At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 39 MMO Games companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top MMO Games Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Core Loop Games
Core Loop Games engages in reimagining massively multiplayer online game.
Founder(s): Shawn Seibert, Vincenzo Alagna
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Gaming, MMO Games, Video Games
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Clockwork Labs
Clockwork Labs is creating virtual worlds through precision engineering.
Founder(s): Alessandro Asoni, Tyler Cloutier
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Internet, MMO Games, Online Games, Video Games
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DeHorizon
DeHorizon—Cutting a new decentralized horizon
Founder(s): Shane Zhu
Location: Morgan Hill, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Gaming, MMO Games
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Gazillion, Inc.
Gazillion is a privately held developer and publisher of online and mobile games.
Founder(s): Bhavin Shah, Robert Hutter
Location: Foster City, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games, Mobile, Online Games, Virtual Reality
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Booyah
Booyah is a real-world, location-based game developer that creates mass-market games and entertainment products.
Founder(s): Keith Lee, Sam Christiansen
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: iOS, Location Based Services, MMO Games, Mobile
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Beyond Games
Beyond Games provides online and interactive games for users across the United States.
Founder(s): Nick Bhardwaj
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games, Mobile
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Elevate Labs
Elevate is a cognitive training tool designed to build communication and analytical skills.
Founder(s): Andy Mroczkowski, Jeff Evans, Jesse Pickard, Karl Stenerud
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Education, Internet, Language Learning, MMO Games, Mobile Apps
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Cloud Imperium
Cloud Imperium aims to pave new ground in game development by sharing the process with the players.
Founder(s): Chris Roberts, Ortwin Freyermuth, Sandi Gardiner
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Crowdfunding, Gaming, MMO Games, Online Games, PC Games, Video Games
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Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes gaming software and computer games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and StarCraft.
Founder(s): Allen Adamson, Frank Maione, Michael Morhaime
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games, Software, Video Games
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Machine Zone
Machine Zone develops applications and games for users of social networks and mobile devices.
Founder(s): Gabriel Leydon, Halbert Nakagawa, Michael Sherrill
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Casual Games, Cloud Infrastructure, MMO Games, Mobile, Real Time
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Zerg
ZergID is a social network for MMO gamers with push notifications messaging while keeping your personal info private.
Founder(s): Alex Albrecht, Scott Katz
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Gamification, Gaming, Information Technology, Messaging, MMO Games, Social Media
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Americana Game Studio
We build incredible mobile gaming experiences
Founder(s): Brett Seyler
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games, Mobile
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MCFit
Minecraft + Fitness + Cryptocurrency
Founder(s): Jonathan Miller
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Fitness, MMO Games, Online Games
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Fight My Monster
Fight My Monster is an online gaming destination that allows children to collect, trade and fight monsters in an educational environment.
Founder(s): Dominic Williams
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Education, Environmental Consulting, MMO Games, Online Games
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Highrise
Highrise is a creative mobile community where people create avatars, express themselves, and make friends.
Founder(s): Anton Bernstein, Jimmy Xu
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Communities, Information Technology, MMO Games, Social, Social Network, Virtual World
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PlayerAuctions
PlayerAuctions is an online platform for gamers to buy and sell digital assets such as game currency, accounts and power leveling services.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Console Games, Gaming, Marketplace, MMO Games, Online Games, PC Games, Video Games, Virtual Goods, Xbox
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Gaia Online
Gaia Online owns and operates online gaming platforms, and designs, develops, and markets mobile games.
Founder(s): Derek Liu, Long Vo
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Gaming, MMO Games, Online Games
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DreamWorld
DreamWorld is a creative open world MMO game with the multiplayer density of real-world cities.
Founder(s): Garrison Bellack, Zachary Kaplan
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games, PC Games, Video Games
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Dododex
Ark: Survival Evolved taming calculator and companion app.
Founder(s): Dan Leveille
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Console Games, Gaming, MMO Games, Mobile Apps, Online Games, PC Games, Playstation, Video Games, Web Apps, Xbox
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Terminal3
Terminal3 is a leading global platform for game monetization, distribution and promotion in 200+ countries.
Founder(s): Honor Gunday
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Casual Games, E-Commerce, Fraud Detection, Gaming, MMO Games, Mobile Payments, Online Games, Payments, PC Games, Transaction Processing
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SecretBuilders
Secret Builders offers online games for children, enabling them to share their ideas, activities and actions.
Founder(s): Umair Khan
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games, Mobile, Publishing
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XREAL, Inc.
Building the Future of Competitive Mobile Gaming
Founder(s): Howard Marks, Jordan Maron
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Gaming, MMO Games, Mobile
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VonChurch
VonChurch provides recruitment solutions for the digital entertainment industry.
Founder(s): Alex Churchill, Corey Myers
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games, Social Media
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Airy Labs
Airy Labs is a technology company that develops mobile social learning games for children.
Founder(s): Andrew Hsu
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Gamification, MMO Games, Social Media
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Metaplace
Metaplace is a fast-paced and venture-funded startup developing social games.
Founder(s): Raph Koster
Location: Solana Beach, California, United States
Industries: Apps, MMO Games, Social Media
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CPMStar
CPMStar provides multiplayer gaming content for developers, advertisers and publishers.
Founder(s): Josh Goldstein
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games
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Sparkplay Media
Sparkplay Media develops browser-based MMO games and a platform for developers.
Founder(s): Matt Mihaly
Location: Mill Valley, California, United States
Industries: Gamification, Gaming, MMO Games
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Hive7
Hive7 develops multiplayer web games for social networks such as MySpace and Facebook.
Founder(s): Max Skibinsky
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Internet, MMO Games, Social Media
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Casmul
Multiplayer-Social Gaming Platform
Founder(s): Michael Philip
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Android, Apps, Identity Management, iOS, MMO Games, Mobile, Social Media
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Frontera Games
Frontera Games is a developer of gaming content across various platforms.
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Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Android, iOS, MMO Games, Mobile, Video Games
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ROFLplay
Online Social Gaming
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: MMO Games
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Mind Taffy Design
Mind Taffy Design produces multimedia solutions for 3D applications, websites, and e-books; games; and iTV programs.
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Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: 3D Technology, MMO Games, Virtualization, Web Design, Web Development
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Say Design
Say Design is a innovator of digital media, experiential design and games.
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Location: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Industries: Casual Games, Consumer Electronics, Internet, iOS, MMO Games, Software, Video Games
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Triggerspot
Triggerspot is a media consultation company for businesses involved in digital entertainment and video games.
Founder(s): Paul Thind
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, MMO Games
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Real Life Plus
Real Life Plus is an online community of gamers.
Founder(s): St.John Colon, Terry Redfield
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Fashion, iOS, MMO Games, Video Games
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Thatgamecompany
Thatgamecompany develops artistically crafted, broadly accessible interactive video games.
Founder(s): Jenova Chen, Kellee Santiago
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Console Games, Developer Tools, Family, MMO Games, Mobile, Online Games, Social Network, Video Games
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MindFuse
Mindfuse produces massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) such as Gatheryn, a steampunk MMO for casual gamers.
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Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Casual Games, Gaming, MMO Games
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Stealth10
Founded by a group of Silicon Valley veterans, Stealth10 has assembled one of the top mobile game development teams in the world.
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Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industries: Gaming, iOS, MMO Games, Mobile
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Shattered Reality Interactive
Shattered Reality Interactive is a company developing theme-based multiplayer online games.
Founder(s): Damon Grow
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Internet, MMO Games, Social Media
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