Best Indie Dev Zone in Austin, Texas — 12 verified listings
Stoic Studio — Austin indie founded 2012 by ex-BioWare devs. Created The Banner Saga trilogy (2014-2018) and is developing Towerborne with Xbox Game Studios. Based in Austin, Texas. AA studios sit between solo indie
Airship Syndicate — Austin studio founded 2014 by ex-Vigil Games staff including Joe Madureira. Made Battle Chasers: Nightwar (2017), Darksiders Genesis (2019), Ruined King (2021), and Wayfinder (2023). Based in Austin,
Worldwalker Games — Austin indie founded by Nate and Anne Austin. Created Wildermyth (2021), a procedurally narrated tactical RPG that won multiple awards. Studio went into hibernation in 2024 after the Omenroad DLC. Bas
Certain Affinity — Austin's largest independent developer (founded 2006). Co-developed Halo Infinite, Doom Eternal, Call of Duty multiplayer, and Last Stop. Also developing original IP. Based in Austin, Texas. AA studio
Astire Games — Austin indie making mobile and cross-platform games for Android, iOS, PC, web, and VR. Based in Austin, Texas. Independent game studios self-fund or partner with publishers to ship games on their own
Codex Worlds — Austin indie that develops original, artistic games appealing to both casual and core gamers. Made the StarMade-style sandbox Star Sonata. Based in Austin, Texas. Independent game studios self-fund or
Armature Studio — Austin indie founded 2008 by Retro Studios veterans. Co-developed Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Resident Evil Revelations, Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate, and Until Dawn for PC. Based in Austin, Te
Pixel Pushers Union 512 — Austin worker-owned game-dev cooperative formed by ex-WB Montreal and ex-Bethesda devs. Currently developing Wyrdsong. Based in Austin, Texas. Game developer cooperatives and collectives gather indepe
Mighty Coconut — Austin VR studio behind Walkabout Mini Golf (2020), Quest's top-selling indie VR sports title. Based in Austin, Texas. VR and AR-focused studios build for Quest, PSVR, Vive, Index, and emerging headse
Powerhouse Animation Games — Austin animation studio with a games division. Made Castlevania (Netflix) animation and is developing original games with Netflix. Based in Austin, Texas. Independent game studios self-fund or partner
Twisted Pixel Games — Austin studio founded 2006. Made 'Splosion Man, The Maw, Comic Jumper, and (now Meta-owned) the VR title Wilson's Heart. Based in Austin, Texas. VR and AR-focused studios build for Quest, PSVR, Vive,
Hilltop Studios — Austin indie. Made Lil' Guardsman (2024), the IndieCade 2024 Performance Award winner. Based in Austin, Texas. Independent game studios self-fund or partner with publishers to ship games on their own