ZeptoLab
 Current studio logo since 2022 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , Spain |
Key people | Efim Voinov (CEO) |
| Divisions | ZeptoLab Publishing[1] |
| Subsidiaries | ZeptoLab UK Limited[2] |
| Website | zeptolab.com |
ZeptoLab (stylised as zeptolab) is a video game developer best known for developing the Cut the Rope series, which has been downloaded more than 2 billion times since its release,[3] and can be played on major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5 Internet browsers, macOS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS.[4]
ZeptoLab has also announced licensing and merchandising partnerships for Cut the Rope and its popular character, Om Nom.[5]
History
[edit]ZeptoLab was founded in 2008 by self-taught twins Efim and Semyon Voinov, who have been making games since the age of ten.[6] Its name originates from “Zepto”, a math prefix meaning 10−21, which was “meant to signify how truly boutique their operation was.”[7]
ZeptoLab has not received any external funding to produce their games.[8] It also owns a game studio subsidiary in the UK and started a publishing division in 2017.[9] The company’s HQ was moved from Moscow to Barcelona in 2015.[10]
List of games released
[edit]- Cut the Rope (October 4, 2010)
- Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift (December 1, 2010)
- Cut the Rope: Experiments (August 23, 2011)
- Pudding Monsters (December 19, 2012 on iOS / December 21, 2012 on Android / February 25, 2022 on Nintendo Switch)
- Cut the Rope: Time Travel (April 18, 2013)
- Cut the Rope 2 (December 19, 2013 on iOS / March 28, 2014 on Android)
- King of Thieves (February 12, 2015 on App Store (iOS/iPadOS) / February 26, 2015 on Amazon Appstore / March 5, 2015 on Google Play).
- My Om Nom (December 18, 2014 on iOS / Android (August 17, 2015) (in collaboration with Dynamic Pixels).
- Cut The Rope: Magic (December 17, 2015)
- Om Nom Bubbles (December 18, 2015 / August 30, 2021 on Android devices)
- C.A.T.S - Crash Arena Turbo Stars (April 20, 2017)
- Om Nom Maya Papaya (January 22, 2018)
- Where's Om Nom (March 11, 2019)
- Om Nom: Merge (November 28, 2019)[11] (in collaboration with Amuzo Games)
- Om Nom: Run (February 20, 2020) (in collaboration with Koukoi Games Oy)
- Bullet Echo (May 27, 2020)
- Robotics! (August 5, 2020)
- Evo Pop (November 11, 2020)
- Cut The Rope Remastered (April 2, 2021 on Apple Arcade) (Developed and published by Paladin Studios)
- Downhill Smash (November 30, 2021 on Android / December 1, 2021 on iOS) (in collaboration with Hipster Whale)[12]
- Overcrowded: Tycoon (April 26, 2022 on Android / March 3, 2022 on iOS)
- Cut the Rope Daily (August 1, 2023 on iOS and Android for Netflix Games)[13]
- Cut the Rope 3 (October 13, 2023 on Apple Arcade and February 2, 2024 on Apple Vision Pro) (Developed by Paladin Studios)[14] [15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
- ^ "ZEPTOLAB UK LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
- ^ Butcher, Mike. "New Cut the Rope 2 Game Drops On December 19, Check Out The Video Preview". Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ Lancet, Yaara. "Play Cut The Rope On Any Browser For Free, Courtesy Of Microsoft [News]". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "ZeptoLab(TM) Announces First Wave of Expansive Licensing and Merchandising Program". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (2011-12-09). "DeanBeat: The iPhone fairy tale comes true for Russia's Cut the Rope developers". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ Loffe, Julia. "The Russian Twins Behind Hit iPhone App Cut the Rope". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ Eler, Alicia. "Russia's Top 5 Web Startups Of 2011 Mostly Rip Off U.S.'s". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
- ^ "zeptolab to create 100 jobs in barcelona".
- ^ Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer, retrieved 2020-01-07
- ^ "ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash", retrieved January 25, 2022
- ^ "‘Cut the Rope Daily’ Is Out Now Bringing a New Logic Puzzle Daily to iOS and Android Through Netflix Games", retrieved August 1, 2023
- ^ "Cut the Rope 3". App Store. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ "Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro". Retrieved 2024-02-26.
