Q&a
Sybo and Outplay on the collaboration behind Subway Surfers Blast
We caught up with Sybo and Outplay CEOs Mathias Gredal Nørvig and Douglas Hare on the latest addition to the Subway Surfers franchise
Company Profile
Outplay Entertainment Ltd
Website www.outplayentertainment.com
About
Outplay Entertainment is an ambitious venture-backed social and mobile developer, delivering innovative, engaging, and hugely entertaining games across a number of platforms including Facebook, iOS, and Android.
Founded in 2010 and based in Dundee, Outplay Entertainment is one of the largest independent mobile developers in the UK.
To date, the studio’s games have received over 100 million downloads, have been featured multiple times as Apple’s Editors’ Choice and received a BAFTA nomination. Most recently the studio won the TIGA 2017 Best Strategy Game for Castle Creeps TD and was recognised as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK.
With a passionate focus on making the best games, their talented and dynamic team have developed several critically acclaimed and award-winning games. With an exciting pipeline of future titles in development and continued growth on our existing games Outplay say they are just getting started.
Related People
Douglas Hare
CEO
Emma Turner
Head of HR
Gill Gray
Chief financial officer
Stefan Wittelsburger
Producer
Phil Wilson
Vice President of Operations
Riccardo Tramma
Engineering and Technical Manager
Emma Purvey
HR and Recruitment Manager
Ross Stephens
Designer
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Accolades
Articles featuring Outplay Entertainment Ltd
Successful Surfing
Subway Surfers Blast launches in first partnership between Sybo and Outplay Entertainment
The fourth entry in the franchise changes gameplay to puzzle-adventure genre
International Women's Day
Updated: Mobile Mavens: bringing more women into the mobile games industry
Platform female trialblazers, stop punishing parenthood, and combat imposter syndrome
Returning To Roots
Outplay Entertainment returns to Facebook Instant Gaming with Solitaire Together
Will launch more social games on the platform throughout 2022
New Old Face
Outplay appoints Stefan Lampinen as new board member
Industry heavyweight on the board
Acquisition
Miniclip acquires Derby-based developer Eight Pixels Square from Outplay Entertainment
Sniper Strike: Special Ops has cleared 35 million downloads since launch
Jobs In Games
Outplay's Emma Turner on the importance of HR for great company culture
Outplay HR head Emma Turner shares details of how she obtained her role
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Outplay Entertainment’s Riccardo Tramma on how to get a job as an engineer
"The advances in technology and the quality of the games have contributed to creating completely new professional fields of expertise"
Jobs News
Scottish dev Outplay could axe up to 30 staff
'Outplay is refining and focusing its product investment on a smaller number of its highest-potential live titles'
Uk Special
"Scotland's pedigree has endured, and the development scene is thriving"
4J Studios, Outplay and Tag Games fill us in on the game scene north of the wall
Jobs In Games
From Crackdown to mobile: Outplay's Phil Wilson on how to snag a job as vice president of operations
"We have successful games that are several years old and we’re continuing to build our portfolio. That excites me more than any triple-A pre-launch hype ever could"
Signed Up
Scottish developer Outplay snags Crackdown creator for VP of operations role
Phil Wilson will be tasked with evolving Outplay’s live ops production processes and technology
R&d
Scotland set for $11.6m games research and development centre
Students also stand to benefit with work experience through InGame partnership
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
What A Play
Outplay recruits King's Luis De La Camara for global marketing role
Luis De La Camara joins as VP of Global Marketing
Outplay Refresh
Outplay Entertainment refreshes its brand with new logo and focus on "limitless fun"
Partners with design agency JDO on the rebranding
Outta Here
Outplay Entertainment has increased its revenues by 1,904% since 2013
Ranked fastest-growing tech company in Scotland by Deloitte
Talent Development
How the Outplay Academy has created a centralised hub for learning at the studio
Outplay's Emma Purvey discusses the studio's new initiative to educate staff and the wider games industry
Mobile Siege
Outplay’s Castle Creeps TD surpasses five million downloads
Tower defence title reaches milestone in just over six months
Outdone Itself
UK developer Outplay more than doubled revenues in 2016 to $20 million
Most of its earnings came through IAPs and work-for-hire
Creeping Up
Outplay’s mobile tower defence game Alien Creeps TD surpasses 20 million downloads
First launched in October 2014
Uk Team-up
How a shared culture led to Outplay acquiring Eight Pixels Square
What is the future for the UK's biggest indie mobile studio?
That'll Teach Them
Outplay Entertainment launches learning and development hub Outplay Academy
Teaching all aspects of the company in a centralised resource pool
F2p Td
Outplay on why free-to-play tower defence games can still be successful
Stefan Wittelsburger and Ross Stephens on state of play for TD
A Strong Base
Outplay's Castle Creeps TD racks up 1.5 million downloads in first four days
Tower defence title performs well for UK studio
On The Offensive
Where have all the tower defence games gone?
With developers looking elsewhere, we take a look at whether the genre is dying off
Outplay Squared
UK's largest independent mobile developer Outplay acquires Raid HQ studio Eight Pixels Square
Bumps employee count to over 190
Uk's Biggest
Outplay Entertainment becomes the UK's largest independent mobile studio, employing over 150
New title lined up for November
120 And Growing
How to get a job at Scotland's largest mobile game studio Outplay
HR and Recruitment Manager Emma Purvey shares insights
Going Stella
Outplay aims for 40 million downloads of its games in 2015
Dundee dev states its goal
Interview
2014 in Review: Patrick Kelly, Outplay
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Funds for F2P: Dundee-based Outplay boosted by $5 million cash injection
Investors looking to increase exposure