Unsolved Studios
Mobile storytelling crime game app
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Gaming
- Entertainment
- SaaS
- Mobile
- London, UK
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Company mission
To build the world's most entertaining and immersive crime experiences.
Our take
Crime is the fastest growing genre across multiple types of media, including TV, film, books, and games. However, in the gaming sphere, there are no companies dedicating their platform to developing crime games only. This is where Unsolved Studios comes in. It builds crime games at all levels, for casual mobile players to hardcore gamers.
Its key differentiator is its use of real-time interaction, which aims to create a more immersive and unique experience for the user. They don't decide the pace of the game, as it is set by the character's next message or video, building tension and excitement amongst all who play.
Unsolved Studio's future looks promising. Apple has described it as the "most ambitious narrative platform they've seen". They have created Original stories with YouTubers such as Joe Sugg, Callux and Talia Mar. Furthermore, they made their first move into adapting existing intellectual property by working with MTV to bring one of their hit TV shows “Ghosted: Love Gone Missing,” to life on the platform.
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Benefits
- Birthday off
- Regular work social
- Flexible working
- Surprise socials for the whole team!
- Monthly wheel of fortune prize giveaways
- Access to Spill - mental health therapy sessions
- Yearly free eye examinations with Specsavers
- 4pm Friday finishes...unless something's on fire
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- SPEED AS A HABIT: We move quick and innovate at speed to get ahead of the competition
- ADAPTABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE: We aren't afraid to reinvent what has been done previously. But will always deliver on time.
- WE CREATE FOR USERS NOT OURSELVES: We aren't afraid to kill our ideas if it makes the experience better for our users.
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2020
$2.5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $2.5m
Leadership
Shib Hussain
(CEO)Experienced marketing strategist, worked with agencies such as BBH London and Isobar.
Adam Lowe
(Chief Creative Officer)Experienced storyteller and digital specialist, having previously worked with Karmarama and Collective London. Adam also co-founded Tab.dating, before launching Unsolved Studios in 2017.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Unsolved Studios
Shib Hussain (CEO)
- 40% of our team are non-UK based
- 45% of our team identify as female
- 30% of our team are BAME
- We run all job ads through software to ensure that they don't exclude certain genders.
- We're committed to building the most diverse company in the world.
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