ZeptoLab

Multinational video game company
  • Semyon Voinov
  • Efim Voinov
Headquarters
Barcelona
,
Spain
Key people
Max Petrov (CEO)DivisionsZeptoLab Publishing[1]SubsidiariesZeptoLab UK Limited[2]Websitezeptolab.com

ZeptoLab (stylised as zeptolab) is a Spanish 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

ZeptoLab was founded in 2010 by self-taught twins Efim and Semyon Voinov, who have been making games since the age of ten.[6] “Zepto”, a math prefix meaning 10−21, 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

  • Cut the Rope (October 1, 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

  1. ^ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
  2. ^ "ZEPTOLAB UK LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
  3. ^ Butcher, Mike. "New Cut the Rope 2 Game Drops On December 19, Check Out The Video Preview". Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ Lancet, Yaara. "Play Cut The Rope On Any Browser For Free, Courtesy Of Microsoft [News]". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  5. ^ "ZeptoLab(TM) Announces First Wave of Expansive Licensing and Merchandising Program". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  6. ^ Takahashi, Dean (2011-12-09). "DeanBeat: The iPhone fairy tale comes true for Russia's Cut the Rope developers". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ Loffe, Julia. "The Russian Twins Behind Hit iPhone App Cut the Rope". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  8. ^ Eler, Alicia. "Russia's Top 5 Web Startups Of 2011 Mostly Rip Off U.S.'s". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
  10. ^ "zeptolab to create 100 jobs in barcelona".
  11. ^ Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer, retrieved 2020-01-07
  12. ^ "ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash", retrieved January 25, 2022
  13. ^ "‘Cut the Rope Daily’ Is Out Now Bringing a New Logic Puzzle Daily to iOS and Android Through Netflix Games", retrieved August 1, 2023
  14. ^ "Cut the Rope 3". App Store. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  15. ^ "Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro". Retrieved 2024-02-26.

External links

  • Official international website
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  • VIAF