According to the study, the total audience of games that Ukrainians are working on is more than 770 million users. The largest audience was gathered by large companies like Plarium, Ubisoft and Wargaming. 84% of game development companies work on games for mobile platforms, most often for iOS and Android.
More than 50% of companies create or plan to create games for VR/AR devices. According to the study, Unity remains the most popular game development platform (69%). The most popular genres in Ukrainian game development are Action (40%) and Adventure (42%).
Not all companies, on the basis of which Ukraine’s game development map was compiled, took part in the survey. There were 72 participants in the first edition. The next update of this study is planned to be published in the summer of 2019.
The graphic map of Ukrainian game development, showing the largest market participants, looks like this (click to enlarge):
Rating of game development companies in Ukraine basing on the size of the staff looks like this (we included the first 50 positions, all in all 97 positions):
| Company | Number of employees | Number of employees in Ukraine | Company age | Headquarters | Representative offices | Company sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plarium | >500 | >500 | 6-10 | Israel | Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa | Product development |
| Gameloft | >500 | >500 | > 10 | France | Kharkiv, Lviv | Product development |
| Playtika | >500 | >500 | 6-10 | Israel | Kyiv, Dnipro, Vinnitsia | Product development |
| Ubisoft | >500 | 100-500 | > 10 | France | Kyiv, Odesa | Product development, Publishing |
| Eforb | 100-500 | 100-500 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Product development, Outsorce/Outstuff, Software development for GameDev, Services for GameDev |
| Wargaming.net (ТОВ Первая Студия Девелопмент) | >500 | 100-500 | > 10 | Republic of Cyprus | Kyiv | Product development, Publishing |
| Innovecs | 100-500 | 100-500 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Mykolayiv | Outsorce/Outstuff |
| Room 8 Studio | 100-500 | 100-500 | 6-10 | Republic of Cyprus | Kyiv | Outsorce/Outstuff, Consulting, Software development for GameDev, Services for GameDev |
| 4A-Games | 100-500 | 100-500 | 6-10 | Malta | Kyiv | Product development |
| Absolutist | 100-500 | 100-500 | > 10 | Ukraine | Dnipro | Product development |
| Murka | >500 | 100-500 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Lviv | Product development, Publishing |
| Playrix | >500 | 100-500 | > 10 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Kharkiv | Product development, Publishing |
| G5 | >500 | 100-500 | > 10 | Sweden | Stockholm, Lviv, Kharkiv, San-Francisco, Mosсow | Product Development |
| GSN games | >500 | 50-100 | 6-10 | USA | Kyiv | Product development, Publishing |
| N-iX Game & VR Studio | 50-100 | 50-100 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Lviv | Outsorce/Outstuff |
| 4a games | 100-500 | 50-100 | > 10 | Malta | Kyiv | Product development |
| Bear Games (ex-Crystal Clear Soft) | 50-100 | 50-100 | > 10 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Kharkiv | Product development, Publishing, Outsorce/Outstuff, Consulting, Investment |
| iLogos Development | 50-100 | 50-100 | > 10 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Krivyi Rih | Outsorce/Outstuff, Software development for GameDev, Gamification, Porting |
| iLogos | 100-500 | 50-100 | > 10 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Krivyi Rih, Hamburg | Outsorce/Outstuff, Software development for GameDev |
| YUQIO | 50-100 | 50-100 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Odesa | Product development, Outsorce/Outstuff, Consulting, Software development for GameDev, Services for GameDev, AI and ML for growth hacking of game monetization and RR. |
| GamePoint | 100-500 | 50-100 | > 10 | Netherlands | Kyiv | Product development |
| AB Games | 50-100 | 50-100 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Rivne | Product development |
| BWF | 50-100 | 50-100 | > 10 | Ukraine | Dnipro | Product development |
| GSC Game World | 50-100 | 50-100 | > 10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Product development, Publishing |
| Tatem Games | 50-100 | 50-100 | 5-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Product development, Indie development |
| Yarki Studio | 50-100 | 50-100 | 5-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Product development, Services, Outsourcing |
| Smart Project LTD | 50-100 | 50-100 | > 10 | Ukraine | Dnipro | Product Development |
| Kevuru Games | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Outsorce/Outstuff, Services for GameDev |
| Nika Entertainment | 50-100 | 10-50 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia | Product development, Publishing, Consulting, media buying with data driven approach + ai |
| Pinokl | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Rivne | Product development, Indie development |
| Panther Gaming | 10-50 | 10-50 | 3-5 | USA | Dnipro, Odesa | Product development |
| Gamepack | 10-50 | 10-50 | 1-2 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Outsorce/Outstuff |
| Arrible | 10-50 | 10-50 | 1-2 | Ukraine | Odesa | Product development, Publishing, Indie development, Consulting, Investment |
| Red Beat | 10-50 | 10-50 | > 10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Product development, Outsorce/Outstuff, Indie development |
| PlayToMax | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Product development, Outsorce/Outstuff |
| Sense.Vision | 10-50 | 10-50 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Consulting, Services for GameDev, Playtests, User Testing for game developers |
| Zagrava Games | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Rivne | Product development, Outsorce/Outstuff, Indie development |
| SnoopGame | 10-50 | 10-50 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Kharkiv | Outsorce/Outstuff, Services for GameDev |
| Frogwares | 10-50 | 10-50 | > 10 | Ireland | Kyiv | Product development |
| MysteryTag | 10-50 | 10-50 | 3-5 | Ukraine – factual, Canada legal | Kyiv | Product development, Publishing |
| Melior Games | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Lithuania | Kyiv | Outsorce/Outstuff |
| Hamsters Gaming | 10-50 | 10-50 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Dnipro | Product development, Outsorce/Outstuff |
| VR Tigers | 10-50 | 10-50 | 1-2 | Ukraine | Odesa | Outsorce/Outstuff, VR / AR |
| Playtestix | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Outsorce/Outstuff, Consulting, Services for GameDev, International Recruitment Outsourcing |
| Renatus Media, LLC | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | USA | Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia | Product development, Publishing |
| JoyRocks | 10-50 | 10-50 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Rivne | Product development |
| Social Quantum | >500 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Russia | Kyiv | Product development |
| StageX Entertainment | 10-50 | 10-50 | 1-2 | Ukraine | Dnipro | Outsorce/Outstuff |
| Game Labs | 10-50 | 10-50 | 6-10 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Product development, Publishing |
| CharStudio | 10-50 | 10-50 | 3-5 | Ukraine | Lviv | Product development |
