A game developer is a person or business involved in game development, the process of designing and creating games. Game developers often specialize in a particular type of game.

Board game developer

A board game developer designs board games.

Collectible card game developer

Collectible card game developers design games which are played with cards that can be traded and often collected. Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering, is probably the most famous collectible card game developer.

Role-playing game developer

Role-playing game developers create games that include magic, fantasy and medieval themes, such as dragons, wizards and armored knights.

Gary Gygax and David Arneson are two of the most famous role-playing game (RPG) developers. Togehter they created Dungeons & Dragons, one of the earliest RPG's which inspired countless others.

Video game developer

A video game developer creates computer or video games. For all other types of developers mentioned here, the role played by the game designer for a video or computer game is analogous their roles. The more generic term video game developer can refer to anyone involved in the video or computer development process, such as game programmers and game producers. The term "video game developer" can also refer to a company specializing in game development.

See also: Game design, video game publisher, game programming

Game Developer is also the name of a magazine for video game developers.