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| Industry | Video games |
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| Founded | 2012; 13 years ago (2012)[1] |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | lazybeargames |
Lazy Bear Games is avideo game development company based inVilnius,Lithuania, founded by Russian video game developers Nikita Kulaga and Svyatoslav Cherkasov inSt.Petersburg, Russia.[2][3] The company frequently collaborates withtinyBuild and Uroboros Games.[4]
Lazy Bear Games was founded asGameJam (Or "Game Jam Studio") in 2010 and produced games under that name from 2010 till the studio was renamedLazy Bear Games in April 2015.[1] Although, their first three games developed in 2010 to 2012 were either cancelled or transferred to another company. They co-developed the story-driven city builderFairy Kingdom HD for mobile platforms with the company Game Garden in 2012–2013.In 2013, they entered a "Next Castle Party 2013" contest where they worked on an arcade 2D MOBA/platformer calledRabbit Must Die for one week, and won two awards in two categories - best eSports game and audience award. It ran on the Web browser plugin,Unity Web Player.[5]They were working on a management sim with a fighter/brawler theme and mechanism calledVHS Story in 2014. However, it was only available in an alpha, online version at GameJolt.[6] Then when they were renamed to "Lazy Bear Games", they also renamed the gameVHS Story toPunch Club while continuing work on it and released it later in 2016.[7][8]
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Developer(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Kingdom HD[9] | 2012-2013 | iOS, Android,Amazon | Game Garden, GameJam (Co-dev) | City builderCity-building game |
| Rabbit Must Die[9] | 2014 | Unity Web Player(Browser) | GameJam | MOBA, PlatformerPlatform game |
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punch Club[10] | 2016 | Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4 | Boxing matchsporting management simulation |
| Graveyard Keeper[11] | 2018 | Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux, PlayStation 4 | Graveyard-themedmanagement simulation video game |
| Swag and Sorcery[4] | 2019 | PC, iOS[12] | Self-parodyrole-playingsimulation |
| Punch Club 2: Fast Forward[13] | 2023 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One | MMA matchsporting management simulation |
| Bandle Tale: ALeague Of Legends Story | 2024 | Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows | Crafting role-playing game in association withRiot Forge |
The studio was founded six years ago by two friends as Game Jam Studio and changed its name to Lazy Bear Games in April 2015.
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