Video games in the Netherlands
Company Location Founded Type
Witan Entertainment Haarlem 1992 entertainment , casual , serious , mobile games
Engine Software Doetinchem 1995 entertainment , handheld , mobile games
Elements Interactive Almere 1996 mobile games , software and websites
Triumph Studios Delft 1997 core games
IJsfontein Amsterdam 1997 serious games
MAD Multimedia Groningen 1998 serious games
RANJ Rotterdam 1999 serious games
Khaeon The Hague 1999 core games
Nixxes Software Utrecht 1999 video game conversions and software
Guerrilla Games Amsterdam 2000 core games
Bright Alley Utrecht 2000 serious games and gamification
Two Tribes Harderwijk 2000 core games
Codeglue Rotterdam 2000 core games
E-Semble bv Delft 2000 serious games
NotTheFly Mobile Entertainment Venlo 2000 mobile games
Zylom Eindhoven 2001 casual games and game distributor
Gamebasics Studio Zoetermeer 2004 mobile games
Monkeybizniz Utrecht 2001 serious games
Trade Games International The Hague 2002 core games
VSTEP Rotterdam 2002 serious games
Video game development -- Game developers from the Netherlands
The Netherlands' mainstream video games market, not taking into consideration the serious and casual games, is the sixth largest in Europe. The Dutch market takes up 3.95% of the entire European market in total sales and 4.19% in software sales. A significant part of the Netherlands' gaming industry is in serious games, in which Dutch companies make a significant part of the worldwide industry. In the Netherlands, an estimated of 3,000 people are working in the games industry, at more than 330 companies. Over 45 of the companies are located in the Dutch Game Garden, a government subsidized organization with the aim of promoting and improving the video games industry in the Netherlands.