Kolibri Games

Kolibri Games GmbH is a 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.[2] Ubisoft acquired a 75% majority share of Kolibri Games in February 2020 with a company valuation of €160 Million.[3][4]

Kolibri Games GmbH
FormerlyFluffy Fairy Games
TypeGmbH
IndustryVideo games
Founded2016 (2016)
Headquarters
Berlin
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Daniel Stammler
  • (CEO)
  • Janosch Sadowski
  • (CEO)
  • Oliver Löffler
  • (CTO)
OwnerUbisoft (75%)
Number of employees
100[1] (2019)
Websitekolibrigames.com

History

The company was founded as Fluffy Fairy Games in a student apartment, without any external financing.[5]

In July 2016, the company released Idle Miner Tycoon, a mining simulation with idle mechanics, after eight weeks of development.[6]

In January 2018, the company moved to Berlin.[7]

In April 2018, the company released Idle Factory Tycoon on iOS and Android.[8] The idle game that simulates a factory empire has since been downloaded over 10 million times.[9]

In October 2018, Fluffy Fairy Games changed its name to Kolibri Games.[10]

Ubisoft acquired a 75% share of Kolibri in February 2020, as the company desired to expand into the "idle" mobile game venue.[11]

Games
Title Year Status Description
Idle Miner Tycoon 2016 Available Kolibri Games' first and most popular game, downloaded over 100 million times[12]
Idle Factory Tycoon 2018 Available The company's second game. Idle Factory Tycoon reached 5 million downloads faster than its predecessor[13]

Acknowledgments

In 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[14] and Top 100 Global 2018.[15] Kolibri Games has been awarded the first place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award in the "Rising Stars" category in 2018.[16] In 2020, Kolibri Games CEOs Janosch Sadowski and Daniel Stammler have been awarded as Young Entrepreneurs of the Year at Investor Allstars.[17]

References
  1. From fluffy beginnings to 100 million downloads: the bootstrapping story of German game studio Kolibri Games
  2. Growing German studio Kolibri hits 100m downloads
  3. "Ubisoft 2020 Annual Financial Report" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Kolibri Games: Ubisoft purchases Kolibri Games (German)". Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. List: #17 Kolibri Games
  6. Keep on shipping: How Fluffy Fairy Games updated its game 50 times in a year
  7. Keep on shipping: How Fluffy Fairy Games updated its game 50 times in a year
  8. Out now on iOS: Idle Factory Tycoon!
  9. Fluffy Fairy's Idle Factory Tycoon surpasses four million downloads in two weeks
  10. Idle Miner Tycoon dev Fluffy Fairy renames to Kolibri Games
  11. Kerr, Chris (3 February 2020). "Ubisoft acquires mobile studio Kolibri Games to expand into 'idle' genre". Gamasutra. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  12. Growing German studio Kolibri hits 100m downloads
  13. Fluffy Fairy's Idle Factory Tycoon surpasses four million downloads in two weeks
  14. Fluffy Fairy Games and TreasureHunt named Europe's hottest games start-ups in Red Herring Top 100
  15. Ubisoft acquires free-to-play mobile dev Kolibri Games
  16. "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.
  17. Kolibri Games CEOs Awarded as Young Entrepreneurs of the Year at Investor Allstars 2020
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