ZeptoLab

ZeptoLab

Current studio logo since 2022
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2008;17 years ago (2008)
Founders	Semyon Voinov Efim Voinov
Headquarters	Barcelona , Spain
Key people	Efim Voinov (CEO)
Divisions	ZeptoLab Publishing [1]
Subsidiaries	ZeptoLab UK Limited [2]
Website	zeptolab.com

ZeptoLab (stylised as zeptolab) is a video game developer best known for developing the Cut the Rope series, which has been downloaded more than 2 billion times since its release, ^[3] and can be played on major platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5 web browsers, macOS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS. ^[4]

ZeptoLab has also announced licensing and merchandising partnerships for Cut the Rope and its popular character, Om Nom. ^[5]

History

ZeptoLab was founded in 2008 by self-taught twins Efim and Semyon Voinov, who have been making games since the age of ten. ^[6] Its name originates from “Zepto”, a math prefix meaning 10⁻²¹, which was “meant to signify how truly boutique their operation was.” ^[7]

ZeptoLab has not received any external funding to produce their games. ^[8] It also owns a game studio subsidiary in the UK and started a publishing division in 2017. ^[9] The company’s HQ was moved from Moscow to Barcelona in 2017. ^[10]

List of games released

• 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 collaboration 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) ^[11] (in collaboration with Amuzo Games)
• Om Nom: Run (February 20, 2020) (in collaboration 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 collaboration with Hipster Whale) ^[12]
• 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) ^[13]
• Cut the Rope 3 (October 13, 2023 on Apple Arcade and February 2, 2024 on Apple Vision Pro) (Developed by Paladin Studios) ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
2. "ZEPTOLAB UK LIMITED - Overview (Free company information from Companies House)".
3. Butcher, Mike. "New Cut the Rope 2 Game Drops On December 19, Check Out The Video Preview" . Retrieved 13 December 2013.
4. Lancet, Yaara. "Play Cut The Rope On Any Browser For Free, Courtesy Of Microsoft [News]" . Retrieved 25 September 2012.
5. "ZeptoLab(TM) Announces First Wave of Expansive Licensing and Merchandising Program" . Retrieved 25 September 2012.
6. Takahashi, Dean (2011-12-09). "DeanBeat: The iPhone fairy tale comes true for Russia's Cut the Rope developers" . Retrieved 25 September 2012.
7. Loffe, Julia. "The Russian Twins Behind Hit iPhone App Cut the Rope". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
8. Eler, Alicia. "Russia's Top 5 Web Startups Of 2011 Mostly Rip Off U.S.'s" . Retrieved 25 September 2012.
9. "Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions".
10. "zeptolab to create 100 jobs in barcelona".
11. Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer , retrieved 2020-01-07
12. "ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash" , retrieved January 25, 2022
13. "‘Cut the Rope Daily’ Is Out Now Bringing a New Logic Puzzle Daily to iOS and Android Through Netflix Games" , retrieved August 1, 2023
14. "Cut the Rope 3". App Store. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
15. "Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro" . Retrieved 2024-02-26.

External links

• Official international website