Texas developers produced influential video game titles

Texas has established itself as a significant hub for influential video game development, producing several titles that have shaped the industry.

Key historical contributions include id Software’s DOOM and Quake, developed in Richardson, which helped define the first-person shooter genre and early online multiplayer. Gearbox Software in Frisco developed the Borderlands franchise, known for its loot-shooter mechanics and cel-shaded art style. In Austin, Retro Studios produced the Metroid Prime trilogy for Nintendo.

The state also hosts modern indie developers, such as Strange Scaffold and As An Enemy Studios in El Paso, creators of titles like El Paso, Elsewhere and Trackher.