Annapurna Games LLC, operating as Annapurna Interactive, is a publisher specializing in unique indie video games. The company published acclaimed titles such as Gorogoa, What Remains of Edith Finch, Donut County, Gone Home, Sayonara Wild Hearts, and Kentucky Route Zero. They are also the publisher behind notable releases in the Outer Wilds, Neon White, and The Pathless franchises.
Founded in 2016 as a division of Annapurna Pictures, the division was established to support creative, personal, and artistically driven interactive experiences. The publisher secured its industry footprint by distributing
Gorogoa in 2017, a hand-illustrated puzzle game that redefined visual storytelling. This was followed in 2018 by the console distribution of the seminal narrative exploration game
Gone Home, the tragic family history of
What Remains of Edith Finch, and the physics-based comedy of
Donut County.
The company’s catalog expanded with the rhythm-infused action of
Sayonara Wild Hearts in 2019 and the culmination of the episodic adventure
Kentucky Route Zero in 2020. These projects paved the way for larger, genre-defining intellectual properties. Within the
Outer Wilds franchise, the publisher supported a critically acclaimed time-loop exploration system. They expanded into stylized action with the archery-based movement of
The Pathless and the card-based speedrunning mechanics of
Neon White. By focusing on creator-led development, these releases established a distinct legacy of elevating video games as a mature artistic medium.