Landshark Games

Name

Landshark Games

Legal name

LandShark Games Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://landsharkgames.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile and PC Game Development

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Game Publishing & App Game Stores (BPAMAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

PC Digital Game Stores & Launchers (MPAFACAA)

Keywords

• Indie game development
• Mobile games studio
• Casual puzzle games
• Freemium mobile games
• PC game development

Headquarters

HQ city

Midview City

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. In-App Purchases (Zen Koi): Virtual currency (Pearls) and Collectors' Koi patterns available for purchase. Premium Collectors' Koi patterns (57+ in original, 200+ in Zen Koi 2). Boosts and pond decorations also purchasable.
2. Premium Game Sales (Zen Koi Pro): One-time premium purchase with no ads and no in-app purchases. Complete solo koi breeding experience.
3. Steam Game Sales (Grifford Academy): PC/console game distribution through Steam platform
4. Virtual Goods Trading: Koi pattern trading between friends in-game, gifting features

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landshark Games is a Singapore-based independent game development studio that designs, develops, and publishes casual mobile and PC games, including the Zen Koi collection/breeding series, Monster Candy puzzle game, Aviator (1930s aviation tycoon), and Grifford Academy on Steam. The studio operates a freemium model with in-app purchases and premium ad-free versions, distributing through Apple App Store, Google Play, Steam, and Facebook.

Product overview

Landshark Games is a Singapore-based mobile and PC games development studio founded in 2010. Their portfolio consists of multiple distinct game titles across different platforms: the Zen Koi series (original Zen Koi, Zen Koi 2, and premium Zen Koi Pro) are collection/breeding games featuring Asian mythology themes; Monster Candy is a puzzle game; Aviator is a 1930s aviation tycoon game; and Grifford Academy is a Steam game with user-generated content features including voice-overs and story scripts. The games operate as standalone products rather than a unified platform, with some sharing social features like gifting and friend systems across the Zen Koi titles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zen Koi: Original collection game featuring Koi fish breeding with gifting and friends features
• Zen Koi Pro
• Zen Koi 2
• Grifford Academy
• Monster Candy
• Aviation Tycoon (Aviator)

Products and services

• Zen Koi Original free-to-play collection game featuring koi breeding, achievements, and social trading of koi patterns with friends across 22 free and 57 premium Collectors' Koi patterns.
• Zen Koi 2 Sequel to Zen Koi featuring Dragon Realm where players can swim with dragons, My Pond customization, gifting and friends system, and over 200 premium Collectors' Koi patterns with an active community.
• Zen Koi Pro Premium standalone version of the original Zen Koi with metallic koi visuals, offline play, instant hatching, no ads, and no in-app purchases, featuring over 60 progressive koi patterns.
• Monster Candy Puzzle game combining candy aesthetics with minesweeper-style logic and deduction gameplay available on Android.
• Aviator (Aviation Tycoon) 1930s-themed aviation tycoon game where players take to the air as pilots, flying, trading, and making fortunes. Previously available on Facebook as Aviator.
• Grifford Academy Steam game featuring voice-over capabilities for in-game characters and user-generated story scripts, allowing players to create In-Game User Content.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Singapore Games AssociationminorOthersKim Tay Naylor, Creative Lead and co-founder, serves as an advisor to the Singapore Games Association (SGGA), the trade association for Singapore's games industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Amanotes: Vietnamese studio/publisher focused on music-based casual mobile games. Comparable as a Southeast Asia-based indie-leaning mobile publisher operating primarily through Apple App Store and Google Play.

Direct peers

• Kairosoft: Japanese indie developer of small-scale simulation games on mobile. Similar in being a focused, modestly-sized studio shipping a back-catalogue of casual titles repeatedly on app stores globally.
• ustwo games: Independent studio known for the premium mobile title Monument Valley. Comparable as a small, design-led mobile studio shipping singular, polished titles across app stores with both paid and freemium models.
• NimbleBit: Small US-based indie studio behind casual mobile titles such as Tiny Tower and Pocket Build. Closely comparable on team size, mobile-first distribution on iOS/Android, and reliance on a niche premium/casual audience.
• Simogo: Swedish two-person indie studio behind premium mobile art-games like Year Walk and Device 6. Comparable on small team size, premium mobile pricing, and a portfolio of stylistically distinct titles rather than one mega-hit.
• Zachtronics: Former small US indie studio publishing puzzle/logic titles (e.g., Opus Magnum, SpaceChem). Comparable as a small-scale, narrative-driven puzzle developer with multi-platform indie distribution including Steam.

Broad incumbents

• DeNA: Large Japanese mobile game publisher (Monster Strike, Super Mario Run co-development). Comparable category (mobile game publisher on app stores) but at vastly larger scale and with wholly different capital structure.
• Halfbrick Studios: Established Australian mobile studio behind Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. Same broad casual-mobile category but operates at much larger scale with backing and a wider portfolio spanning IPs and platforms.
• East Side Games: Publicly listed mobile developer/publisher of casual and narrative games (Trailer Park Boys, The Office). Same casual freemium mobile space as Landshark but with significantly larger headcount and live-ops infrastructure.

Others

• Noodlecake Studios: Indie mobile game studio and publisher that ports and releases third-party titles on iOS and Android. Comparable as ecosystem player in the indie mobile space, useful as a potential publishing/distribution counterpart rather than a direct franchise rival.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LandSharkGames
• Facebookfacebook.com/LandSharkGamesCompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/landsharkgames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landshark-games

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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