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Game Development Outsourcing in Sweden

As of 16 October 2026, 5 of the 533 verified game outsourcing studios in this directory are in Sweden, most often offering Game Design (3), Animation (2) and 3D Art (2). Compare portfolios, services, and engine coverage before you reach out.

5 companies

Three hours with US Eastern, a full day with the rest of Europe.

Working-hour overlap with Sweden

Assuming a 09:00-18:00 working day on both sides. Ranges reflect daylight saving, which the two sides do not always shift on the same dates.

With US Eastern (ET)

Three hours: 15:00-18:00 CET is 09:00-12:00 ET.

With Western Europe (CET)

A full shared workday with the rest of CET. Eight hours with the UK.

Why this matters more than the hourly rate: how overlap hours decide the pace of a project.

What the Sweden outsourcing market actually looks like

Sweden's engine profile is the most distinctive in this directory. Across 5 listed studios, custom or proprietary engines appear at least as often as Unreal or Unity. No other country of comparable size shows that pattern. It suggests teams with genuine low-level engineering experience rather than teams assembling projects from templates, and it makes Sweden worth a look if your title runs on in-house tech or needs engine-level work.

The service mix is even across game design, programming, and 3D art. The cohort is experienced, with a median founding year of 2007.

Costs sit at the top of the European range and the cohort is tiny, so treat this as a specialist option rather than a volume market. If you need thirty environment assets, Sweden is the wrong answer. If you need someone who can profile a renderer or extend a proprietary toolchain, it is a short list worth working through properly.

One scheduling note that catches foreign buyers out: Swedish summer holidays are long and widely taken in July, so set milestones around that rather than assuming a standard European calendar. Day to day, Sweden is on Central European time, giving a full European workday and three hours with US Eastern.

Where Sweden is strong

The most distinctive engine profile in the directory. Custom engines appear at least as often as Unreal or Unity (4 of 5 studios, against 3 for Unreal and 2 for Unity), which no other country of comparable size shows.
That custom-engine share points at teams with real low-level engineering experience rather than teams assembling projects from templates.
An experienced cohort with an even spread across game design, programming, and 3D art. The median founding year is 2007.

What to watch for

5 studios. Treat Sweden as a specialist option, not a volume market.
Top-of-range European pricing.
Swedish summer holidays are long and widely taken in July. Plan milestones around that rather than assuming a standard European calendar.
Three hours of daily overlap with US Eastern.

Engine mix: Custom engines (4) match or lead Unreal (3) and Unity (2) across 5 studios. No cohort of its size or larger in the directory gives proprietary tech that much weight.

Editorial assessment written from the directory data. Every count in it, and in the breakdown below, is this page's live count as of 16 October 2026.

What Sweden studios offer

Counted across all 5 listed Sweden studios. A studio can appear in more than one row.

Services

Engines

Platforms

Why Western Europe?

AAA experience

Creative excellence

Easy collaboration

High quality standards

Typical rates in Sweden

Toward the top of market rates

Studios in Sweden price at the higher end of the published ranges. Mid-range 3D art commonly runs $100-200/hour and senior programming reaches the top band near $120-250/hour, with junior work rarely dipping to the cheapest figures. Across the market, hourly rates run roughly $25-150 for 2D art, $30-200 for 3D art, $35-250 for programming, and $30-200 for audio, moving up with seniority. You pay more here, but you usually get easier communication, overlapping working hours for Western clients, strong IP and contract frameworks, and teams that have shipped AAA titles. For complex or NDA-heavy projects that premium often pays for itself in fewer surprises.

These are general market ranges, not quoted studio rates. For a full breakdown by service and seniority, see the game outsourcing cost guide. Need a specific engine? Compare Unity and Unreal Engine studios.

All 5 game outsourcing studios in Sweden

Goodbye Kansas Studios

Premium Game Cinematics

Stockholm, Sweden · 201-500 people · Founded 2006 · Animation, 3D Art · Unreal Engine, Unity, Custom Engine

Sharkmob

AAA Swedish Development

Malmö, Sweden · 201-500 people · Founded 2017 · Programming, Game Design, Full Production · Unreal Engine, Custom Engine

Fatshark

Cooperative Action Experts

Stockholm, Sweden · 51-200 people · Founded 2007 · Programming, Game Design, 3D Art · Custom Engine

LocalizeDirect

Localization by Game Developers, for Game Developers

Stockholm, Sweden · 11-50 people · Founded 2013 · Localization, QA Testing · Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot

Cinematic Animation

2D & 3D Animation for Games, Film & Brands

Stockholm, Sweden · 1-10 people · Founded 2007 · 2D Art, Marketing, Game Design

FAQ: game outsourcing in Sweden

How many game outsourcing studios are in Sweden?

As of 16 October 2026, we list 5 verified game development outsourcing studios in Sweden. The most common services across them are Game Design (3), Animation (2) and 3D Art (2). On engines, Custom Engine (4) and Unreal Engine (3). The count updates as studios join the directory.

What time zone overlap does Sweden have with US and European teams?

With US Eastern: Three hours: 15:00-18:00 CET is 09:00-12:00 ET. With Western Europe: A full shared workday with the rest of CET. Eight hours with the UK. Both assume a 09:00-18:00 working day on each side.

What do Sweden game studios specialize in?

Across the 5 Sweden studios listed here, the most common services are Game Design (3), Animation (2) and 3D Art (2). The platforms they cover most often are PC (4), PlayStation (4) and Xbox (4). The most distinctive engine profile in the directory. Custom engines appear at least as often as Unreal or Unity (4 of 5 studios, against 3 for Unreal and 2 for Unity), which no other country of comparable size shows.

How much does it cost to outsource game development to Sweden?

We do not publish per-country rates, because we do not have reliable rate data for individual studios. As a general market reference, hourly rates run roughly $25-150 for 2D art, $30-200 for 3D art and $35-250 for programming, moving up with seniority. Ask two or three Sweden studios to quote against the same written brief; that comparison is far more useful than a country average.