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G5 Entertainment is a leading publisher and developer of high-quality casual games for iPhone, iPad, PC, and portable consoles. The company's most popular franchises include Supermarket Mania, Virtual City, and Mahjongg Artifacts.

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  • PO Box 5339
  • Stockholm
  • 102 47
  • Sweden

Accolades

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2013

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2013

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2012

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2012

Company Coverage

pgbiz G5 Games sees average monthly revenue per payer at $45.80 News Nov 6th, 2019

G5 Games sees average monthly revenue per payer at $45.80

pgbiz Revenue at hidden object specialist G5 Games jumps to $44.7m in Q2 2018 News Jul 27th, 2018

Revenue at hidden object specialist G5 Games jumps to $44.7m in Q2 2018

pgbiz G5 Entertainment CEO on the focus driving its success in hidden object games and beyond Interview May 31st, 2018

G5 Entertainment CEO on the focus driving its success in hidden object games and beyond

pgbiz Hidden object specialist G5 Entertainment grows revenues to $43m in Q1 2018 News May 22nd, 2018

Hidden object specialist G5 Entertainment grows revenues to $43m in Q1 2018

pgbiz G5 Entertainment picks up hidden object IPs Nightmares from the Deep and Kate Malone for $600,000 News May 15th, 2018

G5 Entertainment picks up hidden object IPs Nightmares from the Deep and Kate Malone for $600,000

pgbiz G5 Entertainment revenues hit $45 million following purchase of The Secret Society News Feb 16th, 2018

G5 Entertainment revenues hit $45 million following purchase of The Secret Society

2 pgbiz Are hidden object games still finding success? The Charticle Feb 6th, 2018

Are hidden object games still finding success?

pgbiz How Glu Mobile and G5 made big UA investments and grew bigger (but Rovio didn’t) Data & Research Jan 25th, 2018

How Glu Mobile and G5 made big UA investments and grew bigger (but Rovio didn’t)

pgbiz Hidden object revealed: The rise of G5 Entertainment Data & Research Jan 17th, 2018

Hidden object revealed: The rise of G5 Entertainment

pgbiz Which mobile game stocks performed best in 2017? Data & Research Jan 4th, 2018

Which mobile game stocks performed best in 2017?

2 pgbiz Hidden object developer G5 Entertainment sues MyTona over lucrative game The Secret Society News Mar 24th, 2017

Hidden object developer G5 Entertainment sues MyTona over lucrative game The Secret Society

pgbiz Ex-Kabam COO Chris Carvalho joins G5 Entertainment's board of directors Job News Aug 12th, 2016

Ex-Kabam COO Chris Carvalho joins G5 Entertainment's board of directors

1 pgbiz G5 Entertainment announces it's generated $100 million from mobile hidden object games News May 19th, 2016

G5 Entertainment announces it's generated $100 million from mobile hidden object games

pguk game review Jun 19th, 2015

Game of Dragons

1 pguk preview Jun 17th, 2015

Game of Dragons is the latest adventure / hidden object hybrid from G5

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Updated: 23 mobile games that have generated more than $1 billion in lifetime sales

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