Frontier Developments
British video game developer and publisher founded in 1994 by David Braben (co-creator of Elite), headquartered at Cambridge Science Park and listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: FDEV). Known for Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, the Jurassic World Evolution series and F1 Manager; develops and self-publishes its titles across PC and console. frontier.co.uk live as of Sep 2026.
- Type: Publisher and Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: United Kingdom
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Development, Publishing, Audio design and production services, Localisation services, Porting services, QA and testing services
- Credited games in the group: 116
Group structure
- Complex Games (Developer)
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Aspyr Media — Porting services, Publishing, 10 shared credits, 2016–2020
- Microsoft — Publishing, 9 shared credits, 2015–2024
- Keywords Studios Italy — Audio design and production services, Localisation services, Publishing, 8 shared credits, 2018–2024
- Side UK — Audio design and production services, Casting services, Publishing, 6 shared credits, 2018–2023
- Keywords Studios Montreal — Publishing, QA and testing services, 6 shared credits, 2021–2023
- Keywords Studios — Audio design and production services, Localisation services, Publishing, QA and testing services, 6 shared credits, 2015–2024
- Lakshya Digital — Art, assets and fonts production services, Publishing, 5 shared credits, 2018–2023
- Keywords Studios Dublin — Publishing, QA and testing services, 4 shared credits, 2021–2023
- Clockwork Monkey Studios — Art, assets and fonts production services, 4 shared credits, 2018–2023
- Virtuos — Art, assets and fonts production services, 4 shared credits, 2018–2024
- Mindwalk Studios — Art, assets and fonts production services, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2021–2023
- Testronic Poland — QA and testing services, 3 shared credits, 2018–2024
- Centroid UK — Art, assets and fonts production services, Audio design and production services, 3 shared credits, 2018–2024
- Realtime UK — Art, assets and fonts production services, 3 shared credits, 2018–2020
- Sound Out Studios — Audio design and production services, 3 shared credits, 2021–2024
Latest related news
- Kickstarter games funding holds at $26 million as $500k-plus campaigns hit highest count since 2015 (2026-09-25)
- Frontier turns record FY26 profit into self-funded Disney IP bet (2026-09-03)
- Frontier Developments FY26 financial results: CMS genre focus delivers record £19m operating profit after diversification retreat (2026-06-10)
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/frontier-developments