Game Insight is a Lithuanian video game developer and publisher of free-to-play

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and

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, headquartered in

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. The company was founded in 2009 in

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and was being run by Antanas Miseikis as the Deputy CEO, with former founder Alisa Chumachenko stepping down in 2014. Game Insight is known for its

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games for iOS,

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, such as Paradise Island, Airport City, The Tribez. Game Insight developed the first hidden object game for

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, Mystery Manor. Game Insight's portfolio includes more than 45

games, including mobile games for Google Play, App Store, Windows Store, Amazon AppStore, and games for social networks, such as Facebook, localized in 10 languages and played in 218 countries of the world. The Company employs more than 500 people worldwide.

History

Game Insight was founded in 2009 in

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. In 2010 the company launched its first game, Paradise Island (originally "Resort World"), for

social network; later the game was released for mobile platforms.

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for Android was the top-grossing game on Google Play for more than 26 straight weeks. In 2011, the company's game roster reached 50 million MAU. In 2012, the company opened its office in San Francisco, USA. In April 2014, Game Insight closed its US office in San Francisco, employing eight people, and on May 29 moved its headquarters to Vilnius, Lithuania, to “strengthen its position as a global company and strengthen its presence in Europe as one of key markets.” Since May 29, 2014, the company is headquartered in

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, Lithuania. On June 14, 2022, the closure of a legal entity in Russia was announced. On the same day, the access of employees of these offices to the company's resource was suspended.

Games and platforms

Game Insight creates mobile games for

, iOS and Windows, as well as for various social networks. All Game Insight products are using the

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business model, so that the players may download the games and start playing them for free, and later they can buy in-game currency and different items if that is their choice. The company's portfolio includes the following projects: ;Active games Airport City (May 2011)
The Tribez (Mar 2012)

Mystery Manor ''Mystery Manor'' is a hidden object game developed by Game Insight. It was launched on 2010 on the Facebook social media platform, it was the first game of the genre in Facebook. It was launched for Android and IOS in 2012. Gameplay ''Mystery ...

(Oct 2010)
Paradise Island 2

Guns of Boom ''Guns of Boom'', known as ''Gods of Boom'' from 19 November 2019 until 4 May 2021, is an online multiplayer first-person shooter video game for mobile devices. It was developed by Game Insight and released on 16 May 2017, for iOS and Android. ...

(May 2017)
Mirrors of Albion (Oct 2012)
Treasure of Time
Trade Island
Survival Arena
Mercs of Boom (previously X-Mercs) - iOS (October 2015)
Transport Empire - iOS, Android (April 2014)July 22nd, 2014. Retrieved November 20th, 2014.
The Tribez & Castlez - iOS, Android, Amazon (February 2014), Facebook (February 2014)
2020: My Country - iOS, Android, Amazon, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 (April 2013), Facebook (April 2014)
Cloud Raiders – Android, iOS, Windows Store, Amazon (February 2014), Facebook (March 2014)
Dragon Eternity - iPad, iPhone, Android, Amazon (March 2013), Facebook, Web (September 2013)
Big Business Deluxe - iOS, Android, Amazon, Windows Store (August 2013)

;Legacy games (social/mobile) Need a Hero Tribez at War Running Shadow - Android, PC (May 2014)
Dragon Warlords - Android (September 2014)
Adventure Era (Publishing) - iOS (March 2014)
Sunshine Bay - iPad, iPhone (January 2014), Facebook (October 2013)
Tank Domination - iPad, iPhone (December 2013)
Hotel Enigma - iPad (December 2013), Facebook (August 2013)
Love and Dragons - iPad (October 2013)
Cat Story (Publishing) - iPhone, iPad, Android (September 2013)
Legacy of Transylvania - iOS (September 2013), Yahoo! Mobage (April 2013)
Starborn Wanderers - iOS, Android (July 2013)
Battle Towers (Publishing) - Android, iOS (April 2013)
Hidden Land - iOS (February 2013)
Elements Battle - Android (December 2012)
My Railway - iOS (July 2012) / Android (January 2012)
Enchanted Realm - iOS (July 2012) / Android (December 2011)
Rule the Kingdom - Amazon (July 2012) / iOS (June 2012) / Android (April 2012), Facebook (May 2013)
My Country - Android (August 2012) / iOS, Android Amazon, GetJar, Tstore Korea (August 2011), Facebook, Draugiem.lv, Bebo (December 2010)
Big Business - Android (January 2012), Facebook (October 2010)

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.game-insight.com Video game companies of Lithuania