Game Development Outsourcing & Collaboration Map

How the Collaboration Map works: verified game credits turned into an interactive map of game industry collaboration, for outsourcing research and competitive analysis.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I outsource game development to a studio I can verify?

Search the Collaboration Map by company name or game title, then filter by the service you need — art production, QA testing, porting, localization, audio, marketing and more. Every studio you shortlist is backed by credited work on shipped games, so you outsource game development based on verified production records instead of a sales deck.

How do I find game development outsourcing companies for a specific service?

Filter the graph by collaboration role to get a shortlist of game outsourcing companies per service: game art outsourcing studios, QA testing vendors, porting companies, localization providers, audio and engineering partners. Narrow further by platform, region, time period and collaboration strength — useful for mobile game development outsourcing as well as full-cycle partners.

How do I find a co-development studio for my game?

Filter the graph by the Development and Production collaboration roles to surface studios that have shipped work as co-development partners rather than as primary developers. Open any studio to see which publishers it co-developed with, on which titles, and across how many years — so you can judge a co-development studio by its credited output instead of its sales deck.

How can I check an outsourcing studio's track record before signing?

Open any company to see its full partner list ranked by shared games, with year-by-year collaboration history, the exact role it performed on each title, and platform indicators (PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo). That lets you verify claimed partnerships, portfolio size and years active before you send a brief or sign a contract.

What data does the Collaboration Map use to map gaming partnerships?

The Collaboration Map is a game collaboration database built on MobyGames data — the most comprehensive database of game credits and releases. We process platform-level release data to extract company relationships: who published, developed, ported, tested, or provided services for each game. The result is thousands of verified partnership records covering publishers, developers, outsourcing studios, service providers, and technology companies across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo platforms.

What types of game development services can I filter by?

The Collaboration Map tracks 22 collaboration roles in three categories: Core Business (Publishing, Development, Production, Distribution, Funding, Licensing), Service Providers (Art production, Audio design, Game engineering, Localization, Marketing, Motion capture, Porting, QA testing, Storytelling, Trailers/cinematics, Casting), and Technology (Game Engine, Graphic Engine, Sound Engine, Middleware, Hardware). Each role can be shown or hidden for precise graph control.

Is the Collaboration Map free to use?

The Collaboration Map requires a free registration to access. Once signed in, you get full access to the interactive graph, all filters (company class/type, 22 collaboration roles, platforms, time period, connection strength thresholds), the company details panel, and smart search. The graph uses GPU-accelerated rendering for smooth exploration of large datasets.