Industry | Video games |
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Founded | 2016 |
Founder | Terry Malham Terry Malham-Wallis Stephanie Malham |
Headquarters | London , England |
Key people | Terry Malham (CEO) Stephanie Malham (COO) Adam Whittaker (CFO) |
Products | Video games |
Website | outrightgames |
Outright Games Ltd. is a British video game publisher focused on licensed games, mainly based on family-friendly properties similar to GameMill Entertainment. [1] The company was co-founded in 2016 by Terry Malham as well as his children, Terry Malham-Wallis and Stephanie Malham. It operates offices in London and Madrid.
In May 2021, the company launched a mobile gaming division. [2]
In a 2019 gamesindustry.biz interview, Nick Button-Brown, chair of Outright's board of directors, admits that licensed games for children are "a really narrow focus, but the argument is that it's quite a good niche. If you deliver a licensed game for a kid, you know it's going to sell a certain amount, and that Walmart are going to stock it. It's a good, solid niche." Brown also claimed they were focused on developing games for traditional consoles as they are a "good, safe experience" compared to free-to-play mobile games whose business model has been controversial due to its pervasive use of microtransactions especially on titles marketed towards children, also tapping into the existing install base of consoles, whose previous owners hand down to their children or younger siblings to play on. "At the end of console cycles, licensed games tend to do particularly well." [1]
Year | Game | Type | Platforms | Developer | Ref. |
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2017 | Ben 10 | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Torus Games | |
2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard | ||||
Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion | Climax Studios | ||||
Crayola Scoot | |||||
PAW Patrol: On a Roll | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Torus Games | |||
Steven Universe: Save the Light / OK K.O.! Let's Play Heroes 2 Games in 1 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Grumpyface Studios / Capybara Games | |||
2019 | DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Climax Studios | ||
UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Well Played | |||
Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Just Add Water | |||
Race with Ryan | Kart racing | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 3DClouds | ||
Jumanji: The Video Game | Action-adventure | Funsolve | |||
2020 | Gigantosaurus: The Game | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | WildSphere | ||
Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | WayForward | |||
L.O.L. Surprise! Movie Maker | Simulator | Android, iOS | Graphite Lab | ||
Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed | Fighting | Nintendo Switch | Eighting | ||
Ben 10: Power Trip | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | PHL Collective | ||
Transformers: Battlegrounds | Strategy | Coatsink | |||
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups: Save Adventure Bay | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Drakhar Studio | ||
2021 | Bratz Total Fashion Makeover | Fashion | Android, iOS | Graphite Lab | |
DreamWorks Spirit: Lucky's Big Adventure | Adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Aheartfulofgames | ||
The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Stage Clear Studios | ||
PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Drakhar Studio | |||
The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | PHL Collective | |||
My Friend Peppa Pig | Adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Petoons Studio | ||
PJ Masks: Heroes Of The Night | Action-adventure | ||||
Blaze and the Monster Machines Axle City Racers | Racing | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | 3D Clouds | ||
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise of SH1FT3R | Racing | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | |||
2022 | Ryan’s Rescue Squad | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Stage Clear Studios | |
Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures | Action-adventure-Platformer | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch | Drakhar Studio | ||
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure | Action-adventure | Melbot Studios | |||
DC League of Super-Pets: The Adventures of Krypto and Ace | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | PHL Collective | ||
DreamWorks Dragons: Legends of the Nine Realms | Action-adventure-Platformer | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch | Aheartfulofgames | ||
PAW Patrol: Grand Prix | Racing | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | 3DClouds | ||
L.O.L. Surprise!: B.B.s Born to Travel | Party | Xaloc Studios | |||
Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova | Action-adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch | Tessera Studios | ||
JoJo Siwa: Worldwide Party | Rhythm | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Cocodrilo Dog Games | ||
Cocomelon: Play with JJ | Platformer | Nintendo Switch | Sockmonkey Studios | ||
Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion | Fashion | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Stadia | Petoons Studio | ||
2023 | Peppa Pig: World Adventures | Adventure | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch | Petoons Studio | |
Justice League: Cosmic Chaos | Action-adventure | PHL Collective | |||
Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart | Racing | 3DClouds | |||
Baby Shark: Sing & Swim Party | Rhythm | Recotechnology S.L. | |||
Rainbow High: Runway Rush | Adventure | Xaloc Studios | |||
PAW Patrol World | Adventure, Racing | 3DClouds | |||
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures | Adventure | Casual Brothers Ltd. | |||
Transformers: EarthSpark - Expedition | Action-adventure | Tessera Studios | |||
Jumanji: Wild Adventures | Action-adventure | Cradle Games | |||
Bluey: The Videogame | Adventure | Artax Games | [3] [4] [5] | ||
2024 | PJ Masks Power Heroes: Mighty Alliance | Action-adventure | Petoons Studio | ||
My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery | Action-adventure | Drakhar Studio | |||
Gigantosaurus: Dino Sports | Party | Infinigon S.L. | |||
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem game | — | TBA | [6] | ||
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