Best Indie Game Art Studios (2026)
Small studios of 1-50 people doing 2D and 3D game art at indie scale. As of 29 September 2026, 100 of the 512 studios in this directory are on this list. Compare listed capabilities and portfolio work, then contact studios directly.
Compare Indie Game Art Studios at a glance
The top 10 Indie Game Art Studios on this list, side by side. Featured listings first, then by profile completeness score — the same order as the cards below.
| Studio | City | Country | Team size | Founded | Engines | Platforms | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXYZ Studio | Sofia | Bulgaria | 11-50 | 2023 | Unreal Engine, Unity | PC, Android, iOS +1 | 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design +3 |
| Revolution Software | York | United Kingdom | 11-50 | 1990 | Unity, Custom Engine | PC, PlayStation, Xbox +3 | Programming, Game Design, 2D Art +1 |
| Digital Arrow | Belgrade | Serbia | 11-50 | 2010 | Unity | PC, iOS, Android +1 | Programming, Game Design, 2D Art +1 |
| Fox3D Consulting | Warsaw | Poland | 11-50 | 2008 | Unity, Unreal Engine | PC, PlayStation, Xbox | 3D Art, 2D Art, Animation |
| Appcrunk | Mohali | India | 11-50 | 2018 | Unity, Unreal Engine, Custom Engine +1 | iOS, Android, Web | Programming, Game Design, QA Testing +6 |
| Radient Game Studio | Guadalajara | Mexico | 11-50 | 2007 | Unity, Unreal Engine, Other | iOS, Android, PC +2 | Full Production, Co-Development, Programming +4 |
| Rogue Goliath Studios | Austin | United States | 11-50 | 2018 | Unity, Unreal Engine | PC, PlayStation, Xbox +2 | Game Design, 3D Art, Animation +1 |
| Gambir Studio | Jakarta | Indonesia | 11-50 | 2016 | Unity, Unreal Engine | PC, iOS, Android | 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation +1 |
| Batovi Games | Montevideo | Uruguay | 11-50 | 2008 | Unity | PC, iOS, Android +1 | Programming, Game Design, 2D Art |
| Lienzo | Chihuahua | Mexico | 11-50 | 2012 | Unreal Engine, Unity | PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation +1 | Programming, Game Design, 3D Art +1 |
Every field comes from the studio's own listing; a dash means the listing does not record it. Open a profile for the full detail.
Top Indie Game Art Studios
Art that ships. Creative that sells.
Sofia, Bulgaria · 11-50 people · Founded 2023 · 2D Art, Animation, UI/UX Design · Unreal Engine, Unity
Adventure Game Pioneers
York, United Kingdom · 11-50 people · Founded 1990 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Unity, Custom Engine
Serbian Multi-Platform Dev
Belgrade, Serbia · 11-50 people · Founded 2010 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Unity
CG & Art Pipeline Experts
Warsaw, Poland · 11-50 people · Founded 2008 · 3D Art, 2D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine
Enliven Your Ideas
Mohali, India · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · Programming, Game Design, QA Testing · Unity, Unreal Engine, Custom Engine
Guadalajara studio (formerly Larva Game Studios) for full development and co-dev
Guadalajara, Mexico · 11-50 people · Founded 2007 · Full Production, Co-Development, Programming · Unity, Unreal Engine
Full-Stack Game Consulting
Austin, United States · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · Game Design, 3D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine
Indonesian Game Art & Development
Jakarta, Indonesia · 11-50 people · Founded 2016 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine
Uruguayan Pixel Sports
Montevideo, Uruguay · 11-50 people · Founded 2008 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Unity
Mexican Culture in Gaming
Chihuahua, Mexico · 11-50 people · Founded 2012 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unreal Engine, Unity
Azores Innovation
Azores, Portugal · 11-50 people · Founded 2015 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Surreal Game Creators
Santiago, Chile · 11-50 people · Founded 2002 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unreal Engine
UAE Console & VR Development
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 11-50 people · Founded 2013 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unreal Engine, Unity
Games, Software and AI Development; 2D/3D Art and Animations for Games; iGaming
Bratislava, Slovakia · 11-50 people · Founded 2010 · 2D Art, Programming, QA Testing · Custom Engine, Unity, Unreal Engine
We solve the toughest tech and design problems in mobile and web games.
United States · 11-50 people · Founded 2012 · 2D Art, Programming, Co-Development · Unity
Art That Powers Your Games
Istanbul, Turkey · 11-50 people · Founded 2017 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine
Games for Change
Sydney, Australia · 11-50 people · Founded 2012 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Brazilian Retro Gaming
São Paulo, Brazil · 11-50 people · Founded 2012 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Custom Engine
Retro-Modern Excellence
Quebec City, Canada · 11-50 people · Founded 2016 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Unity
Italian Horror Specialists
Rome, Italy · 11-50 people · Founded 2013 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unreal Engine
Belarus Game Outsourcing
Minsk, Belarus · 11-50 people · Founded 2014 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Concept Art Excellence
Paris, France · 11-50 people · Founded 2014 · 2D Art, UI/UX Design, Game Design · Unreal Engine, Unity
Full-Cycle Audio Production
Kyiv, Ukraine · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · Audio & Sound Design, 2D Art, 3D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Making Marketing Magic
Sydney, Australia · 11-50 people · Founded 2015 · Marketing, 2D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine, Custom Engine
Casual Game Art Excellence
Kyiv, Ukraine · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity
Sacramento Unity studio for full-cycle mobile, PC, VR and AR game development
Sacramento, United States · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · Full Production, Programming, Co-Development · Unity, Unreal Engine
Colombian Arcade Gaming
Bogotá, Colombia · 11-50 people · Founded 2015 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Unity
French Art Excellence
Lyon, France · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · 2D Art, 3D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Saudi Mobile Game Leaders
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 11-50 people · Founded 2014 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Unity
Cebu studio for Unity development, game reskins, playable ads and art outsourcing
Cebu City, Philippines · 11-50 people · Founded 2017 · Programming, 2D Art, 3D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Argentine studio for outsourced game development, art and staff augmentation
Bahía Blanca, Argentina · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · Full Production, Programming, Game Design · Unity, Godot
Kochi console porting and co-dev studio with PlayStation, Xbox and Switch kits
Kochi, India · 11-50 people · Founded 2014 · Porting, Co-Development, Full Production · Unity, Unreal Engine
Taguig studio making 2D/3D game art, animation and VR assets for game developers
Taguig, Philippines · 11-50 people · Founded 2010 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unreal Engine
Saudi Indie Innovation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 11-50 people · Founded 2020 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Unity, Unreal Engine
Lebanese Mobile Games
Beirut, Lebanon · 11-50 people · Founded 2012 · Programming, Game Design, 2D Art · Unity
PC/VR Game Development
Moscow, Russia · 11-50 people · Founded 2018 · Programming, 3D Art, Full Production · Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine art and level-design studio in Colombia for PC and console games
Bogotá, Colombia · 11-50 people · Founded 2011 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unreal Engine
Engine-ready 3D game art studio for AAA and indie teams, plus UEFN builds
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 11-50 people · Founded 2017 · 3D Art, Programming, Game Design · Unreal Engine, Unity
Design That Engages
Kharkiv, Ukraine · 11-50 people · Founded 2019 · UI/UX Design, 2D Art, Game Design · Unity, Unreal Engine
London game art studio for indies: 2D/3D art, animation, tech art, VFX and trailers
London, United Kingdom · 11-50 people · Founded 2017 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity, Unreal Engine
Hyper-Casual Game Experts
Kyiv, Ukraine · 11-50 people · Founded 2019 · Programming, 2D Art, Game Design · Unity
Medellín studio for full game development, co-development and 2D/3D art outsourcing
Medellín, Colombia · 11-50 people · Founded 2015 · Full Production, Co-Development, Programming · Unreal Engine, Unity, Godot
Unity game development and art outsourcing for casual, mid-core and Web3 games
Hanoi, Vietnam · 11-50 people · Founded 2019 · Full Production, Co-Development, Programming · Unity, Cocos2D
Przemyśl full-cycle studio: game design, art, Unreal/Unity dev and console porting
Przemyśl, Poland · 11-50 people · Founded 2023 · Full Production, Co-Development, Programming · Unreal Engine, Unity
Game co-development, prototyping and porting studio for PC, mobile and web
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia · 11-50 people · Founded 2016 · Co-Development, Full Production, Game Design
Nearshore Game Development that turns software into play
Colombia · 11-50 people · Founded 2005 · Game Design, Programming, 2D Art
External production partner — Game Art & Animation, UA Creatives, Development & Porting
Kyiv, Ukraine · 11-50 people · Founded 2023 · 2D Art, Programming, 3D Art · Unity, Custom Engine, Unreal Engine
We turn complex ideas into engaging games.
Firenze, Italy · 1-10 people · Founded 2001 · 2D Art, Programming, 3D Art · Unity
Indie Art Outsourcing
Kyiv, Ukraine · 11-50 people · Founded 2019 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation
Brazilian art outsourcing and co-dev studio for props, characters and tech art
Balneário Camboriú, Brazil · 11-50 people · Founded 2017 · 2D Art, 3D Art, Animation · Unity
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How We Select
An indie game art studio, as this list cuts it, is a team of 1 to 50 people that lists 2D or 3D art — the overlap between the indie game studios list and the full list of game art outsourcing studios. 100 of the 512 studios in the directory sit in it. The reason to filter this way instead of browsing every art studio is fit at the quote stage: a large art vendor is built around orders of hundreds of assets and prices its minimums accordingly, while a small art team will quote the $3,000-5,000 sprite-and-UI package an indie project actually needs, without treating it as a favor.
Style match matters more when the team is small
A 40-person art house can cover five styles because it employs five style leads. A six-person team usually does one thing extremely well, which is a feature when that thing is your thing and a slow failure when it almost is. So judge the portfolio harder here than anywhere else: ask for recent work in your exact target style, confirm which of their artists made it and whether those artists are still there, and pay for one test asset before the package. On a small team the test also answers the question that matters most — whether the one artist you would be depending on is good.
Brief the same way you would brief a big studio, because small teams drift off-brief just as fast: reference images, technical specs (poly budgets, texture sizes, target engine), a written deliverable list with counts, and a fixed number of revision rounds. Get IP assignment in writing, and check the rights on any brushes, scans, or stock textures baked into the files.
What indie-scale art costs
The hourly bands are the standard market ones: 2D art $25-40 entry to $75-150 senior, 3D art $30-50 to $100-200. What changes at indie scale is the package math. A starter art set — character sprites, a few environments, UI — runs about $3,000-5,000 from a budget studio and $8,000-15,000 from a mid-range one, and the studios on this list actually take orders that size. Stretch the budget by scoping rather than rate-shopping: use asset packs for generic props, buy concept art first and decide what to produce from it, and batch the order so a style problem surfaces in batch one, not batch four.
For worked budgets read the cost guide, or estimate your own package with the rate calculator. If team size does not matter to you and you want the whole field, the game art outsourcing studios list is the wider net.
Market rates & directory snapshot
Two quick reference points before you shortlist: what studios charge per hour by discipline, and how the directory breaks down by region and service. The rates come from our published game outsourcing costs guide (or estimate your own with the rate calculator); the studio counts are this directory's own, counted from the live listings as of 29 September 2026. The statistics page has the full breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
How much does indie game art cost?
A starter indie art package of character sprites, environments, and UI runs about $3,000-5,000 from a budget studio and $8,000-15,000 from a mid-range one, built on hourly rates of $25-150 for 2D and $30-200 for 3D across seniority. Region moves the number more than team size does.
Should an indie hire a big art vendor or a small studio?
For orders sized in dozens of assets, a small studio usually fits better: large vendors price around volume minimums an indie order will not meet, while a team of 1-50 will quote a $3,000-5,000 package as ordinary business. 100 of the 512 studios in this directory are small teams listing 2D or 3D art.
What should an indie art brief include?
Reference images for the exact target style, technical specs like poly budgets and texture sizes, the engine the assets ship in, a deliverable list with counts, and the number of revision rounds included. Small teams drift off-brief as fast as large ones — the brief is your style guide, so write it before the first invoice.
Do small art studios also handle animation?
Some do: a good number of the studios listing 2D or 3D art in this directory also list animation, and hiring both from one team saves a rig handoff. If motion is the bulk of the work, hire from the dedicated game animation studios list instead, because animation is its own craft and a static-art portfolio says nothing about it.
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