Estoty Mobile Game Studio

Estoty Mobile Game Studio
Industryvideo game development
Founded2012
HeadquartersRiga,
Latvia
Websitehttps://estoty.com/

Estoty is a mobile game studio based in Riga, Latvia and Vilnius, Lithuania.[1]

History

Estoty was founded in 2012 in Riga, Latvia by Guntis Pontags and Vasilijs Siņicins.[2][3][4] In 2014, a second studio of the company was founded in Vilnius, Lithuania.[5][6]

In 2018 and 2019, the Latvian Game Awards named Prince of Persia: Escape and Battle Disc as the Best Hyper Casual Game”.[7][8]

In 2020, the company's games were among the Top 20 games in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.[9] As of 2020, games created by the Estoty Mobile Game Studio have been downloaded more than 1.5 billion times.[10] In the same year, the action game Johnny Trigger became the "Game of the Year" at the Lithuanian Game Award Ceremony.[11] Johnny Trigger was the most downloaded game in the world in January 2020.[12]

Estoty specializes in creating hyper-casual mobile games.[13] Among its most famous games are Johnny Trigger,[14] 2048,[15][16] Knife Hit,[17] Jelly Shift,[18] Prince of Persia: Escape,[19] Pixel Rush.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Baltic mobile studio Estoty reveals it's working process". pocketgamer.biz. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. ^ "InMobi Announced Its New Monetization Solution for Games IT Voice | Online IT Media | IT Magazine". IT Voice | Online IT Media | IT Magazine. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ "Pietiek :: Sev izmaksāto dividenžu rekordists – "Rietumu bankas" akcionārs un ebreju aktīvists Suharenko". pietiek.com. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  4. ^ "Pieci tiešsaistes miljonāri • IR.lv". IR.lv (in Latvian). 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  5. ^ Povilaitytė, Evelina. ""Estoty" prašė įrengti biurą, gavo nuosavą galaktiką". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ "Biuras ar pramogų parkas? Darbovietė su kino teatru, žaidimais ir sporto sale". 15min.lt/verslas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. ^ "Pērnā gada labākās spēles Latvijā saņēmušas apbalvojumu". tv3.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  8. ^ "Labs of Latvia". labsoflatvia.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  9. ^ "Šimtų milijonų pasaulio vartotojų pamėgtus mobiliuosius žaidimus kuriantys lietuviai: džiaugiamės kurdami "hitus"". 15min.lt/verslas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  10. ^ "Apbalvoti Latvijas spēļu gada balvas 2020 uzvarētāji ← FOLD". FOLD. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  11. ^ "Apdovanoti geriausi lietuviški praėjusių metų žaidimai". 15min.lt/verslas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  12. ^ "Apbalvoti Latvijas spēļu gada balvas 2020 uzvarētāji ← FOLD". FOLD. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  13. ^ "Viedtālruņu spēļu ražotāji – vadībā". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  14. ^ "Artimiausią savaitgalį vyks virtualus žaidimų kūrimo festivalis "LT Game Jam"". 15min.lt/verslas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  15. ^ Affiliate, Head of. "2048 for iOS and Android review". Tech Advisor. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  16. ^ "InMobi Announced Its New Monetization Solution for Games IT Voice | Online IT Media | IT Magazine". IT Voice | Online IT Media | IT Magazine. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  17. ^ "Šimtų milijonų pasaulio vartotojų pamėgtus mobiliuosius žaidimus kuriantys lietuviai: džiaugiamės kurdami "hitus"". 15min.lt/verslas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  18. ^ Philip (2019-07-12). "Jelly Shift Guide: Tips, Cheats & Tricks to Earn More Gems and Clear All Levels". Level Winner. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  19. ^ "gamedev.lv : Latvijas spēļu izstrādātāji stāsta par savu 2018. gada nozīmīgāko notikumu". www.gamedev.lv. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  20. ^ "Estoty Games". MobyGames. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
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