ZeptoLab
 Current studio logo since 2022 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010 in Moscow, Russia |
| Founders |
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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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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".
- ↑ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions". March 7, 2017.
- 1 2 3 Loffe, Julia. "The Russian Twins Behind Hit iPhone App Cut the Rope". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (December 9, 2011). "DeanBeat: The iPhone fairy tale comes true for Russia's Cut the Rope developers". Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ "ZEPTOLAB UK LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
- ↑ Eler, Alicia. "Russia's Top 5 Web Startups Of 2011 Mostly Rip Off U.S.'s". Retrieved September 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions". March 7, 2017.
- ↑ Díaz, Tina (July 23, 2015). "ZeptoLab creará cien puestos de trabajo en Barcelona". Expansión (Spanish newspaper) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- ↑ Ubieto, Gabriel (May 31, 2018). "La empresa de videojuegos Zeptolab abre sede en Barcelona". El Periódico (Barcelona) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- ↑ "zeptolab to create 100 jobs in barcelona". catalonia.com. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- 1 2 SN, Vikas (January 20, 2025). "Nazara Technologies secures Rs 495 Cr funding from Mithun Sacheti & Arpit Khandelwal-led entity; open offer launched". Moneycontrol.com.
- ↑ Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer, retrieved January 7, 2020
- ↑ "ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash", November 17, 2021, 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, retrieved August 1, 2023
- ↑ "Cut the Rope 3". App Store. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro". Retrieved February 26, 2024.