Twenty developers you don't know, but should

Between consoles, PC, mobile and everything in between, there are so many games released today that it's impossible to keep up with everything that's coming out – and it's even harder to keep up with the studios behind them. Even with a gaming public that's grown accustomed to following big developers like Valve and small studios like Double Fine, countless other studios slide under the radar. In the interest of sifting a signal from the noise, the Joystiq crew has selected 20 developers that deserve your attention. These studios are making games you should play, and their future work should be highly anticipated.

[Mikey32230]

Does this then imply there are 20+ games we "don't know about, but should"?

I had not heard of a few of those games.

[listenkids]

I know 12 of them, but the title says I dont, who do I trust?

[R00bot]

Well, obviously the writer of this article, being a gaming journalist, is more qualified than you in the field of gaming.
I'd trust him.

[il-JumperMT]

Only notable:
Drinkbox // Very fun PS Vita games
Gungho // EVERYONE knows about Ragnarok!
Stardock // one of the best Sci-Fi RTS ever

Most of them I know, but the games are horrible and should be ignored.

[imt558]

Well, The Swapper is outstanding game.

[WeAreLegion]

Payday is horrible?!? What? Papo & Yo? Magicka?

[DoctorJones]

It's probably you who should be ignored.

[WeAreLegion]

I think most N4G regulars will know most of these. Great developers here.

[rextraordinaire]

:o

I didn't know that Papo & Yo and Wizorb both came for my hometown. I tend to forget that there are other devs than Ubisoft and Eidos here... Those two giants are given all the attention by the medias.

[hellzsupernova]

I don't feel like having one average game should land you on a list of great unknown devs

[Moncole]

I knew 16 of them.

[SonyStyled]

2 of em from my city of boston. "this is our f****** city!"

[DarkSymbiote]

There's a game based on The Room? "What a story, Joystiq!"