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Playgig
Developer of cross-platform free-to-play games
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Gaming
- eSports
- Social
- Manhattan Beach, CA
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Company mission
Playgig's mission is to develop cross-platform free-to-play video games that inspire users to play freely, explore, and build communities.
Our take
Video games are often praised for their immersive environments, complex stories and character development, but such praise is generally limited to single-player video games. Whilst there are thousands of MMORPGs and other multi-player online games with story-driven quests, such essential environmental features are often seen as an afterthought and do not reflect the immersion of single-player games.
Playgig develops cross-platform free-to-play online multiplayer games, starting with it's current project Mystik Kingdoms. The studio claims to go above and beyond to design an intricate and full-of-life multiplayer world as a foundation before creating the game itself, aiming to capture the detail of single-player gaming within a modern online gaming experience.
Whilst most major video game developers are beginning to release titles as free-to-play cross-platform games, Playgig stands out by recognizing the importance of focussing on the world in which the game takes place. By filling the digital world with characters, quests, and other connected interactions, the company aims to eradicate the gaming compromise players make when playing with friends, whilst continuing to remove cross-platform restrictions and paywalls.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (2 rounds)
Nov 2022
$10.9m
SEED
Sep 2021
$10.3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $21.2m
Leadership
Bruno Schirch
(CEO)Experience as Business Development Manager for Warner Bros. Entertainment from 2005 to 2009. General Manager of Riot Games Latin America from 2011 to 2015, and Managing Director of Global Publishing & Esports from 2011 to 2020.