37 Best North Carolina Video Games Companies and Startups

February 12, 2023

This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Video Games companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Video Games industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top North Carolina Video Games Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Epic Games

Epic Games

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Epic Games is an interactive entertainment company that develops games and offers its game engine technology to other developers.

Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine

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Unreal Engine is a software development firm that produces tools for game creators.

Unreal Engine

Plasma Games

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EdTech company making entertainment-quality games for STEM education

Unreal Engine

Impulsonic

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Impulsonic develops physics-based audio for video games and VR.

Unreal Engine

Puny Human

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Formed in 2007 and founded in 2011, Puny Human is a studio of talented video game developers headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Unreal Engine

Six Wing Studios

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Six Wing Studios is an operator of a gaming studio used to create engaging games with compelling narratives.

Unreal Engine

Brilliant Sole

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Smart Sensor Embedded Footwear Platform for Virtual Reality and Video Games.

Unreal Engine

Destiny

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Destiny is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision.

Unreal Engine

Imangi Studios

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Imangi Studios is an independent game development studio developing iPhone-enabled games.

Unreal Engine

Grover Gaming

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Grover Gaming is a privately-owned company born from a commitment to quality and a desire to create visually stimulating and entertaining

Unreal Engine

704Games

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704Games is a video game publisher and developer focused on delivering high-quality experiences on console and mobile.

Unreal Engine

BitMonster

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BitMonster is a group of developers working to create and improve online games and related services.

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SOFT PLAY

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Soft Play is the global leader in providing contained playground environments for children ages 2-12 years old.

Unreal Engine

Shrapnel Games

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Shrapnel Games is the publisher of premier war and strategy games and provides an e-commerce platform for games and merchandise.

Unreal Engine

Boss Key Productions

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Boss Key Productions is a videogame development studio.

Unreal Engine

Ryan Eade

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Re:Creative Studios is a Charlotte based development studio with big ideas for small screens.

Unreal Engine

Limited Run Games

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Limited Run Games is a publisher and distributor of strictly limited PlayStation 4, Vita, and Nintendo Switch games.

Unreal Engine

XLOC

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XLOC is an application and tool developer focused on the international computer and video game industries.

Unreal Engine

Spark Plug Games

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Spark Plug Games is a games developer creating games for Web, PC/Mac, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

Unreal Engine

Mighty Rabbit Studios

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Mighty Rabbit Studios is an independent game development studio in North Carolina.

Unreal Engine

Project Reality

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Project Reality specializes in PC Game Development, Video Game Design, Sound FX Production, and 3D Modeling.

Unreal Engine

Venetica

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Venetica is the pioneer and leading provider of content integration software.

Unreal Engine

Epoch Games

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Epoch Games is an online game company.

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Red Blue Games

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Red Blue Games is a media studio that provides programming, designing and video game development services for various clients.

Unreal Engine

Knuckle Cracker

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Knuckle Cracker is a video game developer focusing on strategy and building games.

Unreal Engine

Nakai Entertainment

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NAKAI Entertainment is a gaming company that provides a wide range of video games, such as shutter crash and ninja hammer.

Unreal Engine

The Escapist

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The Escapist is an online magazine covering mostly video games as well as movies, comics, TV, and more.

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Embertone

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Embertone is a virtual musical instrument developer of innovative and realistic tools for performers, digital musicians, and composers.

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Elation Digital

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Elation Digital offers marketing, sports, data capture, multitouch solutions, custom branded games, and the latest technologies services.

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Trifles Games

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Trifles Games is a game development studio that focuses on designing and producing casual and hyper casual mobile games.

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Bully Pulpit Games

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Bully Pulpit Games is a gaming company that makes tabletop and live action games.

Unreal Engine

Cam-Car College Collectables

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Online interactive ACC Trivia Game with daily, monthly, and yearly winners

Unreal Engine

Video Gaming

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A video game is an electronic game that involves

Unreal Engine

VGDC

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VGDC provides video game development solutions.

Unreal Engine

Virgo21 LLC

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Online Shopping Community eCommerce

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CLT Esports

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CLT Esports is an organization that provides LAN tournaments as well as up to date esports coverage.

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Infinity Blade

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The blockbuster video game trilogy Infinity Blade reaches its epic conclusion in a thrilling story of honor, love, betrayal, and redemption.

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