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Which Studios Are Best for Game Porting and Remasters?

Porting and remaster work goes to studios that hold platform developer accounts and have already shipped through Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo certification. 16 studios in this directory carry the porting tag, and many full-production studios port without listing it separately. Pick the partner that has shipped your engine version to your exact target platform, because engine and platform experience beats team size on this work.

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Which studios are best for game porting and remasters?

The best porting studios are the ones that already shipped your engine version on your target hardware. Porting is mostly performance work: memory budgets, shader and draw-call reduction, input and save systems, and platform certification requirements. A remaster adds asset rework, so you also need art capacity and a director who can modernize the look without losing what the original felt like. Ask candidates for the frame-rate target they hit on their last port and how many certification resubmissions it took. In this directory 16 studios list porting, out of 453 studios in total.

Which studios port and remaster games across platforms?

Cross-platform porting studios keep engineers specialized per platform, because Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS and Android each have their own memory ceilings, submission rules and profiling tools. A studio claiming all five with fewer than twenty engineers is usually subcontracting, so ask which platforms are handled in house and which are passed on. Remaster work sits with the subset that also employs artists, since upgrading textures, lighting and UI is an art project bolted onto an engineering project. Filtering this directory by platform and by the porting service shows which studios cover your specific targets.

Who handles high-quality game ports across platforms?

High-quality ports come from teams that treat a port as an optimization project rather than a recompile. The markers are a locked frame-rate target agreed before the contract, a profiling report at every milestone, native handling of platform input and storage APIs instead of a wrapper layer, and a certification pass scheduled into the plan rather than tacked on at the end. Studios that quote a flat price without profiling your build first are guessing. 16 studios in this directory list porting; ask each one for a paid two-week technical assessment on your actual build before agreeing a date.

Which studios are best for game porting and co-development?

Studios that do both porting and co-development tend to be engineering-led rather than art-led, because both jobs are about working productively inside a codebase somebody else wrote. That is the skill to test for: give a candidate read access to a slice of your project and ask what they would change first and why. In this directory 16 studios list porting and 10 listed co-development as of July 2026, and the overlap between those two narrow tags is small. Expect to shortlist studios that carry one tag and do the other on request.

How long does it take to port a game to Nintendo Switch?

A Switch port of a mid-size Unity or Unreal title typically takes three to five months of engineering, plus four to eight weeks for certification and the fixes it generates. Small 2D games can land in six to ten weeks. Large open-world titles run past a year, because memory and streaming have to be rebuilt rather than tuned. The schedule is driven by how far your current build sits from Switch memory and CPU budgets, which is exactly why any credible studio asks for two weeks with your build before committing to a date.

How much does it cost to port a game to console?

Console ports are normally quoted as a fixed fee against a scoped technical assessment rather than an open hourly rate. The cost driver is senior engineering time: typical market rates for game programming run about $35-60 per hour for junior, $60-120 for mid-level and $120-250 for senior specialists, and porting work sits at the top of that range. Certification, age ratings and store setup add fixed costs on top. Expect any studio worth hiring to insist on a paid assessment of your build first, because a port priced without profiling is a priced guess.

What is the difference between a port and a remaster?

A port moves an existing game to new hardware with the same content: same assets, same design, adjusted for that platform's memory limits, input model and certification rules. A remaster rebuilds the presentation with higher-resolution textures, new lighting, reworked UI and sometimes restored cut content, while leaving the original design intact. A remake replaces the engine and the assets and rebuilds the game outright. Cost and schedule roughly triple at each step, and the staffing changes shape: ports are engineering projects, remasters are art projects with a heavy engineering dependency.

Studios listing porting in this directory

16 of the 453 studios listed here carry the porting tag. It is a narrow tag by design, so use it as a shortlist rather than a market map: plenty of full-production studios port titles without listing porting as a separate service.

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Iron Galaxy Studios
Chicago, United States
201-500

About Iron Galaxy Studios Iron Galaxy Studios is a leading American video game developer and technical consulting studio founded in 2008. Based in Chicago with studios in Orlando, Nashville, and Austin, they specialize in porting, co-development, and support work for major publishers. Company History Founded: 2008 by Dave Lang Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois Recognition: Fortune's Best Small/Medium Workplaces Chicago 2024 (#6) Studio Locations Chicago, Illinois (HQ) Orlando, Florida Nashville, Tennessee Austin, Texas Services Porting Console-to-PC conversions PC-to-console ports Nintendo Switch optimization Cross-platform development Development Services Technical consulting Co-development support Lead development Quality assurance Portfolio 80+ games across various platforms. Notable Porting Projects Nintendo Switch The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2017, with Bethesda) Diablo III (2018, with Blizzard) Dauntless (2019) Overwatch (2019) Apex Legends (2021) PC Ports Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022) The Last of Us Part I (2023) Original Development Killer Instinct Seasons 2 & 3 Rumbleverse (original IP) Earlier Work Bionic Commando Dark Void Industry Recognition Great Places to Work Chicago 2021 certified GamesIndustry.biz US Best Places To Work winner Top Workplaces USA 2022 winner Why Choose Iron Galaxy 80+ games portfolio Bethesda, Blizzard, Naughty Dog porting work Nintendo Switch optimization experts Award-winning workplace culture Full-service technical consulting

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Blind Squirrel Games
San Mateo, United States
51-200

About Blind Squirrel Entertainment Blind Squirrel Entertainment (formerly Blind Squirrel Games) is a multi-studio game development company providing knowledge and experience to help partners deliver high-quality entertainment. With offices across three continents, they specialize in full content creation, co-development, and ports/remasters. Services Full Content Creation Original game development Complete project ownership End-to-end production Co-Development AAA partner collaboration Feature development Content creation support Ports & Remasters Platform porting Game remasters Performance optimization Notable Projects Original IP Cosmorons - Retro sci-fi shooter in development Co-Development New World - Amazon Games fantasy MMORPG New World: Aeternum - Console release State of Decay 3 - Co-development partner Delta Force: Hawk Ops - Partnership with TiMi and Team Jade Global Locations Texas, USA California, USA Colombia (Distributed Development studio, acquired 2025) New Zealand Work Philosophy Flexible work arrangements: "Remote, in-office, or a little bit of both" Why Choose Blind Squirrel Entertainment Global presence across three continents AAA partnerships with major publishers Full-service capabilities from original to ports Flexible engagement models Multi-studio resources for scalable projects

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Krome Studios
Brisbane, Australia
51-200

About Krome Studios Krome Studios is an Australian video game developer founded in 1999 in Brisbane. With 45+ shipped titles, they have partnered with Disney, Microsoft, LucasArts, and Activision, known for Ty the Tasmanian Tiger and work on Spyro and Star Wars. Company History Founded: 1999 Headquarters: Brisbane, Australia Previous Offices: Adelaide, Melbourne Portfolio: 45+ shipped titles Platform Expertise Current Generation PlayStation 4/5 Xbox One/Series X|S Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 PC Legacy Platforms PlayStation 2/3/PSP Xbox/Xbox 360 GameCube/Wii Game Boy Advance iOS/Windows Phone Services Game Development Original IP development Licensed game development Cross-platform development Porting & Remastering PC remastered ports Enhanced resolution textures Lighting and shadow improvements Multi-platform conversions Technology Merkury Engine (proprietary) Cross-platform scalability 6th/7th gen console expertise Notable Projects Original IP Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series (remastered for PC/Switch) Licensed Work The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2, PSP, Wii) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Major Clients Disney Interactive Microsoft LucasArts Activision Electronic Arts Vivendi Universal Konami Warner Bros Why Choose Krome Studios 45+ titles shipped 25+ years Australian studio Star Wars, Spyro credits Porting expertise across generations Major publisher partnerships

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d3t
Runcorn, United Kingdom
51-200

About d3t d3t is a UK-based work-for-hire co-development studio with 180+ developers, part of Keywords Studios. They specialize in adding value to games through expert development support on AAA titles. Company Scale 180+ developers Keywords Studios subsidiary Award-winning workplace Services Co-Development Full game co-development Feature development Platform porting Performance optimization Specializations AAA game support Multi-platform development Live-service games Notable Projects EA SPORTS FC 26 & 25 Hogwarts Legacy Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Alan Wake Remastered Dead Island 2 Mafia: The Old Country The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Major Clients Sharkmob Dovetail Games 505 Games Fireproof Games Glowmade Location Headquarters: Runcorn, Cheshire, UK Daresbury Point, Greenwood Drive, Manor Park, WA7 1UG Recognition GamesIndustry.biz Best Places to Work (2024) Best Large Studio - Game Republic Awards (2025) Why Choose d3t AAA proven with major franchises 180+ developers for scale Keywords Studios backing Award-winning workplace culture UK-based with established reputation

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FULL PRODUCTION
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Abstraction Games
Hilversum, Netherlands
51-200

About Abstraction Games Abstraction Games is a creative game studio based in the Netherlands, specializing in multi-platform game development, ports, and co-development partnerships. With over 100 employees, they help customers succeed in multi-platform game development and go beyond boundaries in everything they do. Company Scale 100+ employees Location: Valkenswaard, The Netherlands Address: Deken Mandersplein 2-4, Valkenswaard, 5554 HT Services Full-Cycle Development AA/AAA game development Complete project ownership End-to-end production Co-Development Creative co-development partnerships Feature development Content creation support Ports & Adaptations Multi-platform porting Game optimization Cross-platform releases Notable Projects Dune: Awakening Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Halo: The Master Chief Collection Baldur's Gate 3 Remnant: From the Ashes Major Partners EA Microsoft BioWare Larian Studios 505 Games Devolver Digital Paradox Interactive Specializations Technically demanding projects Cross-platform multiplayer systems Multi-platform optimization (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam, Windows) Collaborative development with major publishers Why Choose Abstraction Games 100+ person team with proven AAA experience Major franchise work including Mass Effect and Halo Multi-platform expertise across all major consoles Netherlands-based with European talent Collaborative approach with major publishers

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Klabater
Warsaw, Poland
51-200

About Klabater Klabater is a Polish indie game developer, publisher, and porting studio founded in 2017 in Warsaw. Listed on NewConnect (WSE), they have published 30+ games and ported 24+ titles to PlayStation, 23+ to Xbox, and 15+ to Nintendo Switch. Company History Founded: 2017 Location: Warsaw, Poland (historic brewery building) Listed: NewConnect (Warsaw Stock Exchange, 2019) Portfolio: 30+ games published Now: Defence.Hub S.A. Services Publishing PC publishing Console publishing (Switch, PlayStation, Xbox) Financial support and investment PR & marketing campaigns Production process support Porting Nintendo Switch porting (15+ games) PlayStation porting (24+ games) Xbox porting (23+ games) All necessary dev kits in-house Development In-house game development Original IP creation Porting Expertise Porting has become their core business since 2018. They have experienced porting programmers, console publishing expertise, and the hardware infrastructure including all necessary dev kits. Notable Titles Crossroads Inn (developed) Various indie game ports Why Choose Klabater 60+ console ports delivered Warsaw Stock Exchange listed Full dev kits in-house Publishing + porting combined Poland-based EU studio

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Panic Button
Austin, United States
51-200

About Panic Button Panic Button is an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2007. Known as Nintendo's most important third-party studio, they specialize in porting AAA games to Nintendo Switch and recently helped upgrade first-party games for Switch 2. Company History Founded: 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Founders: Craig Galley, D. Michael Traub, Russell Byrd, Aaron Smischney GM: Adam Creighton (joined 2011) Specializations Nintendo Switch Porting Started with Switch hardware around 2012 Close partnership with Nintendo and Nvidia All ports completed in under one year Multi-Platform Support PlayStation 4 Pro updates Xbox One X 4K updates Cross-platform optimization Notable Switch Ports DOOM Eternal Wolfenstein II Rocket League (2017 breakthrough) Warframe Apex Legends (2021) Switch 2 Work Selected by Nintendo to upgrade "marquee" Switch titles: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Super Mario Odyssey Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury ARMS Upgrades include visual/frame rate improvements, HDR support, and Switch 2 features. Philosophy Collaborate closely with original developers for faithful ports, adding meaningful features (touch, motion controls) without gimmicks. Why Choose Panic Button Nintendo's go-to porting partner Switch 2 first-party upgrades DOOM, Apex Legends Switch ports Under 1 year port completion Austin-based US studio

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Double Coconut
United States
11-50

We’re a boutique game design and development studio specializing in free-to-play, casino, and web games. Our team, both onshore and offshore, excels in delivering comprehensive solutions—from the ideation/discovery/game design phase to a long-range live-ops cycle. Whether you're a startup pondering a game app or an industry leader, we're here to help you create engaging, scalable, and profitable games. Our expertise spans the entire game lifecycle, and we have had the pleasure of partnering with world-class companies such as WB Games, EA Sports, Microsoft Casual Games, Penn National Gaming, DraftKings, Rush St. Interactive, Cartoon Network, Ellen Degeneres, and many more. Our work has consistently exceeded client expectations in terms of quality, engagement, and impact. Check out our reel of favorite projects to see what we’ve done: [https://youtu.be/8AqQOGTTIGk]. For a more detailed overview of our capabilities, check out our capabilities deck: [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/54ioveg9cxtfv22pq9udm/Double-Coconut-2025-Overview.pdf?rlkey=iaadqhcfbp01fwzqn6mdms83h&dl=0].

ART 2D
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BlitWorks
Lisbon, Portugal
11-50

About BlitWorks BlitWorks is a game publishing and porting company specializing in bringing indie games to multiple platforms. They provide extensive marketing campaigns, technical support, and access to a global network of physical and digital publishers and distributors. Services Publishing Multi-platform game publishing Marketing campaign management Global distribution network access Technical support Porting Platform porting services Console optimization Cross-platform releases Platforms Nintendo eShop PlayStation Network Xbox Steam Published Games Pirates Outlaws - Roguelike deckbuilder with papercraft aesthetics Dig or Die - Sandbox action/strategy with tower defense Everhood Eternity Edition - Unconventional RPG with musical battles Parkitect: Deluxe Edition - Amusement park tycoon simulation Kingdoms and Castles - City-building simulation They Are Billions - Real-time strategy in steampunk setting Train Valley 2 Community Edition - Railway puzzle-management Peglin - Roguelike pachinko with deck-building Focus Indie game publishing with emphasis on: Quality indie titles Multi-platform releases Marketing support Global distribution Why Choose BlitWorks Multi-platform expertise across all major consoles Indie focus with proven catalog Marketing support for visibility Global distribution network Technical porting capabilities

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PORTING
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Yooperlite
Warsaw, Poland
11-50

Yooperlite is an independent game development studio specializing in immersive VR experiences. We combine strong technical expertise in Unity and multiplayer development with hands-on experience creating and shipping games for PC VR and standalone VR platforms. Our team offers full-cycle game development and co-development services, from prototyping and engineering to production and optimization.

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GAME DESIGN
PORTING
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Crossforge
Florianopolis, Brazil
1-10

Crossforge is a console porting studio based in Brazil, helping indie developers and publishers bring PC games to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. Our senior team works directly inside existing Unity, Unreal Engine, and Godot projects, covering platform adaptation, optimization, hardware testing, certification, submission, and launch support. We operate as an extension of each development team, with direct communication, hands-on engineering, and clear ownership from initial assessment through release. 👾

PORTING
CO DEVELOPMENT
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Ingenii Digitalization LLP
Pune, India
1-10

We are a game and real time 3D studio in Pune, India. Our team built and ran a live mobile cricket title at scale, and we now work with studios and enterprises on gameplay and physics programming, animation systems, multiplayer and engine level work. We work in Unreal Engine 5 and Unity, and on the web in Three.js and WebGL, shipping to mobile, Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro. Disciplines we cover: physics and animation programming, gameplay and systems programming, LiveOps, 3D character, animation and environment art, UI and QA. We take on team extension, co-development, porting and full production of smaller titles, and we work under NDA with full IP transfer.

ART 3D
ANIMATION
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BOIRA — Game Development Studios
Barcelona, Spain
1-10

BOIRA combines the experience and discipline of established game studios with the speed and flexibility of a small, hands-on team. After working in large organizations, we understand the standards, constraints and realities of shipping and supporting commercial games. But we keep communication fast and direct, aiming for short iteration cycles so we can have something playable as quickly as possible. We love what we do and the people we work with. We rely on a network of industry specialists whom we can bring into projects when needed. This allows us to scale across areas such as 3D art, animation and audio without losing the efficiency of a small team.

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CO DEVELOPMENT
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Aspyr Production
United States

About Aspyr Media Aspyr Media is a developer and publisher specializing in game porting and publishing across multiple platforms. Part of the Embracer Group, they are known for bringing established franchises to new audiences through strategic ports and remasters. Services Game Porting Multi-platform port development Console adaptation Mobile optimization Publishing Indie game publishing Marketing support Global distribution Remastering Classic game remasters Modern platform releases Quality enhancements Notable Projects Civilization Civilization VI - Ported to Android, iOS, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch Star Wars Remastered and relaunched seven classic Star Wars titles Battlefront Classics collection Multi-platform releases on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox Tomb Raider Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered Other Titles Neverwinter Nights - Returned to modern platforms Morkredd - Indie game publishing Platform Coverage Android iOS Linux Mac Nintendo Switch PlayStation Windows Xbox One Parent Company Embracer Group Why Choose Aspyr Media Porting specialists across all platforms Major franchise experience with Star Wars, Tomb Raider, Civilization Embracer Group backing with resources Full platform coverage from mobile to console Indie publishing capabilities

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Aspyr Publishing
United States

About Aspyr (Publishing Division) Aspyr is a developer and publisher specializing in game porting and publishing across multiple platforms. Part of the Embracer Group, they bring established franchises to new audiences through strategic ports and remasters. Services Publishing Multi-platform game publishing Marketing support Global distribution Porting PC to console adaptation Console optimization Cross-platform releases Notable Projects Civilization Civilization VI - Ported to mobile, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch Star Wars Seven classic titles remastered Battlefront Classics collection Tomb Raider Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered Other Neverwinter Nights port Morkredd (indie publishing) Platforms Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Windows, Xbox One Parent Company Embracer Group Why Choose Aspyr Porting specialists for all platforms Major franchise experience Embracer Group backing Indie publishing support

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