Company:ZeptoLab
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010 in Moscow, Russia |
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| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom[1] |
Key people | Efim Voinov (CEO) |
| Divisions | ZeptoLab Publishing[2] |
| Website | zeptolab.com |
ZeptoLab (stylised in all lowercase) is a European video game developer founded in 2010[3] by Semyon and Efim Voinov, and based in London. It is known for the Cut the Rope series of video games.
History
ZeptoLab was founded in 2010[3] by twins Efim and Semyon Voinov, who have been making games since the age of ten.[4] Its name originates from “Zepto”, a math prefix meaning 10−21, to “signify how truly boutique their operation was.”[3]
In 2011, ZeptoLab UK Limited was incorporated in London.[5] The company has not received any external funding to produce their games.[6] A publishing division was started in 2017.[7] ZeptoLab started a new game development subsidiary in Barcelona in 2015.[8][9][10]
In January 2025, Nazara Technologies acquired the intellectual property of Software:CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars and King of Thieves for Rs 660,000,000.[11] The games will be published under Nazara Publishing.[11]
List of games released
- Parachute Ninja (January 28, 2010)
- Cut the Rope (October 4, 2010)
- Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift (December 1, 2010)
- Software: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)
- Software: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 cooperation 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)[12] (in cooperation with Amuzo Games)
- Software:Om Nom: Run (February 20, 2020) (in cooperation 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 cooperation with Hipster Whale)[13]
- 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)[14]
- Cut the Rope 3 (October 13, 2023 on Apple Arcade and February 2, 2024 on Apple Vision Pro) (Developed by Paladin Studios)[15][16]
References
- ↑ "We mix fun into every experience". https://www.zeptolab.com/about.
- ↑ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions". March 7, 2017. http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65228/zeptolab-opens-publishing-business/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Loffe, Julia. "The Russian Twins Behind Hit iPhone App Cut the Rope". http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-russian-twins-behind-hit-iphone-app-cut-the-rope-09222011.html.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (2011-12-09). "DeanBeat: The iPhone fairy tale comes true for Russia's Cut the Rope developers". https://venturebeat.com/2011/12/09/deanbeat-iphone-cut-the-rope/.
- ↑ "ZEPTOLAB UK LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK" (in en). https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07493468.
- ↑ Eler, Alicia. "Russia's Top 5 Web Startups Of 2011 Mostly Rip Off U.S.'s". http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/russias_top_5_web_startups_of_2011_mostly_rip_off.php.
- ↑ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions". March 7, 2017. http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65228/zeptolab-opens-publishing-business/.
- ↑ Díaz, Tina (2015-07-23). "ZeptoLab creará cien puestos de trabajo en Barcelona" (in es). https://www.expansion.com/catalunya/2015/07/23/55b0c35022601d0c068b4580.html.
- ↑ Ubieto, Gabriel (2018-05-31). "La empresa de videojuegos Zeptolab abre sede en Barcelona" (in es). https://www.elperiodico.com/es/economia/20180531/empresa-videojuegos-zeptolab-abre-sede-barcelona-6849766.
- ↑ "zeptolab to create 100 jobs in barcelona" (in en-US). https://catalonia.com/w/zeptolab-to-create-100-jobs-in-barcelona-.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 SN, Vikas (January 20, 2025). "Nazara Technologies secures Rs 495 Cr funding from Mithun Sacheti & Arpit Khandelwal-led entity; open offer launched". https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/nazara-technologies-to-raise-rs-495-crore-from-axana-estates-buy-gaming-titles-from-zeptolab-12914728.html.
- ↑ Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer, https://m.facebook.com/cuttherope/videos/821923184904670/, retrieved 2020-01-07
- ↑ "ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash", November 17, 2021, https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/77571/zeptolab-hipster-whale-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", August 2023, https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/01/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" (in en-US). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cut-the-rope-3/id997332884.
- ↑ "Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro" (in en-US). https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-announces-more-than-600-new-apps-built-for-apple-vision-pro/.
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