Mega Cat Studios
Independent American video game development and publishing company specializing in retro / classic-console-era games and modern indie titles. Legal entity: Mega Cat Studios, Inc. (US C-corp). Headquartered in **Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States** (per Wikipedia 'Mega Cat Studios': 'Mega Cat Studios is an American video game development and publishing company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania' and per Facebook + LinkedIn 'Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 19,177 followers'). **FOUNDED 2015 by James Deighan** per Wikipedia. Self-described as 'a creative first games agency based out of Pittsburgh, PA with a global team' (per megacatstudios.com). **DISTINCTIVE BUSINESS LINE:** One of the most active US producers of **physical retro game cartridges** for classic consoles — original homebrew titles published on physical NES, SNES, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive cartridges, plus standard modern PC/Switch digital releases. 'Retro ethos and a culture of innovation' (per megacatstudios.com/pages/company: 'Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Mega Cat Studios is a creative first video game developer with a retro ethos and a culture of innovation. Since 2017, we've boasted...'). Hybrid in-house dev + indie publishing model: 23 'Developed by' MobyGames credits (own indie + retro releases) + publishing operations on physical cartridges and digital storefronts. Independent — no parent corporation. Moby record: 'Mega Cat Studios, Inc.' 2026 UPDATE: spearheaded development of 'God of War: Sons of Sparta' — the latest entry in the widely beloved franchise — as featured by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Mar 9, 2026), a landmark AAA collaboration for the studio; credited on 80+ games to date per Pittsburgh Magazine profile; official framing refined to 'a creative first games agency based out of Pittsburgh, PA with a global team' (per megacatstudios.com and official X bio).
- Type: Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: United States
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Development, Art, assets and fonts production services, Publishing, QA and testing services, Game development and engineering, Localisation services
- Credited games in the group: 15
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Poncle — Art, assets and fonts production services, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2024–2025
- Playground Productions — Game development and engineering, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2025–2026
- Skybound — Publishing, QA and testing services, 2 shared credits, 2023–2026
- Ziggurat Interactive — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2023–2023
- Graffiti Games — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2020–2020
- Retroware — Development, Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2025–2025
- Atari — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2024–2024
- QubicGames — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Zerouno Games — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Humongous Entertainment, Inc. — Development, Game development and engineering, 1 shared credits, 2025–2025
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
- Santa Monica Studio — Development, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
- Hyperbolic Audio — Audio design and production services, 1 shared credits, 2026–2026
- Poppy Works — Art, assets and fonts production services, 1 shared credits, 2025–2025
- Localize Direct — Localisation services, 1 shared credits, 2025–2025
Latest related news
- Santa Monica Studio surprise-launches "Sons of Sparta," confirms original God of War trilogy remake (2026-02-12)
- Sony routes PlayStation Mega Man-era IP playbook through indie studio for God of War spin-off (2026-02-12)
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/mega-cat-studios