Best PC & Console Gaming Companies in Sweden
The 130 best PC & Console Gaming companies in Sweden in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Embracer Group.
Sweden's PC & Console Gaming sector earns its place on the map with $2.0B in disclosed funding across 130 tracked companies, and one name accounts for most of that weight. Embracer Group has pulled in $1.7B, dwarfing every other filer in this directory by an order of magnitude. Fast Travel Games sits at $10M, GOALS at $39M, and the rest cluster well below that. So when you're scanning this list for momentum, the funding distribution tells you something real: this is a market shaped by one outsized anchor and a long tail of early-stage studios still proving the model.
The global PC and console gaming market sits at roughly $60.3B in 2025, though forecasts actually project a contraction to around $47.0B by 2030 on a CAGR of 7.2%, a curve worth watching as next-gen hardware cycles and AI infrastructure reshape where dollars flow. I'd note that median install growth of roughly +11% YoY across 23 gaming apps suggests the audience is still expanding even as hardware revenue faces pressure. Active investors here include The Game Incubator, Amplifier Game Invest, and Almi Invest, which points to a funding ecosystem built on institutional patience. Recent analysis from Newzoo reinforces how fluid the competitive picture remains for mid-tier studios trying to find footing.
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Ranked: Best PC & Console Gaming companies in Sweden
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embracer Group Developer of PC, console, and mobile games and related media | $1.7B | 48 mo ago | 16,500 | 2008 | Maria Lyren Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 19 signals Earnings · Board · Leadership | 1 partnership · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 2 | Starbreeze Developer of video games and related entertainment products and services | $57M | 100 mo ago | 179 | 1998 | — | Cart FunctionalitySentryApple iCloud Mail+20 | 5 signals ▲25% Earnings · Layoffs | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Fatshark Game development studio | $56M | 89 mo ago | 187 | 2007 | Rikard Blomberg Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | — | 2 launchs |
| 4 | GOALS Developer of PC and console-based e-sports games | $39M | 38 mo ago | 50 | 2021 | Hampus Ericstam Co-Founder | RubyAnimate.cssVarnish+17 | — | — |
| 5 | Resolution Games VR gaming development studio | $38M | 59 mo ago | — | 2015 | Paul Brady Co-Founder & Head of Marketing | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+23 | — | 1 launch · 2 awards |
| 6 | Star Stable Video game developer focusing on MMORPGs | $29M | 90 mo ago | 254 | 2011 | Johan Edfeldt Board and owner | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+21 | — | 1 job opening |
| 7 | Hiber Provider of online gaming platform | $18M | 59 mo ago | — | 2017 | Mattias Johansson Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+27 | — | — |
| 8 | MetaKing Studios Developer of PC and console-based strategy games | $15M | 48 mo ago | — | 2021 | Nicky Li Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 9 | Fast Travel Games VR game development studio for PC and console platforms | $10M | 32 mo ago | 60 | 2016 | Erik Odeldahl Creative Director & Co-founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSPlyr+12 | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 10 | Avalanche Studios Developer of open world games and related technologies for entertainment | $10M | 109 mo ago | 44 | 2003 | — | TypeScriptNode.jsZone.js+9 | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | Blue Scarab Game developing studio | $7M | 23 mo ago | — | 2021 | Colin Cragg Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Playdo Game development studio based in Sweden | $4M | 210 mo ago | 11 | 1999 | Andreas Rehnberg Founder | — | — | — |
| 13 | Moon Rover Game development studio | $4M | 22 mo ago | — | 2023 | Ben Keen Co-Founder | VarnishBootstrapApache HTTP Server+8 | — | — |
| 14 | Paradox Interactive Developer of strategy and management games for PC and consoles | $3M | 119 mo ago | 676 | 1999 | Fredrik Wester CEO | ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16 | 4 signals ▲100% Earnings | — |
| 15 | Stillfront Developer of digital games across multiple genres and gaming platforms | $2M | 72 mo ago | 1,498 | 2004 | Alexis Bonte | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 19 signals ▲19% Earnings · Leadership · Board | — |
| 16 | Cortopia Independent VR game developer based in Stockholm, Sweden | $2M | 101 mo ago | 21 | 2016 | Lisa Le Gresley Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | 2 launchs |
| 17 | Crypto Rogue Games Developer of casual games | $2M | 27 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Gigantic Duck Video game developer focusing on casual games | $1M | 57 mo ago | — | 2019 | Alexander Martinovic Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 19 | Walker World Provider of NFT-based multiplayer game for PC and console | $750K | 39 mo ago | — | 2021 | Kristian Frykstedt Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 20 | Oddiko Game development studio | $570K | 24 mo ago | — | 2022 | Kristina Jonsson Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+9 | — | — |
| 21 | Toadman Interactive Swedish game development studio | $330K | 94 mo ago | 123 | 2013 | Rasmus Davidsson Co-Founder & Head of Design | — | — | — |
| 22 | Valiant Game Studio Game development studio based out of Sweden | $268K | 88 mo ago | 3 | 2017 | Anna Jenelius Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | Aurora Arts Studio Developer of pet collecting role-playing game | $183K | 36 mo ago | 5 | 2022 | Tilla Segerstedt CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | Hazelight Game development studio | $171K | 87 mo ago | 65 | 2014 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+19 | — | 1 award |
| 25 | Thunderful Games Developer of video games across multiple platforms and genres | $170K | 90 mo ago | 111 | 2017 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 26 | Vorto Online gaming community to connect and play with gamers | $106K | 43 mo ago | 13 | 2022 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 PC & Console Gaming companies in Sweden
#1
Seed · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2021$7Mraised▾
Game developing studio
#2
Seed · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2023$3.5Mraised▾
Game development studio. It has developed games such as Battlefield, Far Cry, Star Wars Battlefront, Tom Clancy's The Division, and Mirror's Edge. It develops games for PC and console.
- Jul 2024Seed$3.5M
#3
Public · Karlstad, Varmland County · founded 2008 · 16500 employees$1.7Braised▾
Developer of PC, console, and mobile games and related media. The group owns and controls a catalog of franchises. It operates internal game development studios. The group empowers individual companies, each with its own culture and strategy. The group embraces the communities it calls home.
- Jun 2022Post IPO$1B
- Oct 2020Post IPO$657M
#4
Series B · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2016 · 60 employees$10.1Mraised▾
VR game development studio for PC and console platforms. The company focuses on developing VR games that offer storytelling and social play. The company has developed Apex Construct, which is an action-adventure genre-based VR game. The game is available on Steam, PlayStation Store, and Oculus store. It generates revenue through the paid games.
- Oct 2023Series B$4M
- Jul 2021Series B$4M
- Sep 2017Series A$2.1M
- Jun 2016Seed—
#5
Series A · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2021 · 50 employees$39Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based e-sports games. It offers a free-to-play, cross-platform, multiplayer-focused football game which is available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
- Apr 2023Series A$20M
- Apr 2022Seed$15M
#6
Seed · Umea, Vasterbotten County$1.5Mraised▾
Developer of casual games
#7
Seed · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2022$570Kraised▾
Game development studio. It has developed a game called, Beer and Plunder, Meadgard, and many more. It develops various genre of games such as action, adventure, casual, indie, simulation. It develops games for PC and consoles and is made available on the steam platform.
- Jun 2024Seed$570K
#8
Series C · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2015$38.5Mraised▾
VR gaming development studio. It focuses on creating casual games. It has developed multiple VR games including Narrows, Wonderglade, and Bait. The games are available on the Google Play store, and Oculus store. It generates revenue through in-app purchases and paid games.
- Jul 2021Series C$25M
- Oct 2018Series B$7.5M
- Aug 2015Series A$6M
#9
Seed · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2021$15Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based strategy games. It offers Blocklords medieval multiplayer metaverse game which allows players to build an adventure for web3.
- May 2022Seed$15M
#10
Series A · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2017$18Mraised▾
Provider of online gaming platform. The platform allows users to play various games such as Chess Climb, X-Tron, Beach Day, Torpedo Bay, Gamma Trench, etc. It offers a platform where users can create the own games without any coding. The company offers various gaming tools, blocks, objects and pre-made game logic for game creation.
- Jun 2021Series A$15M
- Apr 2021Seed—
- Aug 2020Seed$2.2M
- Aug 2019Seed$800K
#11
Series A · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2007 · 187 employees$56.1Mraised▾
Fatshark is a game development studio focused on developing core games such as MMO, role-playing, etc. Some of the games developed by the company are Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Krater, Bloodsports.tv, Hamilton’s Great Adventure, Hamilton’s Puzzle Run, etc. Available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows platforms.
- Jan 2019Series A$56.1M
#12
Seed · Stockholm, Stockholm County · founded 2021$750Kraised▾
Provider of NFT-based multiplayer game for PC and console. It offers a massive open-world adventure and multiplayer game Walker World which has 3D avatars for interoperable gameplay in the Metaverse. It also provides NFT-based digital collectibles and in-game assets.
- Mar 2023Seed$750K
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