Best PC & Console Gaming Companies in Austin, United States
The 56 best PC & Console Gaming companies in Austin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ArtCraft Entertainment.
Ranked: Best PC & Console Gaming companies in Austin
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArtCraft Entertainment Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs | $29M | 77 mo ago | Acquired | 11 | — | Amazon Web ServicesZendeskGoogle Workspace+3 | — |
| 2 | InfiniGods Developer of web3 games 22Talent top 38%Moat top 39%Funding top 40%Customers top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Customerstop 44% Techtop 47% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Growthbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $17M | 26 mo ago | Series A | 30 | Owen Odonoghue Co-Founder | Node.jsGoogle Sign-inApple Sign-in+13 | — |
| 3 | Certain Affinity American video game development studio | $15M | 105 mo ago | Acquired | 207 207 → 177 (-14%) | Max Hoberman Founder & President | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — |
| 4 | Challenge Games Online multiplayer game development company | $14M | 214 mo ago | Acquired | 35 | Andrew Busey Founder | — | — |
| 5 | Heatwave Independent game development studio | $13M | 191 mo ago | Deadpooled | 15 | Anthony Castoro ex-CEO & Co-Founder | — | — |
| 6 | Bee Cave Games Casino Games developer targeting Mobile and Web platforms | $11M | 133 mo ago | Deadpooled | 22 | Erik Bethke CEO & Founder | — | — |
| 7 | Owlchemy Labs XR studio crafting playful VR games and experiences with spatial interactions | $5M | 119 mo ago | Acquired | 50 | — | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+14 | 1 launch |
| 8 | Windwalk Online gamers community | $4M | 21 mo ago | Series A | 26 | Cristoforo Feo Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 9 | Metacrafters Developer of a multichain learn-to-earn game for PC and console | $4M | 49 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Kevin Yang Co-Founder | Node.jsVimeoHeadless UI+24 | — |
| 10 | Moon Beast Productions Game development studio | $4M | 25 mo ago | Series A | — | Peter Hu Co-Founder | WixSentryBootstrap+10 | — |
| 11 | Million on Mars Developer of PC and console-based blockchain games | $3M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 16 | Erik Bethke Co-Founder | — | — |
| 12 | AstroBeam VR game studio focused on multiplayer | $3M | 32 mo ago | Seed | — | Devin Reimer Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 13 | Game Jolt Online gaming platform offering arcade-style multiplayer games | $3M | 57 mo ago | Seed | 15 | — | MagentoErlangElixir+13 | — |
| 14 | Closing Theory Studios Game development studio offering casual games | $2M | 35 mo ago | Seed | — | Ankith Harathi Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 15 | Arctic7 Developer of PC and mobile-based casual games | $2M | 52 mo ago | Seed | 71 | Alan Slyke Co-Founder | — | — |
| 16 | BrightLocker Crowd-supported game developer and publisher | $805K | 109 mo ago | Deadpooled | 20 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Midnight Studios Developer of a cross-platform video game | $542K | 180 mo ago | Seed | — | Charles Normann Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 18 | Sneaky Games Web game development studio | $325K | 191 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | David Godwin CEO | — | — |
| 19 | Airship Syndicate Independent video game development studio | $125K | 67 mo ago | Seed | 49 49 → 26 (-47%) | Joe Madureira Co-Founder & CEO | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+13 | 1 launch |
Top 12 PC & Console Gaming companies in Austin
#1
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 26 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Operator of a game development studio intended to build online computer games. The company's studio specializes in the development of online multiplayer games that combine hidden roles gameplay with exciting real-time combat and requires social tactics as reflexes, enabling players to enjoy competitive online games.
#2
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 30 employees$17Mraised▾
Developer of web3 games. The company focuses on the development of strategy and battle games using blockchain technologies which includes InfiniTowers, InfiniRealms, and InfiniArena.
- Apr 2024Series A$8M
- May 2022Seed$9M
#3
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2013$4.5Mraised▾
Game development studio. It develops PC based games. It develops multiplayer roleplay based games. It is having principals on Diablo, Diablo 2, Diablo 3, Nox, Hellgate London, Torchlight, Torchlight 2, Marvel Heroes Online, and many more.
- Jun 2024Series A$4.5M
#4
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2023$3Mraised▾
VR game studio focused on multiplayer. It offers human ways to hangout and have fun with friends in VR. The company is emphasizing natural hand tracking and voice communication with both friends and non-playable characters (NPCs) to create a multiplayer VR environment.
- Nov 2023Seed$3M
#5
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2023$2.3Mraised▾
Game development studio offering casual games. The games developed by the company include fantasy games like House Rush and Neighbourhood Rush. The games are available on PC platforms.
- Jul 2023Seed$2.3M
#6
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 11 employees$28.7Mraised▾
ArtCraft Entertainment is a video game developer focusing on MMORPGs. It is developing its first title known as "Crowfall" - blend of an MMORPG and a large-scale game of territorial conquest. Players take the roles of knights and villains, kings and queens, all vying for control of a virtual throne. Has won "Best of 2015 - Most Anticipated MMO" at "MMORPG.com".
- Jan 2020Series A$11.7M
- Jan 2019Series A$2.5M
- Dec 2017Series A$6M
- Nov 2017Series A$2.1M
#7
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2020 · 16 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based blockchain games. It offers an MMO game Million on Mars that delivers a Mars city-building MMO experience with real Martian terrain, a shop for rovers, energy systems, and factories. It is available on Steam.
- Jan 2023Series A$3.5M
#8
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2021$4.5Mraised▾
Developer of a multichain learn-to-earn game for PC and console. It offers blockchain-based web3 education games which provides NFT.
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$4.5M
#9
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2006 · 207 employees$15Mraised▾
Certain Affinity, founded in 2006, is an American video game development studio. It specializes in developing action games. It has collaborated with other developers to develop games such as "World of Tanks", "Call of Duty", and "DOOM". Leyou Technologies Holdings has acquired a minority stake in Certain Affinity. Its first game was "Age of Booty", a real-time strategy game, released on Steam for Xbox and PlayStation devices.
- Oct 2017Series A$10M
- Aug 2017Series A$5M
#10
Deadpooled · Austin, Texas · founded 2012 · 22 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Bee Cave Games is a Casino Games developer targeting Mobile and Web platforms. Their core games include casino games based on Slots theme and Blackjack theme. As of November 2015 they have released over 80 premium Slots themes and 13 unique Blackjack locations. Their investors include Matrix Partners, Dragonrise Capital, Glu Mobile, Eric Schiermeyer (Co-founder of Zynga), Erich Scheafer (Co-creator of the Diablo game series) and others.
- May 2015Series A$5.5M
- Aug 2014Seed$750K
- Dec 2013Seed$1.9M
- Jul 2013Seed$1.3M
#11
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 71 employees$2Mraised▾
Developer of PC and mobile-based casual games. The company specializes in first-person shooters and action-adventure games for PC, console, and VR platforms.
- Mar 2022Seed$2M
#12
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2006 · 35 employees$14.5Mraised▾
Challenge Games is an online multiplayer game development company. The company has developed multiple web-based games including "Warstorm" and "Ponzi" on a virtual-goods business model, where players buy digital trinkets to advance in the game.
- Sep 2008Series B$10M
- Jul 2008Series A$4.5M
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