UK Gaming Start-ups That Changed the Game

February 25, 2022
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Gaming is an integral part of our lives, and people from all age groups like to participate in gaming online. However, when we talk about games, our ultimate goal is to have fun and spend some quality time. This definition of gaming is being redefined by some of the UK’s new gaming start-ups, and we’ve listed them all. In this article, we will be learning about their success stories and how they are revolutionising the gaming world.

List of Five Revolutionary Gaming Start-ups In The UK

Space Ape Games

Space Ape Games excels at making innovative mobile games. The company was founded back in 2012, and ever since has created action-packed mobile games like Samurai Siege, Rival Kingdoms, and more. The Space Ape Games headquarters is located in London, UK.

Up till now, they’ve created games that attracted tens of millions of people around the world.

They’ve even partnered with mobile game giant Supercell, known for Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars, among others, to create more games in the future. Mobile gaming is compact and easy to carry around. This is why we can expect to see this industry grow exponentially in future, and with it, Space Ape Games can be the upcoming star.

FACEIT

FACEIT is an esports company that has made its name by administering several esports championships like CS:GO, DOTA 2, LoL, Rocket Legends, Team Fortress 2, and Rainbow Six Siege. Faceit has provided a brand-new platform for pro gamers who are looking for new ways to get challenges. With FACEIT, you can play all different kinds of esports on their platform and win exciting prizes like skins, in-game currency, and surprise boxes.

FACEIT has its headquarters in London, UK and was established in 2012. FACEIT was started by a trio of friends Niccolo Maisto, Michele Attisani, and Alessandro Avallone. With the increase of gamers in these games, as mentioned earlier, it’s projected that FACEIT will become more prominent and a daily habit of tens of thousands of people online.

Unikrn

Unikrn is an esports and entertainment provider company famous for providing fun betting games. Unikrn was founded by Rahul Sood in 2004. It offers betting on popular esports using real money. They’ve also launched their own cryptocurrency called the UnikoinGold, which can be used in betting. In 2016, Unikrn became a major team and an investor in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports.

It’s a world-renowned company that has amassed thousands of fans for its unique and creative approach to gaming. We still have many more years and excitement to come from this company.

Recently Unikrn has finalised a deal with Entain, where Entain will acquire Unikrn. Entain is a global company with a variety of brands that offer sports betting, bingo, online casino services with the best casino bonuses, and online poker. If this company continues to focus on player satisfaction by offering exemplary customer service and entertainment then they can rise to the top of this industry.

Bossa Studios

Ever played a simulator game? Most probably, that game came from the London-based start-up Bossa Studios. They are famous for making scientifically-backed simulator games. Two particular games that became instant hits are called “I Am Bread” and “Surgeon Simulator.”

The company was founded in 2010 by four core members Henrique Olifiers, Roberta Lucca, Ric Moore, and Imre Jele. Simulator games have become popular recently amongst those who want to try out everything in life. A company like this that makes real life-like simulator games will be able to see some real growth soon.

Peak

“Playing games on mobile transcends age, sex, race and nationality, and thus we can reach billions of people.” With this as their motto, Peak’s founders started their company back in 2012 and since then produced many different games, some of which were instant hits. In 2012, Zynga acquired Peak for $1.8 Million and absorbed the company into theirs.

Zynga is a multimillion-dollar gaming company with a registered net income of 1.9 billion USD in 2020. With this merger, we can expect to see some big names in the gaming industry soon. Especially games that provide great visuals like War Robots, PUBGM, CODM, and more.

Endgame

After going through the information about these top five gaming start-ups in the UK, one could say that we’ll soon see a new era of online gaming. Several companies from this list have come up with exciting plans to revolutionise gaming.

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