ZeptoLab
ZeptoLab (stylised as zeptolab) is a Russian video game developer based in Moscow. It is best known for developing the Cut the Rope series, which has been downloaded more than 405 million times since its release.[3] and can be played on major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5 Internet browsers, OS X, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS.[4]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 10 January 2009 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , Russia |
Key people | Misha Lyalin (chairman and CEO) |
| Divisions | ZeptoLab Publishing[1] |
| Subsidiaries | ZeptoLab UK Limited[2] |
| Website | zeptolab.com |
ZeptoLab has also announced licensing and merchandising partnerships for Cut the Rope and its popular character, Om Nom.[5]
History
ZeptoLab was founded in 2008 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]
List of games released
- Cut the Rope (October 1, 2010)
- Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift (December 2010)
- Cut the Rope: Experiments (August 2011)
- Pudding Monsters (December 20, 2012)
- Cut the Rope: Time Travel (April, 18th 2013)
- Cut the Rope 2 (December, 19th 2013 on iOS / March, 28th 2014 on Android)
- King of Thieves (February, 12th 2015 on App Store (iOS) / February, 26th 2015 on Amazon Appstore / March, 5th 2015 (Google Play).
- My Om Nom (December, 18th 2014 on iOS / Android (August, 17th 2015).
- Cut The Rope: Magic (December 17, 2015)
- Om Nom Bubbles (December 18, 2015 / August 30, 2021 on Android)
- C.A.T.S - Crash Arena Turbo Stars (April 19, 2017)
- Om Nom Maya Papaya (January 22, 2018)
- Where's Om Nom (March 11, 2019)
- Om Nom: Merge (November 28, 2019)[10]
- Om Nom: Run (February 20, 2020)
- Bullet Echo (May 25, 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)
- Luxor 12 (September 30, 2021)
- Cut the Rope 3 (January 1, 2022)
References
- "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". 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".
- Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer, retrieved 2020-01-07
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official international website
