Spinoff Games

What Spinoff Games does

Spinoff Games is a privately-held Swedish independent game studio founded in 2018 and headquartered in Skellefteå, Västerbotten, operating with a small team of approximately 11 employees. The studio is self-described as the leading disc-golf game studio and focuses exclusively on authentic disc-golf simulation experiences across multiple platforms. Its product portfolio comprises three titles: Disc Golf Valley (iOS, Android, Steam), Disc Golf Valley VR (Meta Quest), and Disc Golf Masters (Steam). The games are built on the Unity3D engine with C# programming and feature proprietary disc-flight physics (with attributes such as Sticky, Wind Break, Water Skip, Extra Glide, and Heavy/Light) and a custom basket-chain collision system designed to minimize spit-outs.

The studio's business model is product-led and consumer-direct, monetizing through six intertwined revenue streams: an annual Season Pass with paid and free reward tracks, a DGV Club monthly subscription (daily coin grants, ad removal, monthly Disc of the Week, 50% XP boost), tiered Mystery Boxes (Essentials, Unusual, Prime, Mythical rarities) purchasable with both coins and real currency, in-game coin IAP, a Pro Shop for direct cosmetic purchases, and usage-based XP boosts. Customers span disc-golf enthusiasts, casual mobile gamers, VR gaming enthusiasts, and competitive ranked players across Prospect, Expert, and Champion divisions. Strategic moats rest on licensed IP from five major disc manufacturers (Discmania, Kastaplast, Dynamic Discs, Westside Discs, Latitude 64), professional player collaborations, replicated real-world tournament courses, a 6-year seasonal content cadence, and asynchronous/synchronous ranked multiplayer. The studio operates without disclosed external funding, suggesting an organically grown, bootstrapped operation.

Name

Spinoff Games

Legal name

Spinoff Games

Website

https://spinoffgames.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spinoff Games is a Swedish independent studio founded in 2018 that develops authentic disc-golf simulation games across mobile, PC, Steam, and Meta Quest VR, monetizing through subscriptions, seasonal passes, and in-game purchases for a global consumer base of disc-golf enthusiasts and casual gamers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Simulation Games

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Serious Games & Simulation Studios (Training, Defense, Enterprise) (MPAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Disc golf simulation
• Mobile game development
• VR sports gaming
• Virtual disc sports
• Competitive multiplayer games

Headquarters

HQ city

Skellefteå, Västerbotten

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Season Pass: Players purchase seasonal passes to unlock enhanced reward tracks including exclusive disc molds, cosmetic items, and bonus experience multipliers. The pass includes both free and paid tracks with level progression through multiplayer matches and daily challenges.
2. DGV Club Subscription: Monthly subscription providing 500 daily coins on login, ad removal across all formats (interstitial, banner, reroll), one free Disc of the Week monthly, 50% increased XP booster stacking with round bonuses for 100% total boost, and experimental DGVMetrics features.
3. Mystery Boxes: Limited-time mystery boxes (Discmania Collaboration boxes, Developer Series boxes) available for both in-game coins and real money. Available in Small (1 item), Medium (3 items), and Large (5 items) sizes with tiered rarity systems. Players spend accumulated coins or purchase with real currency.
4. In-Game Currency (Coins): Players earn coins through gameplay (multiplayer matches, daily challenges) and can purchase additional coins. Coins are spent on mystery boxes, disc rerolls, bag slots, cosmetics, and other in-game items. Daily ad-watching provides additional coin earning opportunities.
5. Pro Shop Purchases: Direct purchases of disc golf bags, cosmetic items including special colors, disc stamps, profile icons, frames, and backgrounds. Also includes team series branded packs supporting professional players.
6. XP Boosts and Consumables: Players can purchase experience boosters that accelerate their leveling progression and season pass advancement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Spinoff Games develops and operates disc golf simulation video games across mobile (iOS/Android), PC (Steam), and virtual reality (Meta Quest) platforms. The studio's core titles — Disc Golf Valley, Disc Golf Masters, and Disc Golf Valley VR — feature realistic disc flight physics, accurate digital recreations of real-world disc golf courses, licensed disc molds from major manufacturers, and competitive ranked multiplayer. Revenue is generated through free-to-play downloads with in-app purchases (mystery boxes, cosmetics, XP boosts) and a DGV Club monthly subscription offering ad removal, daily coin rewards, and accelerated progression.

Product overview

Spinoff Games is a Swedish independent studio and the leading disc golf game studio, specializing in disc golf simulations across multiple platforms. The company offers three core games: Disc Golf Valley (mobile/PC), Disc Golf Masters (Steam), and Disc Golf Valley VR (Meta Quest). Supporting products include DGV Club subscription for premium benefits, Challenge The World game mode featuring real-world tournament courses, the Disc Golf Valley Players Tour (DGVPT) esports circuit, and seasonal content tracks with exclusive disc rewards and cosmetics. The games feature realistic disc physics, multiplayer competition, collection mechanics with hundreds of disc molds from real-world manufacturers (Discmania, Kastaplast, Dynamic Discs, Westside Discs, Latitude 64), and various game modes including ranked multiplayer, daily challenges, and AI tournaments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Disc Golf Valley: The world's first true disc golf simulation. Play real courses, throw real discs, and step into the shoes of the world's top pros. Available on mobile (iOS/Android) and Steam.
• Disc Golf Masters
• Disc Golf Valley VR

Products and services

• Disc Golf Valley Mobile and PC disc golf simulation game featuring multiple real-world courses, multiplayer competition, and realistic disc flight physics. Players collect discs with varying attributes and compete in ranked matches and tournaments. Available on iOS, Android, and Steam.
• Disc Golf Masters True disc golf simulation featuring real-world courses, real discs, and professional players. Players step into the shoes of top pros, read wind conditions, and compete for placement in disc golf history. Available exclusively on Steam.
• Disc Golf Valley VR Virtual reality disc golf experience for Meta Quest featuring realistic throwing mechanics, beautiful courses, and competitive multiplayer gameplay in full VR immersion.
• DGV Club Monthly subscription service offering daily coins on login, ad-free experience across all game modes, one free Disc of the Week monthly, 50% increased XP booster stacking with round bonuses, and access to additional DGVMetrics experimental features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 200 million coins spent on Discmania Red Mystery Boxes within the collaboration period
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• DiscmaniaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Spinoff Games collaborated with Discmania on a real-life Mystery Box release, bringing the Discmania Red Mystery Box into Disc Golf Valley. The collaboration includes exclusive cosmetic items, disc molds with stock stamps (Essentials), fingerprint stamps (Unusual), Signature stamps (Prime), and Foil Signature stamps (Mythical). Discmania is a major disc golf equipment manufacturer with pro players including Gannon Buhr, Alden Harris, Kyle Klein, and Ella Hansen featured in Team Series releases. The partnership was presented for the DGVPT Mystery Hunt tournament.
• Discmania (DGVPT Sponsor)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Discmania presented the Disc Golf Valley Players Tour (DGVPT) Mystery Hunt tournament, serving as the primary sponsor for this competitive community event.
• KastaplastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Kastaplast is a disc golf equipment manufacturer whose disc molds are featured in Disc Golf Valley's seasonal reward tracks and level-up rewards. Featured molds include Berg, RekoX, Svea, Stig, Falk, Stål, Lots, Rask, Guld, and Krut.
• Dynamic DiscscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Dynamic Discs is a disc golf equipment manufacturer with disc molds featured throughout Disc Golf Valley. Featured molds include Guard, Judge, EmacJudge, Agent, Evidence, Bounty, Maverick, Escape, Felon, Vandal, Raider, Trespass, Captain, and Defender. Team Series features pro players Ricky Wysocki and Kona Montgomery.
• Westside DiscscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Westside Discs is a disc golf equipment manufacturer with disc molds featured in seasonal reward tracks. Featured molds include Harp, Shield, Maiden, Tursas, Underworld, Sampo, Longbowman, Bear, Destiny, Adder, Sword, Queen, King, and Prince. Team Series features pro players Matt Orum and Sai Ananda.
• Latitude 64coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Latitude 64 is a disc golf equipment manufacturer with disc molds featured throughout Disc Golf Valley. Featured molds include Pure, Hope, Spike, Fuse, Core, Brave, Explorer, Sapphire, Grace, Flow, Recoil, Ballista Pro, Strive, and Rive. Both standard and Royal (premium) bag presets available in the game.
• Gannon Buhr (Discmania Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Discmania Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley, with associated disc molds and cosmetic items.
• Alden Harris (Discmania Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Discmania Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley.
• Kyle Klein (Discmania Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Discmania Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley.
• Ella Hansen (Discmania Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Discmania Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley.
• Ricky Wysocki (Dynamic Discs Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Dynamic Discs Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley.
• Kona Montgomery (Dynamic Discs Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Dynamic Discs Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley.
• Matt Orum (Westside Discs Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Westside Discs Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley.
• Sai Ananda (Westside Discs Team Series)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Professional disc golf player featured in Westside Discs Team Series releases within Disc Golf Valley.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Psyonix (Rocket League): Psyonix took a niche sport (car-soccer) into a global esport via accessible mechanics, free-to-play model, and cross-platform play. Analogous trajectory to Spinoff's disc golf niche, though at vastly larger scale post-acquisition by Epic Games.
• Deca Games (Golf Rival publisher): Deca Games operates and extends sports/casual mobile games with live-ops and monetization expertise. Comparable as a mobile F2P sports game publisher with operational know-how applicable to live-service sports simulations like Disc Golf Valley.
• Untold Games (Perfect Swing): Untold Games develops Perfect Swing, a mobile golf game with PvP tournaments and progression mechanics. Comparable mobile sports simulation with similar free-to-play, tournament-driven engagement loop.
• Stadia Games / indie sports sim studios: Smaller indie studios targeting niche sports on mobile/VR (e.g., Disc Golf Frisbee, mobile pickleball or footgolf titles) overlap thematically with Spinoff's category of focused niche-sport simulation.

Broad incumbents

• 2K Sports (PGA Tour 2K series): 2K Sports publishes PGA Tour 2K golf simulation games and operates broadly in licensed sports titles. Could plausibly extend into disc golf given adjacent golf genre interest and existing course-licensing infrastructure.
• EA Sports (PGA Tour / EA Sports franchise): EA Sports publishes major golf titles (EA Sports PGA Tour) and operates across the broader sports simulation category. While they don't have a disc golf title, they have the capital, licenses, and distribution to enter the niche if it grows.

Direct peers

• Playdemic (Golf Clash): Playdemic develops Golf Clash, a mobile golf simulation with similar casual-competition mechanics, real-time multiplayer, and cosmetic/equipment collection monetization. Directly comparable as a mobile-first golf sim game studio with F2P and IAP revenue model.
• Wildlife Studios (Golf Rival): Wildlife Studios publishes Golf Rival, a mobile golf game with PvP mechanics, club/equipment progression, and gacha-style monetization. Comparable mobile sports sim with similar collection-and-compete loop targeting casual mobile gamers.
• HB Studios (The Golf Club / HB Arcade): HB Studios developed The Golf Club series, a golf simulation franchise later acquired by 2K. Comparable as a golf simulation specialist with real-course licensing and tournament-style competitive play.
• Resolution Games (Golf+): Resolution Games makes Golf+ for VR platforms including Meta Quest, with realistic course replication and multiplayer. Direct competitor in the VR golf/sports simulation space with overlapping audience and platform (Meta Quest).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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