Developer

From Styleguide

developer

A person, creative team or company that creates videogames.

Note that the same company may be the publisher and the developer of a game. In general, be as specific as possible when referring to a game's developer.

If a game is developed by a specific studio of a larger company, use the studio name. Okami was developed by Capcom's Clover Studios subsidiary.

Any single member of a development team, such as an artist, modeler, programmer or sound engineer, can also be generally referred to as a developer. Will Wright is one of the most well known developers in the business.

Example: The annual Game Developers Conference is a regular gathering of game developers held each spring.

Also see: first-party, second-party, publisher, third-party.