Who are the best developers in the games industry today? Jake and Sam answer that question by power ranking the top 35 studios (based on the list they built two episodes ago). Check out the final list below the timecodes if you like spoilers!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Lilo & Stitch Live-Action Trailer Reaction, Springtime Emotions, NFL Free Agency News) |

00:09:26 - Main Topic: The 2025 Game Developer Power Ranking (Ranking The Top 35) |

00:56:27 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Pokémon Legends Z-A, Wanderstop)

1:01:23 - Game, Watch, Listen (MOVIES: Emilia Pérez, The Gorge | TV: The White Lotus, Paradise | MUSIC: Johnny Blue Skies / Sturgill Simpson - Passage du Desir, The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

1. Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

2. FromSoftware

3. Capcom

4. Insomniac

5. Naughty Dog

6. Rockstar Games

7. Supergiant Games

8. Larian Studios

9. Remedy Entertainment

10. Valve

11. Kojima Productions

12. id Software

13. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio

14. Sucker Punch

15. Sony Santa Monica

16. P-Studio (Atlus)

17. CD Projekt Red

18. Obsidian Entertainment

19. MachineGames

20. Respawn Entertainment

21. Square Enix Creative Business Unit I

22. Team Asobi

23. Housemarque

24. Arkane Studios

25. Epic Games

26. Blizzard Entertainment

27. Treyarch

28. Riot Games

29. Monolith Soft

30. Playground Games

31. Intelligent Systems

32. miHoYo

33. IO Interactive

34. Game Freak

35. Ubisoft Quebec