Nanobit is a Croatian mobile game developer from Zagreb, and subsidiary of the Stillfront Group. They specialize in iOS and Android platform games. They have opened two additional offices in Budapest and Bucharest.[2]
| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Alan Sumina Zoran Vučinić |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia, |
Area served | Worldwide |
Number of employees | ~125 (2020)[1] |
| Website | www |
History
editIn April 2020, a strategic partnership between Nanobit and Tamatem Games was made to launch Nanobit's Hollywood Story mobile game in the MENA region.[3] During the same year, the company was acquired by the Stillfront Group in a deal worth at least $100 million.[1]
In 2022, it released the game Too Hot to Handle, in collaboration with Netflix, based on its show Too Hot to Handle.[4]
In 2025, it was mentioned as among the mobile game developers criticized for promoting 'harmful stereotypes and gender-based violence' in their mobile game adverts (Hollywood Story) by Sky News.[5]
Games
editAccolades and recognition
editThe company won technological innovation Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2015.[6] In 2014, they were on top 200 most profitable developers on Apple store.[7]
References
edit- 1 2 Valentine, Rebekah. "Stillfront Group acquires Nanobit for at least $100 million". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Krenuli su sa dva zaposlenika, a danas ih imaju 100 u tri europska ureda".
- ↑ Cowley, Ric (2020-04-10). "Tamatem secures strategic partnership with Nanobit for launch of Hollywood Story in the MENA region". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ↑ Radulovic, Petrana. "Netflix's Too Hot to Handle mobile games healed my jaded microtransaction-weary heart". Polygon. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ Blake, Vikki. "Match-3 devs blasted for "incredibly harmful" stereotypes and gender-based violence in advertisements". Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Alan Sumina i Zoran Vučinić iz tvrtke Nanobit ponijeli titulu EY poduzetnika godine".
- ↑ "'Imamo samo 36 zaposlenih, a ušli smo na top-listu 200 najprofitabilnijih kompanija na svijetu na Apple Storeu'". jutarnji.hr. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2024-04-26.