platform allows users to capture gameplay with a button press and share instantly. It supports automatic clipping for various games and allows importing clips from console systems. The platform offers editing tools, multi-track audio balancing, and customizable clip lengths.
- Jul 2024Series C$13M
- Dec 2021Series C$45M
- Dec 2021Series B$15M
- Sep 2019Series A$9M
#3
Seed · Utrecht, Utrecht · founded 2023$2.1Mraised▾
Indie game publisher. It focuses on strategy, simulation, and RPG games for PC.
- Jul 2024Seed$2.1M
#4
Seed · s Hertogenbosch, North Brabant · founded 2022 · 15 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Developer of a PC and console-based blockchain game. It offers the NFT-focused play-to-earn (P2E) game Cyberstella with a cyber opera theme. It is based on retro and science fiction animations.
- Dec 2023Seed—
- Aug 2022Seed$1.5M
#5
Seed · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2017 · 4 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based metaverse multi-player game. The game is built on blockchain technology based on the most controversial cities in the world.
- Apr 2023Seed—
- Oct 2021ICO$2.3M
#6
Deadpooled · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2002 · 106 employees$19.3Mraised▾
Play Logic is an online gaming platform. It allows users to play slot games, poker, and other games from multiple developers like IGT, Aristocrat, Bally technologies and more for real money. The games are also supported on mobile devices. Also has an in-house game development studio and also publishes games for other developers.
- Mar 2008PE$3M
- Mar 2008Conventional Debt$4M
- Nov 2007PE$12.3M
#7
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2021$4.5Mraised▾
Developer of metaverse PC based games. The games include Star atlas and Lluvium, Hash rush, and Axie infinity. It is also developing a platform for different games in the metaverse.
- Dec 2021Seed—
- Nov 2021ICO$105.7M
- Oct 2021Seed$4.5M
#8
Series A · Groningen, Groningen · founded 2016 · 25 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Provider of open-source 3D animation development solution for collaboration. It enables users to develop a 3D world for multiple applications. It offers a cloud-based platform for collaborating with Figma, Google Workspace, Miro, and CodeSandbox. It is applicable for classrooms, exhibitions, events, and conferences. It caters to the education, entertainment, and media industries.
- Nov 2021Series A$4.6M
#9
Seed · North Holland · founded 2021 · 1 employees$3.7Mraised▾
Provider of NFT-based role-playing games for PC. The game Gaia Everworld is the immersive, multi-region fantasy world in which players can build kingdoms, explore the lands, collect, breed and battle their Gaia Legionnaires. Users can earn rewards for playing in a "play to earn" model of gaming which has taken the crypto space.
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2021ICO$4.6M
- Oct 2021Seed$3.7M
#10
Funding Raised · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2021$3.2Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain-based social game for mobile devices. Bit Hotel is an online social NFT game to connect wallets, play with friends and socialize while making money. Players can trade in-game assets and currencies. The game will be available for iOS, Android, and desktop.
- Dec 2021ICO$3.2M
#11
Seed · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2017 · 14 employees$4Mraised▾
Provider of game server orchestration platform for multiplayer game hosting. The platform deploys server code across a network of bare metal and cloud providers. It handles scaling and session management through a single application programming interface. The platform is designed for low-latency and reliable server placement for multiplayer games.
- Sep 2020Seed$2.4M
- Jan 2019Seed$1.6M
#12
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2009 · 40 employees$7.3Mraised▾
Cool games (previously Booster Media) is a web game development company based in the Netherlands. It develops multiplayer casual and social games. Allows gamers to search and play the games based on the genres such as puzzle, sports, and arcade etc on the platform. Also provides white label solutions such as game portals for brands. It generates revenue through the display advertisements.
- Sep 2013Series A$5M
- Feb 2012Seed$2.3M
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 rising
How research on Gaming Technology is moving in the Netherlands
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 36 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Delft University of Technology11
- University of Groningen4
- Utrecht University3
- Eindhoven University of Technology3
- Amsterdam University of the Arts3
- Rendering (computer graphics)13
- Computer graphics (images)10
- Computer vision4
- Real-time rendering4
- Visualization4
- Rendering (computer graphics)4→5
Where gaming tech is researched across Netherlands
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.