1 | Hempuli Finnish developer Arvi Teikari, creator of the award-winning puzzle game Baba Is You. |  | 1 | | |
2 | Daniel Benmergui Argentine art-game designer and creator of the Netflix hit Storyteller. |  | 1 | | |
3 | davemakes Indie developer best known for Mixolumia, a musical falling-block puzzler. |  | 1 | | |
4 | SPARSE//GameDev Ottawa-based solo studio crafting atmospheric puzzle games with simple but deep mechanics. |  | 1 | | |
5 | thefakeborzi Solo developer creating synergy-driven tower defense games with deep strategic mechanics. |  | 1 | | |
6 | Rewind Games Canadian studio behind Tanuki Sunset, a retro-styled longboard racing game. |  | 1 | | |
7 | Roboatino | - | 1 | | |
8 | Four-Dice Indie developer creating dice-themed and tabletop-inspired digital games. |  | 1 | | |
9 | Leef 6010 Creator of unconventional horror RPGs including Project Kat and Paper Lily. |  | 1 | | |
10 | qwook Creates emotionally-driven narrative games exploring personal and introspective themes. |  | 1 | | |
11 | PUNKCAKE Délicieux French duo releasing one genre-mashing arcade game every month. |  | 1 | | |
12 | Foxfire Games Solo indie studio by Sera Wolfe making arcade survival and roguelike games. |  | 1 | | |
13 | Pixeljam Retro pixel-art studio known for Dino Run and quirky genre-bending Flash games. |  | 1 | | |
14 | Rayvolution Solo creator of Rise to Ruins, a godlike village simulator with tower defense. |  | 1 | | |
15 | Finji | - | 1 | | |
16 | OcO | - | 1 | | |
17 | Hypnohead Small Serbian indie studio creating simulation, strategy, and kingdom-building games. |  | 1 | | |
18 | Kultisti Finnish indie developer creating polished puzzle-platformers with clean pixel art. |  | 1 | | |
19 | unikotoast Indie creator of retro PICO-8 microgames inspired by classic WarCraft 3 tower defense maps. |  | 1 | | |
20 | NuSan Solo developer creating puzzle and factory games in Unity and Pico-8. |  | 1 | | |
21 | Carbon Copycat Games Indie studio creating history-inspired strategy and action games. |  | 1 | | |
22 | vanripper Polish indie creator best known for Helltaker, a viral puzzle game about sharply dressed demons. |  | 1 | | |
23 | Sokpop Collective Dutch collective famous for releasing a new small polished game every two weeks. |  | 1 | | |
24 | Kodub Web-based game developer known for PolyTrack and physics sandbox experiments. |  | 1 | | |
25 | Button Kin Games | - | 1 | | |
26 | MegaProgramGuy | - | 1 | | |
27 | Kertis Jones Indiana University CS graduate creating puzzle mashups like Tetrisweeper. |  | 1 | | |
28 | fie Indie developer crafting small experimental games on itch.io. |  | 1 | | |
29 | NamaTakahashi Japanese indie developer from Yokohama, creator of the acclaimed puzzle-platformer ElecHead. |  | 1 | | |
30 | FeatureKreep Solo developer addicted to making small, creative game jam titles across many genres. |  | 1 | | |
31 | Vaerys Small indie team creating heartfelt story-driven game jam entries in Unreal Engine. |  | 1 | | |
32 | bilge Indie developer of experimental games blending surreal horror with unique art styles. |  | 1 | | |
33 | jjohnstongames Full-time indie developer known for puzzle games like The Roottrees are Dead. |  | 1 | | |
34 | Proletary Games Indie studio creating high-speed action and stealth games. |  | 1 | | |
35 | Picogram Creates quirky point-and-click adventures and genre-blending indie games. |  | 1 | | |
36 | David King Made Some Games Designer of minimalist puzzle games exploring player interaction and learning. |  | 1 | | |
37 | Paul and Viv Indie duo making calming creative games, including itch.io's top typing game b-e-e-t-l-e. |  | 1 | | |
38 | Sander Ambroos Dutch developer known for Sizeable, a relaxing puzzle game about scale. |  | 1 | | |
39 | William Rous Indie developer specializing in clever text-based puzzle-mystery games with hidden wordplay. |  | 1 | | |
40 | Doble Punch Games Uruguayan indie studio known for Mechs V Kaijus, a fast-paced tower defense game. |  | 1 | | |
41 | Tellus Games Indie studio known for minimalistic incremental games blending tower defense with meta-progression. |  | 1 | | |
42 | DoctorHummer | - | 1 | | |
43 | Team Bean Loop | - | 1 | | |
44 | Zoopgar Solo developer crafting hand-animated arcade games with retro-inspired gameplay. |  | 1 | | |
45 | Martin Mauersics, Mi'pu'mi Games GmbH Vienna-based veteran programmer and COO at Mi'pu'mi Games, a studio founded by ex-Rockstar devs. |  | 2 | | |
46 | dino999z Programmer and digital artist creating psychological horror visual novels. |  | 1 | | |
47 | Chubberdy Artist and game developer creating quirky simulation and strategy games. |  | 1 | | |
48 | invalidsalad | - | 1 | | |
49 | l8doku Indie developer creating small arcade games with inventive movement mechanics. |  | 1 | | |
50 | PigDogBay Solo developer crafting retro puzzle and shooter games for the ZX Spectrum Next. |  | 1 | | |
51 | colorbomb Creator of claymation-styled room escape and point-and-click puzzle games. |  | 1 | | |
52 | ComputerJames Solo developer making eclectic experimental games across many genres. |  | 1 | | |
53 | Hell Yea Games, Bozo, Yurglepop Collaborative indie team creating strategy, puzzle, and idle word games. |  | 1 | | |
54 | Hyper Fox Studios Indie studio known for Reynard, a procedurally generated action RPG with tower defense elements. |  | 1 | | |
55 | Vatnisse Interactive Small games studio crafting cozy, hand-drawn hidden object games with interactive worlds. |  | 1 | | |
56 | Voyager Games Indie studio building sci-fi horror puzzle games set in atmospheric space environments. |  | 1 | | |
57 | MatheusCunegato Brazilian indie developer building action and puzzle games for Ludum Dare jams. |  | 1 | | |
58 | JessicaTheEm Indie developer creating unique games on itch.io. |  | 1 | | |
59 | Rooster Syndicate Small indie studio making mystery, horror, and narrative-driven adventure games. |  | 1 | | |
60 | intertum Indie developer crafting retro-inspired action games like run-and-guns and shoot 'em ups. |  | 1 | | |
61 | Mort-on Solo indie developer specializing in deck-building and roguelite strategy games. |  | 4 | | |
62 | Cuerzor Chinese fan-game developer blending popular franchises into creative mashups. |  | 1 | | |
63 | HyperHollow Games Indie studio creating mobile puzzle and strategy games including Match3Now and Nodes of Nebula. |  | 5 | | |
64 | Levi Kornelsen | - | 1 | | |
65 | Kornel Indie developer crafting eclectic game jam entries and real-time strategy games. |  | 1 | | |
66 | AlgebraFalcon Game designer and comic artist known for narrative horror puzzle games. |  | 1 | | |
67 | Games That Taste Like Garlic Indie developer creating quirky experimental games like arcade claws and visual novel hybrids. |  | 1 | | |
68 | jbodah Game jam enthusiast and programmer-musician creating quirky indie puzzle and action games. |  | 1 | | |
69 | Sockware Solo developer who spent five years crafting Sockman, a hardcore platformer. |  | 1 | | |
70 | Dataspelsutveckling, Ädelfors fhsk Swedish game development school producing student-made indie titles. |  | 1 | | |
71 | yuji_ap Japanese indie developer creating polished pixel-art Sokoban puzzle games in Unity. |  | 1 | | |
72 | plasmastarfish Prolific game jam developer building diverse titles with Python and PyGame. |  | 1 | | |