Annapurna Interactive
Publishing innovative and emotive indie games since 2016.
Annapurna Games, LLC (trade name: Annapurna Interactive) is an American video game publisher and developer. The company was founded in 2016 as a division of Annapurna Pictures. It focuses on publishing innovative and emotive indie games. In 2020 Annapurna launched an internal development studio.
Quick Facts
- Parent
- Annapurna Pictures
- Notable published games
- Journey (PC)
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Florence
- Stray
- Role
- Video game publisher
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California
Lore & Background
The company was founded as a division of Annapurna Pictures on December 1, 2016. Its early staff included Annapurna executives, producer Neale Hemrajani, technology head James Masi, and video game veterans Nathan Gary, Deborah Mars, Hector Sanchez, and Jeff Legaspi. Jenova Chen was the company's advisor. Annapurna Interactive signed publishing deals for games that were in development at Santa Monica Studio's external development division, including What Remains of Edith Finch and Wattam. In October 2020, Annapurna established an internal development studio in Los Angeles. In June 2022, Annapurna announced the formation of an internal game development studio headed by Chelsea Hash; its first game, Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, was announced in 2023. In November 2023, Annapurna Interactive acquired South African studio 24 Bit Games. In August 2024, Annapurna Pictures signed a partnership deal with Remedy Entertainment to co-finance Control 2 and obtain television and film rights to Control and Alan Wake. In late August 2024, Annapurna Interactive’s 25-person staff resigned. In January 2025, Leanne Loombe joined as executive vice president and head of games.
Reader's Guide
Notable video games published by Annapurna Interactive include What Remains of Edith Finch (2017), Donut County (2018), Outer Wilds (2019), Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019), Wattam (2019), Telling Lies (2019), Kentucky Route Zero (2020), Neon White (2022) and Stray (2022). Later releases include Wanderstop (March 2025), Lushfoil Photography Sim and Skin Deep (April 2025), To a T (May 2025), Wheel World (summer 2025), and Lego Voyagers (September 2025). At the Tokyo Game Show 2025, Annapurna revealed D-topia, People of Note, and Demi and the Fractured Dream.
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