Best Mobile Gaming Companies in Australia
The 103 best Mobile Gaming companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kinder World.
Ranking the best Mobile Gaming companies in Australia by disclosed equity funding puts a sharp number on a sector that's easy to underestimate: 103 tracked studios, $25M in total disclosed capital, zero unicorns, and yet the momentum data tells a different story than the funding totals do. Median install growth is running at roughly +11% YoY across 23 gaming apps, which is the kind of quiet compounding that precedes a funding wave. Kinder World leads our directory at $9M raised, with Oh Baby Games close behind at $6M, and the global backdrop only sharpens the opportunity: mobile gaming is projected to hit $250B by 2035, driven by smartphone penetration, better mobile internet, and cross-platform titles pulling in audiences who never owned a console.
So what should you watch this quarter? Coverage is rising around flagship pricing, iOS behaviour, and device-specific optimisation, and that's shaping how Australian studios pitch monetisation to investors. Regulatory pressure on monetisation models is real, and the studios that crack it earliest tend to attract the most durable capital. I'd keep an eye on where tournament formats are heading, too, given the $5K Web3 mobile tournament Polkapets and Viker just launched, and what that signals about competitive engagement formats. Active backers like Andreessen Horowitz and 1Up Ventures circling this market suggests the deal flow is coming.
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Ranked: Best Mobile Gaming companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinder World Mobile game development company | $9M | 48 mo ago | Seed | Christina Chen Co-Founder | 2022 | PHPLiteSpeedCloudflare+8 | — |
| 2 | Oh Baby Games Developer of blockchain-based games for multiple platforms | $6M | 40 mo ago | Seed | — | 2021 | Tailwind CSSGSAPVue.js+7 | — |
| 3 | Halfbrick Mobile Games developer specializing in Casual Games | $3M | 174 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2001 | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+13 | — |
| 4 | Bubble Gum Interactive Mobile games developer | $3M | 156 mo ago | Series B | Phil Mason Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — |
| 5 | Marvelous NFTs Provider of blockchain-based interactive trading and battling game | $2M | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | Damian Rolvink Co-CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 6 | iCandy Independent game publisher headquartered in Australia | $1M | 69 mo ago | Public | — | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — |
| 7 | Weyo Developer of interactive early learning apps for preschoolers | $741K | 51 mo ago | Seed | Stuart Berwick Co-Founder | 2014 | — | — |
| 8 | Mighty Kingdom Mobile game development studio | $305K | 13 mo ago | Public | — | 2011 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceApple iCloud Mail+18 | — |
Top 11 Mobile Gaming companies in Australia
#1
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
#2
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
#3
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
#4
Funding Raised · Australia · founded 2020$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain-based interactive trading and battling game. It is an interactive game Dapp giving users the power to build and customise unique super hero characters.
- Jan 2022ICO$2.1M
#5
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 7 employees$741.2Kraised▾
Developer of interactive early learning apps for preschoolers. These apps utilize stories, songs, games, and yoga to foster holistic development, focusing on phonics, reading, and emotional wellbeing. The content is designed by play and education experts to ensure optimal learning and engagement. Interactive elements, such as augmented reality filters, bring classic stories to life, encouraging active participation and a love of learning. A growth mindset is central to the app's design philosophy.
- Mar 2022Seed$741.2K
#6
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2011 · 12 employees$2.7Mraised▾
Bubble Gum Interactive is mobile a game developer based out of Sydney, Australia. The company focuses on the development of casual kids games and is popular for the games like 'Space Heroes'(2011, casual) - kids virtual world, 'Jetpack Jinx'(2011, casual) - action arcade game. The company has raised a total $2.7M in funding as on Dec, 2015.
- 2013Series B—
- Jun 2012Series A$2.5M
- Aug 2011Seed$200K
#7
Funding Raised · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2001 · 104 employees$3Mraised▾
Halfbrick Studios is a Mobile Games developer specializing in Casual Games. They gained popularity with their Fruit Ninja (2010, Arcade game) series of games. They started with developing games for Consoles and Handhelds and since 2010 started focusing on Mobile Games. Other popular series released by them is Jetpack Joyride (2011, side-scrolling endless runner).
- Dec 2011Grant (prize money)$3M
#8
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2011$1.2Mraised▾
iCandy Interactive is an independent game publisher headquartered in Australia. It specializes in releasing games based on adventure, puzzle and action genres. Some of the games released by the company are "Crab War", "Alien Path", "Mobfish Hunter" and "Alien Hive". It publishes games for Android and iOS platforms. It has also won "Excellence in Gameplay Award 2017" award for its game development studio known as "Appxplore" at the 2nd International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) Southeast Asia. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.
- Sep 2020Post IPO$1.2M
#9
Deadpooled · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017$50Kraised▾
Life Is Yellow is an indie game development company based in Australia. It has developed a game "Pocket Chef" for the primary school and educational centers. The games are in the beta state.
- Feb 2017Seed$50K
#10
Deadpooled · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2010 · 2 employees$25Kraised▾
IRL Gaming is a mobile games developer based in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on developing location based mobile games. The company has developed a location based mobile game called "Zombie Hood".
- Dec 2010Seed$25K
#11
Deadpooled · Queensland · founded 1999 · 5 employees—raised▾
Prettygreat is an independent mobile game development studio that specializes in developing action and racing games. One of the games developed by the studio is "Land Sliders" for iOS devices. The game "Land Sliders" has won "TouchArcade Game of the Year 2015" award.
- Feb 2019Unattributed—
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