Columbus, Ohio-based Doolittle Gaming is an independent board game publisher founded by Taylor Doolittle. Its first game, Reincardnated, launched successfully on Kickstarter in 2021 and turns players’ incarnations through 60 unique beings into competing Life Lines shaped by Karma and personal Life Purpose cards. The company says it plans to build a broader catalog of games in the years ahead.
Puzzling Pixel Games LLCFrom Lewiston, Puzzling Pixel Games LLC publishes board and card games designed to fit easily into everyday life, including the solo labyrinth challenge The Abandons and the map-based Seven Bridges. Founded around the hobby of board gaming and led by Mike Schroeder, whose background spans IT, web development and digital art, the company makes games that are easy to learn but not easy to master. Its released titles range from family deduction play in Concluzio to a historically mapped journey through Königsberg in Seven Bridges.LEWISTON, NY
Late for the Sky Production CompanySince 1984, Cincinnati-based Late for the Sky Production Company has been making specialty board games, beginning with MIAMIOPOLY and growing its college-themed games into a catalog covering about 80 major U.S. universities. The company also creates custom games built from a client’s own ideas, images and traditions. Its games are made in the USA at its Cincinnati facility, using domestic components and an evolving mix of recycled and recyclable materials.CINCINNATI, OH
Little Creature, LLCLittle Creature, LLC is a small, human-focused game studio established in 2023 that creates tabletop and video games. Its physical products include the Tournament Arc card game, game expansions, collectible cards, stickers, enamel pins, medals, and card storage tins.ALBANY, NY
BoardBoard was created by a founder who wanted to make more room for face-to-face time with the people we love. The company builds a tabletop gaming system for families, friends, and players of different ages, using physical pieces to make digital games a shared experience around the table.