Who owns Snail Games USA?
Snail Games USA is owned by Snail (the United States, NASDAQ: SNAL).[1]
Evidence: Snail, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-19, SEC EDGAR, 19 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Snail, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Culver City
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Culver City
- Founded
- 2009
- Category
- Technology › Game makers & platforms › Game publishers & studios
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: SNAL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Snail Games USA
Snail Games USA, Inc. is the main publishing label and operating subsidiary of Snail, Inc., incorporated in California on 22 September 2009. The 10-K says Snail became a holding company for it at the time of its November 2022 initial public offering. It publishes the ARK games and other titles, often through Steam Early Access.
Ownership timeline of Snail Games USA
Where Snail Games USA sits in Snail
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Snail
Snail controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in technology.
Also in technology
Other brands in game publishers & studios, and who owns them
The 11 brands in game publishers & studios on Brandtree belong to 4 owners. The largest is PLAYSTUDIOS, with 4; Snail has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brainium | PLAYSTUDIOS | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KartKraft | Motorsport Games | 🇺🇸 United States |
| DoubleDown Casino | DoubleDown Interactive | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| myVEGAS | PLAYSTUDIOS | 🇺🇸 United States |
| POP! Slots | PLAYSTUDIOS | 🇺🇸 United States |
| The Win Zone | PLAYSTUDIOS | 🇺🇸 United States |
| rFactor 2 | Motorsport Games | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Studio 397 | Motorsport Games | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Snail
Snail is a publicly listed company headquartered in Culver City, United States. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: SNAL.
Snail, Inc. is a Delaware holding company, incorporated on 11 January 2022, whose operating business Snail Games USA is based in Culver City, California. Its 10-K for 2025 describes an independent developer and publisher of games for consoles, PCs and mobile devices, with net revenue of $81.2 million, 89.4% of it from the ARK franchise. Its founder, chief executive and chairman, Hai Shi, controls a majority of its common stock.
🇺🇸 Snail Games USA and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Snail Games USA is not one of them.
- AccuTrade — Cars.com 🇺🇸
- AxiomSL — Nasdaq 🇺🇸
- Blankfactor — Globant 🇱🇺
- Brainium — PLAYSTUDIOS 🇺🇸
- CoreCard — Euronet 🇺🇸
- Cornerstone — IDEXX 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Snail Games USA?
The parent company of Snail Games USA is Snail, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Snail Games USA American?
Yes. Snail Games USA originated in the United States in 2009 and its owner, Snail, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Snail Games USA still owned by Snail?
Yes. As of 17 October 2026, Snail Games USA is still owned by Snail. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Snail, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 March 2026; retrieved 17 October 2026.
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