Worker-Owned Developers
CONCEPT
AKA Worker Cooperatives. Game Developers that are owned by their workers.


Much like Giant Bomb is as of May 2025, these are developers (and their games) where the workers at the company have part (likely equal) ownership of that company. While this model is better for everyone involved, it also has challenges. For example, the lack of ownership-worker dynamic makes staying profitable harder in a capitalistic society where exploiting your workers to keep profits high is both the norm outside the company and not an option for the company. Development studios that have a Worker Cooperative include: