What Kitka Games does

Kitka Games Oy is a Finnish mobile game development studio headquartered in Kajaani, Finland, with a headcount of 1-10 employees. The company develops multiplayer mobile games for iOS and Android platforms, with its principal product being Battle Guys: Royale, a fast-paced PvP Battle Royale shooter launched in June 2025. The company is privately held, with no disclosed external investors or parent company, and is registered as a Finnish private limited company (Oy).

The studio operates a product-led, free-to-play business model, distributing Battle Guys: Royale globally through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Revenue is generated through two primary streams: in-app purchases of virtual currency and items, and personalized in-game advertising delivered via third-party ad networks including Google AdMob. The company relies on a standard mobile gaming infrastructure stack, with Google providing Firebase for backend services, Crashlytics for crash reporting, Analytics for usage telemetry, and AdMob for monetization; Apple handling iOS distribution and payment verification; Facebook powering social login and social features; and AppsFlyer managing mobile attribution and marketing analytics.

Kitka Games positions itself around a "people-first" development philosophy, publicly stating that healthy and happy developers produce higher quality games. Beyond a corporate website and a LinkedIn page, the company maintains a minimal public footprint, with no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, no patents or trademarks, no industry awards, and no certifications. The leadership team disclosed in available sources is limited to a CFO (Teemu Määttä); no CEO, founder, or other executives are identified. The absence of disclosed traction metrics, revenue figures, user counts, or marketing spend limits any forward-looking assessment of unit economics or growth.

Name

Kitka Games

Legal name

Kitka Games Oy

Website

https://kitkagames.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kitka Games Oy is a Finnish mobile game development studio based in Kajaani that develops multiplayer mobile games, primarily Battle Guys: Royale, a free-to-play Battle Royale shooter monetized through in-app purchases and advertising on iOS and Android.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kajaani

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. In-App Purchases: Players purchase virtual currency (such as virtual cash or diamonds) and virtual in-game items with real money. These purchases are non-refundable and non-transferable, providing recurring revenue from active players.
2. Advertising: The company generates revenue through personalized in-game advertisements. The Privacy Policy states they use third parties such as network advertisers and ad exchanges to serve interest-based ads, tracking content access and online behavior to deliver targeted advertising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kitka Games is a Finnish mobile game development studio that designs, develops, and publishes multiplayer mobile games. Its flagship product, Battle Guys: Royale, is a free-to-play Battle Royale shooter for iOS and Android, monetized through in-app purchases of virtual currency/items and in-game advertising.

Product overview

Kitka Games is a Finnish mobile game development studio focused on multiplayer games. The company operates a portfolio centered on Battle Guys: Royale, a mobile Battle Royale shooter game available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The studio's product offering revolves around competitive multiplayer gaming experiences with social features, in-game advertising, and virtual item monetization through the games.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Battle Guys: Royale: Multiplayer Battle Royale mobile shooter game

Products and services

• Battle Guys: Royale A multiplayer Battle Royale mobile game featuring fast-paced PvP shooter action for iOS and Android players. Players engage in competitive battleground combat to become the last survivor, with social features such as leaderboards, in-game chat, and virtual item monetization.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google (Play, Admob, Analytics, Firebase, Crashlytics)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle provides multiple services including Google Play for game distribution, AdMob for advertising, Analytics, Firebase for backend services, and Crashlytics for crash reporting. These are critical infrastructure partners for mobile game operations.
• Apple App StorecoreTechnology or IntegrationApple App Store serves as the primary distribution channel for iOS versions of Kitka Games' titles. Apple operates under their own privacy policies and processes payment verification data for the Service.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Krafton: Developer of PUBG Mobile, the global benchmark mobile Battle Royale shooter. Directly competes with Battle Guys: Royale for the same core player persona on iOS and Android with a similar PvP battle royale value proposition.
• Epic Games: Developer of Fortnite, including its mobile version. Targets the same competitive multiplayer Battle Royale audience as Kitka Games and competes directly for installs, playtime and IAP spend on iOS and Android.
• Garena (Sea Limited): Publisher of Free Fire, a leading mobile Battle Royale shooter particularly strong in emerging markets. Competes head-to-head with Kitka Games for the same mobile PvP battle royale audience.

Broad incumbents

• Supercell: Established Finnish mobile game studio behind Clash Royale and Brawl Stars, both of which sit in adjacent competitive multiplayer mobile genres. Comparable as a benchmark mobile live-ops operator and Finnish origin studio, even though it does not publish a pure battle royale shooter.
• Rovio Entertainment: Finnish mobile game studio and publisher of Angry Birds and many free-to-play mobile titles. Comparable as a Finnish-headquartered mobile game publisher operating global free-to-play titles on iOS and Android with IAP and ad monetization.
• Miniclip: Long-established mobile and online game publisher with multiplayer and competitive titles across iOS and Android. Comparable as a publisher of multiplayer mobile games using freemium monetization and global app-store distribution.
• Playrix: Large free-to-play mobile game publisher with global hits in puzzle/casual genres. Comparable as a free-to-play mobile publisher monetizing via IAP and ads at global scale, though focused on casual rather than PvP shooter categories.
• Zynga: Major publisher of free-to-play mobile and social games with IAP and advertising monetization. Comparable as a large-scale mobile publisher operating multiplayer, leaderboard-driven titles on iOS and Android.

Emerging players

• Voodoo: Mobile game publisher focused on casual and hyper-casual free-to-play titles distributed globally through app stores. Comparable as a lean, product-led mobile studio scaling titles via IAP and advertising, though primarily in casual rather than competitive PvP genres.

Regional players

• Next Games: Finnish mobile game studio that developed and published multiplayer mobile titles. Comparable as a Finnish-based mobile game developer with global free-to-play distribution on app stores, even though its titles differ in genre.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kitka-games-oy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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