Best PC & Console Gaming Companies in South Korea
The 159 best PC & Console Gaming companies in South Korea in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Npixel.
South Korea's PC & Console Gaming sector is where the serious funding lives, and this directory ranks 159 companies in that space by disclosed equity and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital across the cohort hits $242M, with Npixel pulling the heaviest weight at $112M, followed by WeMade Entertainment at $46M. One unicorn has cleared the threshold. That concentration is real: two companies account for well over 60% of all tracked funding, which tells you something about how capital clusters here.
The global PC and console market sits at roughly $60.3B in 2025, forecast to reach $47.0B by 2030 at a 7.2% CAGR, a contraction that reflects platform maturation more than demand collapse. So where's the heat? Hardware-adjacent themes, actually. Gaming laptops, gaming GPUs, and high-performance notebook categories are drawing the most attention right now, and a recent Newzoo read maps exactly why portable, high-spec hardware is reshaping the competitive frame for studios and platform holders alike. I'd watch Korea Investment Holdings and Atinum Investment as the investors most likely to move first on the next breakout here.
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Ranked: Best PC & Console Gaming companies in South Korea
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Stage | Employees | Founder | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Star Developer of PC and console-based casual retro games | — | — | Funding Raised | 15 | — | — | 14 patents Smart retro-reflective RFID vehicle plates and advanced electric water heating/air cleaning systems | — |
| 2 | ACTOZ Soft Game development studio specializing in RPG games | — | — | Public | 162 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | AGD Game development studio | — | — | Unfunded | — | Seungbum Yang CEO | — | 8 patents Industrial slurry monitoring and fluid control devices, plus vending machine dispensing mechanisms. | — |
| 4 | AIRian Platform offering NFT-based digital avatar collectibles | — | — | Funding Raised | — | Kyle Kim Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 5 | allm Independent game development company based in South Korea | — | — | Acquired | 21 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Altplus Korea Social game development and operations company based out of Japan | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Hyangsook Choi CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | Astra: OmniRise Web3-based space exploration game | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Anthony Brown CEO | — | — | — |
| 8 | Avocado Entertainment Social & Mobile game developer and publisher | — | — | Deadpooled | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 PC & Console Gaming companies in South Korea
#1
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2024$1.2Mraised▾
Developer of casual games. It is a company of people who come together to create games. It has worked on a project called Mobile Subculture Mechanic Shooter Terrarium. It depicts the process by which humanity, trapped underground due to an invasion by alien life forms, restores the Earth with an android pilot in a mechanic . Users become commanders and carry out missions to defeat alien life forms while training pilots and developing mechanics in an underground base terrarium .
- May 2024Seed$1.2M
#2
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2000 · 491 employees$46Mraised▾
Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs. The company has developed multiple MMORPGs including the Legend of Mir series and Night Crow. It also provides services such as game publishing, game hosting, and mobile game development. It is also working on the game Dragon Mist targeted at tablet platforms and Knights of Silkroad an action MMORPG.
- Nov 2022Post IPO$46M
- 2008Series B—
#3
Series B · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017 · 530 employees$111.6Mraised▾
Video game developer focusing on core games. The company has developed games like Grand Saga - an RPG, Chrono Oddesy - and MMORPG, and more. The games are available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app purchases.
- Aug 2021Series B$85.8M
- Jan 2020Series A$25.9M
#4
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022 · 15 employees$7.5Mraised▾
Online blockchain-based gaming platform. The platform offers cross-chain, cross-domain, and cross-verse solutions to create the NFT gaming social ecosystem. The gamers will be able to explore popular NFT games, receive exclusive drops, and trade in-game NFT assets from skins to land and collectibles, all aggregated in a single social marketplace.
- Sep 2022ICO$100K
- Sep 2022Seed$7.5M
#5
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2014 · 41 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based virtual reality games. It offers VR games and metaverse games that allow gamers to move to the desired time and space beyond any time, space, and situation, enabling gamers to enjoy themselves in their leisure time.
- Jan 2023Series A$4.7M
#6
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2022$120Kraised▾
Blockchain-based tools for developing games, NFTs, and metaverse platforms
- Dec 2023Seed—
- Jan 2023ICO$120K
#7
Series A · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2021 · 22 employees$3.1Mraised▾
NFT-based trading platform for digital games. It enables users to buy and sell digital games. It creates differentiated global games to break the fixed framework of the existing game market and provide new experiences to users.
- May 2022Series A$3.1M
#8
Funding Raised · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2023$100Kraised▾
Web3 lifestyle app rewarding users for outdoor activities with NFTs. It rewards users for outdoor activities like moving, walking, running, and cycling through NFTs. The platform offers a reward system and token economics for users to benefit from physical activities.
- Jul 2023ICO$100K
#9
Public · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2007 · 1770 employees$35Mraised▾
Provider of online games. It offers a variety of games like Pubg Battlegrounds, New State Mobile, and more. It also provides a platform called Krafton ID for users to access exclusive in game content and rewards. The company collaborates with companies like Microsoft Azure for gaming experiences.
- Aug 2017Series C—
- Jun 2014Series B$13M
- 2009Series B$15.6M
- 2008Series A$6.4M
#10
Seed · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2014 · 13 employees$100Kraised▾
InnerspaceVR develops artistic and cultural games for VR devices. It uses Cryengine, Unreal engine, Unity, and fmod to create content. Partnered with Oculus, Crytek, and Samsung to make full-length virtual reality games and cinematic experiences. Building a first-ever interactive feature film in VR, The Fifth Sleep. Also developed a VR based musical experience "FIREBIRD - La Péri" which is available on the Steam.
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$163.6K
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$136.6K
- Jan 2015Seed$100K
#11
Acquired · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2013 · 12 employees$5.3Mraised▾
5minlab is a developer of casual & VR games such as arcade, puzzle, MMO, role-playing, etc. Some of the games developed by the company include Express Thru, Baam Squad, Brickscape & Toy Clash, etc. These games are available on Android, iOS, Amazon Play Store, Microsoft Windows, Steam, Playstation VR, etc. It generates revenue through in-app purchases.
- Oct 2020Series A$5.3M
- Sep 2019Seed—
#12
Deadpooled · Seoul, Seoul · founded 2017$3.8Mraised▾
Gaming platform for PC games. It enables game developers to distribute their games through its gaming platform known as Lunipark for game players. Features include adult authentication, real-time analytics, and multiplayer servers.
- Jul 2020Series A$3.8M
- Apr 2018Seed—
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