Best PC & Console Gaming Companies in San Francisco, United States
The 132 best PC & Console Gaming companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Fabula.
Ranked: Best PC & Console Gaming companies in San Francisco
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabula 🦄 VR-based adventure game developer 92Market top 9%Talent top 15%Customers top 21%Funding top 26% All 14 signals ▾Markettop 9% Talenttop 15% Customerstop 21% Fundingtop 26% Partnerstop 28% Globaltop 31% Moattop 31% Fin. healthtop 35% Growthtop 36% Techtop 36% Newstop 41% Producttop 43% Innovationtop 50% Patentsbottom 34% Market: 7,500 employees (top 3% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$5.1B Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 10 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $1.1B | 39 mo ago | 7,500 | Jack Dorsey Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+12 | +7% | 2 patents Automated credibility assessment of social media news content | — |
| 2 | Slide Self-expressive widget and photo sharing app developer | $78M | 221 mo ago | 125 | — | — | — | 5 patents Audio/video accessory hardware: mic mounts, cable management, webcam covers, media presentation. | — |
| 3 | Mountaintop Video game developer focusing on casual games 27Funding top 28%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Global bottom 39% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Patentsbottom 29% Innovationbottom 27% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $65.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $66M | 28 mo ago | 16 | Nate Mitchell Cofounder & CEO | — | — | 3 patents Airport surface navigation systems and computer-based medical simulation training | — |
| 4 | Artie Developer of free-to-play battle game 78AI top 15%Growth top 23%Funding top 25%Patents top 29% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Growthtop 23% Fundingtop 25% Patentstop 29% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 35% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Producttop 41% Techtop 45% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 42% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Growth: Headcount 22 → 38 (+73%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $46M | 7 mo ago | 38 | Jacqueline Cheong Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+19 | — | 23 patents Personalized gaming experiences and dynamic NFT virtual assets via multimodal character models | — |
| 5 | KIXEYE Game developer for mobile and web platforms | $39M | 99 mo ago | 153 153 → 92 (-40%) | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceAmazon Web Services+11 | +4% | — | — |
| 6 | TinyCo Mobile Game developer focusing on mid-core games | $38M | 151 mo ago | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Clockwork Labs Video game developer focusing on core games | $26M | 48 mo ago | 16 | Tyler Cloutier Co-Founder | Node.jsHandlebarsstyled-components+12 | — | 2 patents Pricing algorithms and sales platforms for home repair and service marketplaces | — |
| 8 | Metatheory Developer of web-based blockchain games | $24M | 49 mo ago | 43 | Kevin Lin Co-Founder and CEO | ContentfulAmazon Web ServicesHSTS+4 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Gameplay Galaxy Developer of a Web3-powered competitive ecosystem for extreme sports gaming 60Customers top 21%Growth top 24%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 21% Growthtop 24% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Marketbottom 45% Productbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.41★ across 42,528 ratings (2 apps) Growth: App-install growth +112% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $24M | 21 mo ago | 39 | Maya Gurevich Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorDiviWordPress+23 | +60% | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | Outspark Video game publisher focusing on MMORPG games | $23M | 203 mo ago | — | Philip (JeongSeob) Yun ex-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Funzio Independent video game developer for mobile and web platforms | $20M | 180 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | nWay Developer of multiplayer games across mobile, PC, and console platforms | $20M | 102 mo ago | 47 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Linden Lab Developer of a user-created virtual world platform with digital economies | $19M | 53 mo ago | 213 213 → 284 (+33%) | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Ignite Game Technologies Multiplayer online racing game | $16M | 172 mo ago | — | Jonathan Haswell Founder & CEO | — | — | 10 patents Real-time player skill assessment and matchmaking for arcade-style racing game hardware | — |
| 15 | Riot Games Developer of online multiplayer games and related entertainment content | $15M | 201 mo ago | 4,500 | Marc Merrill Co-Founder | SanityCart FunctionalitySentry+32 | — | 126 patents Advanced targeting, skill-tree systems, and UI gesture controls for multiplayer video games | 2 launchs |
| 16 | Rivet Games Game developer and publisher | $15M | 182 mo ago | — | Jesse Janosov Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | LootRush Developer of PC and console-based NFT games | $12M | 49 mo ago | 16 | — | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+29 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Ex Populus Developer and publisher of NFTs-based collectible card games | $12M | 54 mo ago | 21 | Soban Saqib Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Rocket Ninja Social game publisher | $11M | 174 mo ago | 3 | Oded Pelled ex-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Zenith Developer of virtual reality computer games | $10M | 56 mo ago | 25 | Andy Tsen Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBugHerd+24 | — | 38 patents Household vacuum cleaners and related accessories for improved suction and tool handling | — |
| 21 | Sifteo Developers of Sifteo Cubes | $10M | 189 mo ago | 50 | — | — | — | 15 patents Tangible interactive computing with wireless inductive localization and distributed graphics rendering | — |
| 22 | World Golf Tour Web and mobile games developer | $10M | 195 mo ago | — | Chad Nelson ex-President / Founder | — | — | 30 patents Digital golf simulation imaging, player positioning, and in-game offer delivery | — |
| 23 | World Golf Tour Independent video game development company | $10M | 195 mo ago | 55 | — | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Apple Sign-in+16 | +8% | 30 patents Digital golf simulation imaging, player positioning, and in-game offer delivery | — |
| 24 | Kongregate Kongregate: The ultimate platform for free online games and community | $9M | 218 mo ago | 86 | — | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+33 | +3% | — | 2 launchs |
| 25 | Fig Rewards and investment crowdfunding platform for video games | $9M | 74 mo ago | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Curio Platform offering infrastructure and applications powering next-gen on-chain games 42Innovation top 21%Patents top 22%Moat top 32%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 21% Patentstop 22% Moattop 32% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 20% Innovation: 58 patents (top 28% of patent-holders) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 Patents: 58 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $9M | 22 mo ago | 4 | Kevin Zhang Co-Founder | — | — | 58 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 27 | Mayhem Indie game development company | $9M | — | 4 | Deyan Vitanov Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Double Fine Developer of PC and console-based casual games | $8M | 112 mo ago | 71 71 → 98 (+38%) | Tim Schafer Founder & CEO | AzureFathomMailjet+8 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Human Computer Video game development studio 32Talent top 38%Funding top 44%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $7.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $8M | 16 mo ago | — | Eliot Weisberg Co-Founder | — | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 30 | Soulbound Online platform for web3 gaming community 45Talent top 25%Funding top 40%Global bottom 38%Market bottom 34% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 25% Fundingtop 40% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 34% Talent: 5 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $7.6M · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $8M | 22 mo ago | 16 | Casey Grooms Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | IWin Download and play thousands of free PC games at iWin | $7M | 197 mo ago | 2 | — | Cart FunctionalityVarnishAmazon Web Services+19 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Sparkplay Media American MMO game development company | $7M | 197 mo ago | — | Matt Mihaly CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Jest Provider of online platform offering a variety of free-to-play games 40Funding top 35%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 43%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $7.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $7M | 3 mo ago | — | Petar Dobrev Co-Founder & CTO | AstroAmazon Web ServicesNetlify+6 | — | — | — |
| 34 | WonderHill Social game development company | $7M | 205 mo ago | — | Tim Fields CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Brain Jar Games Game development studio offering casual games 27Growth top 28%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $6.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $7M | 9 mo ago | — | Will Cook Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowUploadcarejsDelivr+9 | — | — | — |
| 36 | StartPlaying Online platform for virtual tabletop role-playing games | $7M | 49 mo ago | 33 | K Tucker Co-Founder & CEO | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+28 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 37 | Raw Fury Publisher of PC-based casual mobile games | $6M | 94 mo ago | 75 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | +13% | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 38 | Mech Developer of play-to-earn NFT-based metaverse game | $6M | 47 mo ago | 16 | — | — | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 39 | Fast Break Labs Developer of a blockchain-based fantasy basketball platform | $6M | 51 mo ago | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Knock Knock Exploring Web3 gaming, development, and its impact on the gaming industry | $6M | 81 mo ago | 8 | Andrew Friday Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 2 patents Mechanical ram and handle assembly components for door or equipment actuation | — |
| 41 | THE META Developer of PC and console-based casual games | $5M | 73 mo ago | 17 | Chris Olson Co-founder and Chief Product Officer | — | — | 109 patents AR/VR user interaction, hand tracking, and immersive display technologies. | — |
| 42 | Laguna Games Blockchain-based PC and console game developer | $5M | 56 mo ago | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | YogaPetz Online marketplace for art-based yoga collectibles | $5M | 28 mo ago | — | Keungz Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | SkateX NFT-based trading for 3D & game | $5M | 50 mo ago | 15 | Ben Topkins Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Battlesaga Developer of NFT-based game for PC platforms | $3M | 53 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Wilder World Online NFT-based gaming platform for individuals | $3M | 61 mo ago | 15 | n3o Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsNextAuth.js+20 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Mech Master Developer of turn-based RPG Strategy game for PC and console | $2M | 55 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Harlow Developer of an action platformer game featuring a space party | $2M | 37 mo ago | — | Arman Nobari Founder & CEO | — | — | 44 patents Targeted tubular nanostructure drug delivery for bone and brain tissues. | — |
| 49 | Good Trouble Developer of casual games | $2M | 27 mo ago | 9 | Arman Nobari Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Nitrode Game development studio 64Talent top 35%Funding top 48%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 35% Fundingtop 48% Globalbottom 48% Talent: 4 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $500k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $500K | 12 mo ago | — | Sejoon Chang Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 PC & Console Gaming companies in San Francisco
#1
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 38 employees$45.9Mraised▾
Developer of free-to-play battle game. The company offers Pong Legends is a free-to-play, real-time, beer pong battler featuring power-ups. It is also offering a next-gen social gaming platform to players.
- Nov 2025Series A$15.1M
- Oct 2021Series A$35.9M
- Feb 2021Seed$10M
- Nov 2020Seed—
#2
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2026$7Mraised▾
Provider of online platform offering a variety of free-to-play games. The platform features puzzle, word, and matching games playable in a browser. Games include options for single-player experiences and daily challenges.
- Feb 2026Seed$7M
#3
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023$6.7Mraised▾
Game development studio offering casual games. The company offers "Dead As Disco" an action-musical game that provide an adrenaline-fueled audio-visual experience that players will enjoy sharing with friends. The game is available on PC platforms.
- Sep 2025Seed$5.5M
- Dec 2023Seed$6.7M
#4
Fabula 🦄Unfunded · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees$1.1Braised▾
Fabula is a VR-based adventure game developer. Published their flagship game "Tunnel" - the psychological adventure game for Oculus Rift, on Indie DB platform, which is an independent game site. Yet to launch their website. Founder also owns VR content developer and device manufacturer company, VR-AR Lab.
#5
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2022 · 39 employees$24Mraised▾
Developer of a Web3-powered competitive ecosystem for extreme sports gaming. The company focuses on creating a dynamic environment where enthusiasts can compete, trade, and evolve. Players become integral to the game's ecosystem, influencing gameplay. The company offers tournaments, matchmaking, and user-generated content.
- Aug 2024Seed$11.2M
- Sep 2022Seed$12.8M
#6
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$7.8Mraised▾
Video game development studio. It develops various categories of games. It develops games for iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox.
- Jan 2025Series A$7.8M
#7
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 4 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Platform offering infrastructure and applications powering next-gen on-chain games. It utilizes blockchain technology to provide on-chain games powered entirely by smart contracts, enabling players to draft rules and interact with other players in the game.
- Aug 2024Series A$5.7M
- Feb 2023Seed$2.9M
#8
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 16 employees$65.5Mraised▾
Video game developer focusing on casual games. The company is working on developing a PvP game. The game will be available on the Oculus platform.
- Jan 2024Series B$30M
- Aug 2021Series A$30M
- Feb 2021Seed$5.5M
#9
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2022 · 16 employees$7.6Mraised▾
Developer of metaverse gaming platform intended to provide a go-to proof-of-play for the dedicated player in the emerging gaming decentralized society. The company's platform provides a community & platform connecting guilds, gamers, and game developers rewarding gameplay and creating engagement across Play&Earn, enabling gamers to experience blockchain gaming.
#10
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$500Kraised▾
Game development studio. It is an AI-assisted game development platform that enables game developers to create gaming experiences. The portfolio of games includes Bullet shower, Dodge the creeps, Dungeon, Physics platformer, Pong, and more.
- 2025Seed$500K
#11
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2022$5Mraised▾
Online marketplace for art-based yoga collectibles. It offers a web 3 lifestyle app with social-fi and game-fi mechanisms that enables Breathe to earn games, IRL events, upcoming drops, projects, and more.
- Feb 2024Seed$5M
#12
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 16 employees$26.3Mraised▾
Video game developer focusing on core games. The company is developing an MMORPG.
- Jun 2022Series A$22M
- Aug 2021Series A$4.3M
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