Kong Orange

Name

Kong Orange

Legal name

Kong Orange

Website

https://kongorange.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Video Games

NAICS

Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing (339930), Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing (33993)

SIC

Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles) (3944)

akta.pro primary industry

Social/UGC & Sandbox Game Studios (Roblox-like) (MPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Indie game development
• Puzzle video games
• Interactive digital comics
• Cross-platform games
• Narrative adventure games

Headquarters

HQ city

Aarhus

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Game Sales (Full Titles): One-time purchase revenue from selling complete game titles across multiple platforms (PC, Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch). Revenue generated per unit sold through digital storefronts.
2. Freemium / Tiered Game Access: Heartbeats uses a freemium model: first three levels are free, with the remaining seven levels available for a one-time purchase of $0.99. Elf Scare is free-to-play with no in-app purchases mentioned.
3. Spotify Playlist Integration (Revenue Adjacent): Heartbeats bundles curated Spotify playlists from various artists as a content differentiator. Not a direct revenue stream but serves as a user acquisition and retention feature tied to the game experience.
4. Educational Content Licensing: Shanghai Learning companion materials for Danish schools represent potential educational licensing revenue. Initially limited to Danish market; localization to other territories requires local partners and funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kong Orange is a Danish independent game development studio that designs, develops, and publishes narrative-driven video games across PC, Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Roblox. Its portfolio spans puzzle/adventure titles (Felix The Reaper, Heartbeats, Chadwick House, Elf Scare), a co-op stop-motion platformer (Out of Words), a Roblox rhythm title (Skullbeat), and interactive digital media projects (Shanghai 1927 Project and SHANGHAI – THE NEVER ENDING BIG BAND EXPERIENCE live concert).

Product overview

Kong Orange is a Danish game development studio that creates video games across multiple platforms. Their portfolio includes single-player puzzle and adventure games (Felix The Reaper, Heartbeats, Chadwick House, Elf Scare), multi-player co-op games (Out of Words), and narrative-driven interactive projects (Shanghai 1927 Project). They also produce live concert experiences like SHANGHAI – THE NEVER ENDING BIG BAND EXPERIENCE. The Shanghai 1927 Project includes multiple components: The Girl From Shanghai digital comic, Shanghai Modern online magazine, and Shanghai Learning educational companion material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Felix The Reaper A 3D adventure shadow puzzler game where players take on the role of a reaper whose job is to ensure people die. Players dance through shadows and solve puzzles while attempting to meet Betty The Maiden. Released on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PC, Mac, and iOS.
• Heartbeats - A Galactic Requiem A graphic novel puzzler for iPhone featuring a stylish mix of classic point-and-click puzzles with a wistful narrative about a galactic emperor's legacy. No longer available on digital storefronts.
• Out of Words (Vokabulantis) A co-op stop motion platformer adventure about love, where hand-crafted puppets and game design blend seamlessly. Players explore Vokabulantis as Kurt and Karla via online cross-platform or couch co-op. Currently in development.
• Skullbeat A PVP Rhythm Rumbler game in the Felix The Reaper universe combining dance-off, battling, and rhythm gameplay on the Roblox platform.
• Chadwick House A graphic novel puzzler for mobile devices consisting of 10 point-and-click puzzles set across a century of historic events with sci-fi twists. Currently in early development.
• Elf Scare A mobile game in which players shout at elves crossing a bridge through the device's microphone to make them fall off. Uses voice-recognition input. No longer available on digital storefronts.
• Shanghai 1927 Project An interactive comic book project featuring 16-year-old Lu Ping, a fictitious privileged girl from upper-class Shanghai in 1927, exploring historical events with sci-fi twists. The project bundles The Girl From Shanghai digital comic, Shanghai Modern online magazine, and Shanghai Learning educational companion materials.
• The Girl From Shanghai A 150-page digital comic book for tablets and browsers with integrated animation films, interactive big band music soundtrack, and features that reveal source photos from Shanghai 1927.
• Shanghai Modern A fictional historical online magazine inspired by 1920s entertainment magazines like Vanity Fair, containing articles on actual events of 1927 written as entertainment journalism.
• Shanghai Learning A Danish website companion providing learning material with classroom assignments, homework, and group work guides for English, Danish, and History subjects.
• SHANGHAI – THE NEVER ENDING BIG BAND EXPERIENCE A live big band show created by composer Signe Bisgaard featuring music inspired by the animated comic book The Girl From Shanghai, with visual projections including laser harp, holograms on smoke, and 3D-mapping of stage props. Performed at Århundredets Festival in Aarhus.

Quantifiable outcome

• Time Magazine 'Games of the Month, March 2015' — Heartbeats featured as one of the top mobile games globally
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and minor.

• WiredFly AnimationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWiredFly Animation is the co-development partner for Out of Words (Vokabulantis), a co-op stop motion platformer adventure. WiredFly is credited as the developer alongside Kong Orange on the game's official website and footer. This is a core co-production partnership for Kong Orange's flagship in-development title.
• Morten SøndergaardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMorten Søndergaard is credited as the originating idea source for Out of Words (Vokabulantis). He is a co-production partner alongside WiredFly Animation and Kong Orange for the project.
• Epic GamescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEpic Games serves as the publisher for Out of Words, distributing the game through the Epic Games Store globally on PC. Epic Games is listed as the publisher on the game's official website.
• Blood, Sweat, Drum + BasskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlood, Sweat, Drum + Bass is one of the most modern and innovative big bands in Europe, performing the live music for SHANGHAI – THE NEVER ENDING BIG BAND EXPERIENCE. The band is a co-host of the live concerts alongside Kong Orange.
• Signe BisgaardkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigne Bisgaard is a Danish Music Award nominee who composed the original big band music for the Shanghai 1927 project. She serves as composer and creative leader on the Shanghai concert experience, and also contributed a Spotify playlist to Heartbeats.
• Søren Hein RasmussenkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorian Søren Hein Rasmussen narrates his own monologues live on stage during SHANGHAI – THE NEVER ENDING BIG BAND EXPERIENCE concerts. He collected the historical photo material used in the Shanghai 1927 project and serves as both historical consultant and on-stage performer.
• Laura RathschaukeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital artist and scenographer Laura Rathschau created the visual time-travel design for the Shanghai concert experience, including a cyber harp using lasers and steam, hologram projections on smoke, and 3D-mapping of stage props.
• Århundredets FestivalkeyGTM or Marketing PartnerÅrhundredets Festival in Aarhus selected the SHANGHAI – THE NEVER ENDING BIG BAND EXPERIENCE as one of its program highlights, providing festival venue and promotion for the live concert experience.
• Spotify Playlist Contributors (Heartbeats)minorOthersVarious artists and entities contributed curated Spotify playlists to Heartbeats: Anna Lidell (electronica), Danny Kreutzfeldt (doom metal), Signe Bisgaard (jazz), All You Read Is Lover (London indie bookshop/cafe), Cav Bøgelund (comic book creator), and Dreamers' Circus (Scandinavian folk music).
• Elf Like Teen Spirit (Puzzle Macabre team)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElf Scare was created by a group of Danish developers called Elf Like Teen Spirit — the team from Puzzle Macabre — who developed the game during a game jam held at Kong Orange's office.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ThatGameCompany: Independent US studio focused on emotionally resonant, experiential games (Journey, Sky: Children of the Light). Comparable as a small studio emphasizing artistic/aesthetic differentiation and emotional player experiences over conventional mechanics.
• Playdead: Danish game studio based in Copenhagen that creates narrative puzzle platformers (Limbo, Inside). Directly comparable as a Danish indie developer producing artistically distinguished, critically acclaimed puzzle/adventure games across premium platforms.
• UsTwo Games: UK-based indie studio known for puzzle/art-driven mobile and console titles (Monument Valley, Assemblee with Care). Comparable as a small studio pioneering distinctive artistic puzzle experiences on mobile first.
• Simogo: Swedish indie studio known for narrative-driven, artistically distinctive mobile and console games (Year Walk, Device 6, Sayonara Wild Hearts). Comparable as a small Nordic studio producing premium puzzle/narrative experiences with strong art direction.
• Amanita Design: Czech indie studio creating handcrafted puzzle adventure games (Machinarium, Samorost, Creaks). Directly comparable as a small studio building distinctive hand-art puzzle experiences with no violence and story-forward design.
• Team Cherry: Australian indie team behind Hollow Knight. Comparable as a small indie studio with a distinctive hand-drawn aesthetic producing critically acclaimed adventure games on premium platforms.

Emerging players

• Die Gute Fabrik: Danish/Copenhagen-based indie studio behind Johann Sebastian Joust, Sportsfriends and Where Cards Fall. Comparable as a small Danish/Copenhagen-area indie developer producing experimental, artistically-minded multiplayer and adventure games.
• Funomena: US indie studio creating experimental playful games (Luna, Woorld). Comparable as a smaller experimental studio focused on novel-mechanic and artistic gameplay experiences, though operating in a different geography.
• D-Pad Studio: Small indie studio behind Owlboy, a handcrafted platformer with painterly art. Comparable as a small indie team producing artist-led single-player adventure platformers with long development cycles.

Broad incumbents

• Thunderful Group: Swedish/Nordic game publisher and developer portfolio (Image & Form, Zoink, SteamWorld, Planet of Lana). Comparable as a Nordic indie platformer/puzzle publisher operating at a larger scale across similar aesthetics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheKongOrange
• Xx.com/TheKongOrange
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kong-orange

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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