Kolibri Games GmbH is a German mobile games company based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 2016 by Daniel Stammler, Janosch Sadowski, Tim Reiter, Oliver Löffler and Sebastian Karasek as Fluffy Fairy Games. The company develops idle games for mobile devices and gained international recognition with their game Idle Miner Tycoon that has been downloaded over 100 million times.[3] Ubisoft acquired a 75% majority share of Kolibri Games in February 2020 with a company valuation of €160 Million.[4][5]
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| Formerly | Fluffy Fairy Games |
|---|---|
| Company type | GmbH |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Revenue | 53,5 Mio. EUR[1] |
| Owner | Ubisoft (75%) |
Number of employees | 115[2] (2024) |
| Website | kolibrigames.com |
History
editThe company was founded as Fluffy Fairy Games in a student apartment, without any external financing.[6]
In July 2016, the company released Idle Miner Tycoon, a mining simulation with idle mechanics, after eight weeks of development.[7]
In January 2018, the company moved to Berlin.[8]
In April 2018, the company released Idle Factory Tycoon on iOS and Android.[9] The idle game that simulates a factory empire has since been downloaded over 10 million times.[10]
In October 2018, Fluffy Fairy Games changed its name to Kolibri Games.[11]
Ubisoft acquired a 75% share of Kolibri in February 2020, as the company desired to expand into the "idle" mobile game venue.[12]
Games
edit| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Idle Miner Tycoon |
| 2018 | Idle Factory Tycoon |
| 2020 | Idle Farm Tycoon |
| 2020 | Idle Pirate Tycoon |
| 2020 | Idle Restaurant Tycoon |
| 2021 | Idle Firefighter Tycoon |
| 2021 | Idle School Tycoon |
| 2021 | Idle Mail Tycoon |
| 2022 | Idle Taxi Tycoon |
| 2022 | Idle Bank Tycoon |
Acknowledgments
editIn 2018, LinkedIn added Kolibri Games to the 2018 list of Top 25 startups in Germany. Red Herring placed the company among the Top 100 Europe[13] and Top 100 Global 2018.[14] Kolibri Games has been awarded the first place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award in the "Rising Stars" category in 2018[15] and won again in 2020.[16] Kolibri Games also made sixth place in the "Financial Times 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies" List in 2021[17]
In 2020, Kolibri Games CEOs Janosch Sadowski and Daniel Stammler have been awarded as Young Entrepreneurs of the Year at Investor Allstars.[18]
References
edit- ^ Kelly, Maxine (2 March 2021). "FT 1000: the fifth annual list of Europe's fastest-growing companies". www.ft.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Fröhlich, Petra (15 August 2024). "Die größten Games-Studios in Deutschland 2024" [The largest game studios in Germany in 2024]. GamesWirtschaft (in German). Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Growing German studio Kolibri hits 100m downloads
- ^ "Ubisoft 2020 Annual Financial Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Kolibri Games: Ubisoft purchases Kolibri Games (German)". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ List: #17 Kolibri Games
- ^ Keep on shipping: How Fluffy Fairy Games updated its game 50 times in a year
- ^ Keep on shipping: How Fluffy Fairy Games updated its game 50 times in a year
- ^ Out now on iOS: Idle Factory Tycoon!
- ^ Fluffy Fairy's Idle Factory Tycoon surpasses four million downloads in two weeks
- ^ Idle Miner Tycoon dev Fluffy Fairy renames to Kolibri Games
- ^ Kerr, Chris (3 February 2020). "Ubisoft acquires mobile studio Kolibri Games to expand into 'idle' genre". Gamasutra. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Fluffy Fairy Games and TreasureHunt named Europe's hottest games start-ups in Red Herring Top 100
- ^ Ubisoft acquires free-to-play mobile dev Kolibri Games
- ^ "Kolibri Games ranks number one among Technology Fast 50's "Rising Stars" – Germany's fastest growing tech companies". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "The fastest-growing technology companies in Germany". Deloitte Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Maxine (2 March 2021). "FT 1000: the fifth annual list of Europe's fastest-growing companies". www.ft.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Kolibri Games CEOs Awarded as Young Entrepreneurs of the Year at Investor Allstars 2020