42 Trending Game Publishing Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: July 24th, 2023

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1. Y8

At Y8 Games, there are over 70,000 games and videos available to play online. We are leading in the latest Unity3D car and dress up games. Y8.COM a leader in online games for over 10 years.

2. Simon Fraser University

Website traffic: 5.28M/month

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4. The Interaction Design Foundation

Online UX design courses and literature created by design experts. Don Norman: "A goldmine of information on interaction design."

Website traffic: 1.32M/month

5. Jagex

Publisher of RuneScape and the Home of Living Games

Website traffic: 900K/month

6. Leanpub: Publish Early, Publish Often

Website traffic: 620K/month

7. Philippines

SunStar provides news and information from communities, including Cebu, Davao, Manila, Pampanga, Bacolod, Baguio, and Cagayan de Oro, among others. It is your link to home in the Philippines.

8. Mapping platform for quick publishing of zoomable maps online – MapTiler

Mapping platform designed for quick publishing of zoomable maps online for web applications, mobile devices and 3D visualisations.

Website traffic: 390K/month

9. Cengage Australia

Cengage Australia is a leading provider of learning solutions for the school and higher education markets for Australia and New Zealand.

10. Penguin Books Australia

The home of Penguin Random House. Your guide to bestselling fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and Penguin Classics. Find out more about authors and events.

Website traffic: 470K/month

11. Navy Times

The Navy Times is the oldest and most trusted source for news and information about U.S. sailors, the military and the DoD.

Website traffic: 1.27M/month

12. Activision Blizzard

Website traffic: 220K/month

13. Blended Teaching-Learning Platform

Improve your teaching skills with Macmillan Education. We have been advancing learning for students and teachers to enhance their knowledge and skills

Website traffic: 60K/month

14. Workman Publishing

Workman Publishing is an independent publisher of bestselling cookbooks, parenting/pregnancy guides, children's books, calendars, and more since 1968.

Website traffic: 140K/month

15. Devolver Digital Games

Purveyors of fine digital entertainment wares from independent video game creators worldwide.

Website traffic: 110K/month

16. CGP Books

CGP makes the UK’s most popular educational books for KS1, KS2, SATS, 11+, KS3, GCSE and A-Level — they’re used in 9 out of 10 UK schools! We cover Maths, Science, English, History, Geography, French… you name it. And it’s not just Revision Guides — our huge range has everything students need for exam preparation and study throughout the course.

17. Denpasoft

Denpasoft is a company based in sunny, southern California. Our focus is on quality, adult visual novel games from Japan and around the world.

18. BellaOnline

BellaOnline is an encouraging, supportive publishing community for women. We provide free training, support, and promotion so writers may reach their personal and business goals.

Website traffic: 70K/month

19. FastPencil

20. Zaner-Bloser

Website traffic: 130K/month

21. GAMEVIL

Gamevil, mobile game, Dragon Blaze, Company, Careers, IR, HIVE

Website traffic: 150K/month

22. goSkagit

Breaking News, Sports, Weather & More | goskagit.com & Skagit Valley Herald

Website traffic: 210K/month

23. Walsworth

24. Blake Education

25. World of Darkness

What if monsters were real? Not as abominations lurking in the shadows...but cunning predators hiding in plain sight? Influencing every aspect of our world in ways we’d never dare to imagine? What if you became one of them?

Website traffic: 160K/month

26. Child's Play

27. Home

28. Granity Studios

Granity Studios

29. Sold Out Games

Sold Out is a world-leading video game publisher with 15 years of experience. Our award winning services and passion for games has helped talented teams from around the world find success. Your next game should be Sold Out!

30. Mongoose Publishing

Website traffic: 90K/month

31. UltraShock Gaming

How much they make: $15K/year
Where they're located: Philadelphia, PA, USA
How much did it cost to start: $4K
Current team size: 1

How I Started And Sold A $15K/Year Video Game Marketing Business

Aspiring founders looking to start a profitable business can learn from the story of how Hassan founded UltraShock Gaming, an indie game marketing firm, built up an audience of over 500,000 gamers, and generated $15k in annual revenue (with $12k profit) in just 2 years by offering marketing and advertising services for indie game developers.

About

Hassan started UltraShock Gaming over 8 years ago

Revenue

Hassan grew the business to $1.25K/month

Costs

It cost Hassan $4000 to start the business

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32. Amplify Publishing

Amplify Publishing is an independent hybrid publisher passionate about ideas that need to be heard. Whether you’re a C-level executive, an innovative entrepreneur or technologist, a politician or policymaker, or an influencer looking to bring attention to a cause or issue, we’ll help you transform your ideas into a well-written, beautifully designed, high-quality book that will take your work to the next level.

33. The Membrane Domain: Science, Math, Technology, Engineering, Art and Music

34. Web Server's Default Page

35. Worthington

Wargames, board games, strategy games and historical games.

36. Touch Tones Music

37. Books About Technology and Business: READ.ME Book Publishing

For the best books about technology and business, see READ.ME. Print, eBook, digital, and custom branding or publishing services on Kindle, iPad, Nook and more.

38. Hometown Funds~ Crowdfunding – Arts – Business – Community – Film – Games – Music – Non Profits – Publishing – Tech – Theater

39. L2 Design Group

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40. Critical Press Media – Book publishing, game publishing, websites and audio production for individuals and small business.

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42. Honest Farmer Club

Howdy! Honest Farmer Club NFT game on Polygon. Play in the Howdy Games, acquire new game items and earn rewards in game quests and LP farming. Join Honest Farmer Club play-to-earn gaming metaverse today!