What Game Troopers does

Game Troopers S.L. is a privately held game publishing company founded in November 2014 in Lleida, Spain, operating with a 1–10 employee team. The company was co-founded by Space Inch, a mobile game studio known for Make it Rain: The Love of Money (#1 App Store in 2014) and Say the Same Thing (Apple Best of 2013), and Starloop Studios, a Western European work-for-hire studio, with Space Inch identified as the parent operating company. Game Troopers positions itself as a specialized Microsoft Store publisher offering indie and mobile game developers full-service publishing including platform submission, certification, ASO, localization, QA testing, age ratings, post-launch KPI monitoring, and community-led marketing across Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and mainstream social channels.

The company's portfolio spans more than 50 published titles across action, adventure, puzzle, strategy, simulation, and sports genres, with notable releases including Tiny Troopers (1 million downloads in 5 weeks on Windows Phone), Make it Rain, Forgotton Anne, Pixel Worlds, Necrosmith, Northend Tower Defense, and Arhaekon. Distribution has expanded beyond the original Microsoft/Windows focus to Steam, Epic Games Store, iOS, and Android, giving titles multi-platform reach. The core technology stack is not publicly disclosed, and the games are conventional client-side titles rather than AI-native or platform-dependent products.

Game Troopers generates revenue through three primary streams: publisher royalties and revenue shares on third-party developed games distributed via Microsoft Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store; in-app purchases in freemium titles such as Make it Rain, Monster GO, and Imperia Online (including virtual goods, currency packs, and promotional bundles such as up to 365% more diamonds); and one-time premium license sales for titles such as Forgotton Anne and Arhaekon. Its go-to-market is primarily marketplace listing through digital storefronts, supplemented by direct-to-consumer submission via a self-serve contact form, with marketing driven by community engagement and paid traffic acquisition. The company has raised a single disclosed funding round of $125,140 in November 2014 and operates without institutional investment or public market participation.

Name

Game Troopers

Legal name

GAME TROOPERS S.L.

Website

https://gametroopers.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Game Troopers is a Spain-based independent game publisher, founded in 2014, that specializes in Microsoft Store distribution and publishes 50+ titles across Steam, Epic, iOS, and Android for indie and mobile game developers seeking platform publishing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game Publishing

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Publishing Services Providers (Ratings, Compliance, Certification, Release Ops) (MPAFABAL)

Keywords

• Game publishing
• Indie games
• Microsoft Store
• Game distribution
• Digital storefronts

Headquarters

HQ city

Lleida

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Publishing Revenue: Game Troopers publishes games from third-party developers and generates revenue through publisher royalties and revenue shares. They handle marketing, distribution, and platform submission while developers retain creative control.
2. In-App Purchases: Many published games utilize free-to-play models with in-app purchases for monetization, including virtual goods, currency packs, and premium content.
3. Game Sales: Revenue from direct game sales and premium title downloads through Microsoft Store, Steam, and other platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Game Troopers is a specialized Microsoft Store game publisher and developer that publishes and distributes games from third-party developers across Windows, Xbox, Steam, Epic Games Store, iOS, and Android. The company provides end-to-end publishing services including platform submission, marketing, localization, ASO optimization, QA testing, and post-launch KPI monitoring. They accept game submissions through their website and deliver a portfolio of over 50 titles spanning multiple genres.

Product overview

Game Troopers is a game publishing company that started as a Microsoft Store specialized publisher and expanded to other gaming platforms including Steam and Epic Games Store. The company offers a portfolio of games spanning multiple genres (action, adventure, strategy, puzzle, simulation, sports) and provides comprehensive publishing services including marketing (community engagement via Discord/Reddit/Twitch, landing pages, media outreach, social media strategy), production support (platform submission, development assistance, game localization, age ratings, ASO, testing), and after-release management with KPI tracking. Their game catalog includes notable titles like Arhaekon (tactical roguelike RPG), Northend Tower Defense (WWI-themed strategy game), Necrosmith (monster-building dungeon defense), Tiny Troopers series, Forgotton Anne (cinematic adventure), and Pixel Worlds (multiplayer sandbox).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arhaekon A brutal roguelike, turn-based RPG dungeon crawler set in a grimdark world where players control small squads fighting through procedurally generated dungeons against corrupted horrors.
• Northend Tower Defense A WWI-inspired tower defense and real-time strategy hybrid where players command armies of infantry, tanks, drones, and artillery in multiplayer battles.
• Necrosmith A dungeon defense game where players assemble monsters from body parts to defend their tower, featuring exploration and tower upgrade mechanics.
• Nadurines A child care simulation game featuring characters Nil, Petra, and Malik, with minigames for gardening, cleaning, and interactive storytelling.
• Indigo7: Quest For Love A fast-paced multiplayer puzzle game for up to 4 players with a single-player adventure mode, featuring 11 characters and 6 different play modes.
• The Last Door Season 2: Collector's Edition An award-winning point-and-click Victorian-era horror adventure game with four episodes following Dr. John Wakefield through mental asylums and abandoned manors.
• Pixel Worlds A multiplatform massively multiplayer social sandbox game where players create their own worlds, farm resources, and trade with other players.
• Forgotton Anne A seamless cinematic adventure focusing on meaningful storytelling and light puzzle platforming set in the Forgotten Lands, a world for forgotten objects.
• Tiny Troopers 2

Quantifiable outcome

• Tiny Troopers reached 1 million downloads in 5 weeks on Windows Phone
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Space InchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of Game Troopers. Space Inch is a mobile game startup that created hit games including Make it Rain: The Love of Money (#1 App Store 2014), Say the Same Thing (Apple Best of 2013 award), and Disco Bees (acquired by Scopely). They bring publishing expertise and proven game development track record.
• Starloop StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of Game Troopers. Described as one of the most talented work-for-hire studios in Western Europe with games reaching top positions in various digital stores. Provides development and production capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• tinyBuild Games: Independent publisher and developer with a broad multi-platform indie catalog spanning PC, console, and mobile. Comparable on publishing model, target developer segment, and cross-store distribution strategy similar to Game Troopers' approach.
• Chucklefish: Indie game publisher and developer with a multi-platform catalog and publishing services for third-party studios. Similar size and scope to Game Troopers - both serve indie developers across multiple storefronts with a mix of publishing and in-house titles.
• Raw Fury: Indie-focused game publisher offering publishing, marketing, and distribution across PC, console, and mobile storefronts. Highly comparable to Game Troopers in target developer profile and revenue model (royalty share with full-service support).
• Devolver Digital: Major independent video game publisher with a multi-platform catalog of indie titles across PC and console. Directly comparable to Game Troopers as both monetize via digital storefronts and serve indie developers seeking publishing services, though Devolver is far larger and more established.
• 505 Games: Globally distributed multi-platform indie and mid-market game publisher with titles across PC, console, and mobile. Closely comparable business model to Game Troopers - third-party developer publishing with marketing, distribution, and platform relations as core services.

Others

• Valve (Steam): Operator of Steam, one of Game Troopers' primary distribution channels. Not a direct competitor but a critical platform partner - revenue terms and discovery algorithms directly shape Game Troopers' publishing economics.

Emerging players

• Fellow Traveller: Narrative-focused indie publisher with multi-platform PC and console distribution. Smaller and more genre-narrow than Game Troopers, but operates the same royalty-share publishing model for independent developers.
• Plug In Digital: Indie game publishing and distribution company operating multi-store campaigns, including Microsoft Store and Steam. Directly comparable publishing-services model to Game Troopers, with broader backend infrastructure (including the Dear Villagers label).
• No More Robots: Boutique indie publisher focused on PC (primarily Steam) and console releases. Comparable in size and indie-developer target market, though with more limited cross-platform reach than Game Troopers.

Broad incumbents

• Xbox Game Studios: Microsoft's first-party game publishing arm and the owner of the Microsoft Store/Xbox storefront that Game Troopers depends on. Comparable in the sense that it operates in the same publishing ecosystem, though as a platform owner and not a competing indie-friendly publisher.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gametrooperswp
• Facebookfacebook.com/gametrooperswp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/game-troopers
• Instagraminstagram.com/gametroopersinteractive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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