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Company Profile
ZeptoLab
Website
zeptolab.com
About
ZeptoLab is a small independent team of professionals dedicated to the science of fun.
Related People
Dylan Tredrea
Head of Publishing
Denis Morozov
Director of Business Development
Max Petrov
CEO
Semyon Voinov
CCO and Co-Founder
Efim Voinov
CTO and Founder
Eugene Yailenko
Senior Game Designer
Mike Sviblov
Head of Publishing
Jorge Rosado
Game Designer
Misha Lyalin
CEO
+6 more
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New Offerings
Rocket Fuel Games and ZeptoLab bring Cut the Rope to Roblox
Cut the Rope Tower Defense will use physics-based combat instead of traditional stat-based towers
Best Of Iberia In 2026
The Top 30 Iberia Game Makers of 2026
The Spanish and Portuguese movers and shakers of the last 12 months revealed!
Environmental Impact
ZeptoLab and PlanetPlay bring climate action into Bullet Echo for World Wildlife Day
Special $5 and $15 bundles tie in game progression to environmental support
Ip Partnerships
"Every new partnership teaches us something": How ZiMAD brought Om Nom to Magic Jigsaw Puzzles
ZiMAD chief business development officer Elizaveta Savenkova tells us how the partnership came about and what makes IP collaborations worthwhile
New Games
New release roundup: My Om Nom, Disney Magic Match 3D, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Jobs Roundup
August 2025’s Movers and Shakers: Playtika promotions, Appcharge's senior hire, SayGames' new head of PR, and more
Our regular roundup of the mobile games industry's movers and shakers
Pastures New
ZeptoLab CEO Max Petrov to leave company after almost 12 years
Petrov became CEO in 2022, focusing on strategy, business and culture
New Partnerships
Zeptolab's Om Nom Stories lands 25 season deal with Disney+
The collaboration with Disney+ offers Cut the Rope a new audience, bridging the gap between gaming and animated series
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Cut the Rope successor to synthwave strategies
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Q&a
Game analysis: Reinventing a legend for Cut the Rope 3
ZeptoLab CEO Max Petrov takes us behind the scenes of creating Cut the Rope 3 and bringing it to Apple Arcade
Netflix Addition
Cut the Rope returns with a twist for Netflix Games
Flipping from Apple Arcade to Netflix Games, Cut the Rope has found a new home with a new daily gameplay twist
Metaverse
Cut the Rope creators ZeptoLab jump to Web3
ZeptoLab are partnering with The Sandbox for collaborative events and content
Downhill Destruction
ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash
Will release in early December
Hackernom
Cut the Rope star Om Nom gets new soft-launched title with Cybernom
ZeptoLab will be looking to recreate the success of Om Nom: Run
Designing Live Ops
PGC Helsinki Digital: ZeptoLab on designing your game with live ops in mind
Starting with, does your game really need live ops?
Keep Running
Update: Om Nom: Run sprints past five million downloads in a month
Launched on February 27th
Cut To The Race
ZeptoLab soft-launches Om Nom: Run following Cut the Rope success
Available on Android in the Philippines
Out Now
Cut the Rope star Om Nom returns in Om Nom: Merge
First game from new biz unit ZeptoLab Green
Going Green
ZeptoLab splits out Om Nom business unit as it prepares for new release Om Nom: Merge
Game out 28 November
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: ZeptoLab’s Jorge Rosado on how to become a game designer
“I was naive enough to think that I would become a millionaire and would be able to afford a Ferrari with my very first game”
Excel
Speaker Spotlight: Zeptolab head of publishing Dylan Tredrea
Dylan Tredrea will be giving a talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki called Revenue Projections: or How I Learned to Love Excel
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Best To Play
ZeptoLab’s CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars named Google Play’s Best Game for 2017
Quirky brawler proves popular on Android
Feline Fine
ZeptoLab's C.A.T.S. smashes 60 million downloads in four months
Three trillion cars destroyed so far
Making Of
Feline fighters: The making of ZeptoLab's C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars
Chief Product Officer Max Petrov spills the beans on the game's development
Live And Kicking
Two years on: ZeptoLab on the evolution of King of Thieves
Chief Product Officer Max Petrov on the game's life so far
Iap Inspector
How does ZeptoLab's C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Big C.a.t.s.
ZeptoLab's latest game C.A.T.S. hits eight million downloads in first weekend
Tops iOS free download charts in 20 countries
Star Designs
How ZeptoLab is blending industry trends with its own quirky design philosophy for UGC vehicle combat game C.A.T.S.
Misha Lyalin discusses the studio's latest game and its innovation process
Thinking Long-term
Why ZeptoLab is moving into midcore publishing
Head of Publishing Mike Sviblov explains all
King Of Publishers
Cut The Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions
Looking for innovative, near-complete mobile games
Work From Home
ZeptoLab hiring Growth Hacker
Remote-working applicants considered
Best Of The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2016
The shakers, movers and moneymakers
Creativity Through Limitations
ZeptoLab's Eugene Yailenko on lessons learned from King of Thieves
From prototype to 24 million downloads
Apply Now
ZeptoLab looking to hire Game Designers, Producers, and more at its Barcelona office
Plus International Account Manager and BizDev Manager
Next Top Designer
ZeptoLab seeks the next big designer with its Game Designer Challenge
Have you got what it takes?
Om Nom Goes To India
Nazara and ZeptoLab on their ambitions for a culturalised Cut the Rope in India
An NGDC chat with Manish Agarwal and Denis Mozorov
Local Flavour
ZeptoLab hooks up with Nazara Games to culturalise Cut the Rope for India
Om Nom's travels
Western Wisdom
Video: The best ways to get into the Western mobile market
Go to America, or just stay at home?
Global Gaming
Making the most of global growth
Seven billion reasons to make games
Om Nom Knowledge
How Zeptolab distilled 150 ideas into 50 prototypes, 5 soft launches, and one King of Thieves
There's no pleasing some people
Candy & Popcorn
Cut the Rope's Om Nom gets a movie
Due in 2016
Thieving Epidemic
King of Thieves celebrates 10 million downloads with the launch of Guild Battles
Guild Battles promise to make competition even more cutthroat
Launch Of Faith
Soft launch your game as soon as possible, says Zeptolab
CEO Misha Lyalin advises at PGC Bangalore
Simply The Best
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2015
The shakers, makers and movers
Job News
ZeptoLab hiring for 14 positions in its Barcelona office
Barcelona beckoning for UA, community and marketing managers
Gotta Gacha
How ZeptoLab uses randomness to monetise King of Thieves
IAPs from the players' perspective
All That Glitters
Is ZeptoLab's King of Thieves stealing any app store gold?
The Charticle considers latest dungeon treasure game
GetJar CEO launches Toyze: an app store for 3D printed game characters
Launches with Cut the Rope's Om Nom