{{Short description|American mobile social game developer}} {{Infobox company | name = Storm8 | logo = Storm8 logo.png | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_padding = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang|[code]|[name]}}. --> | former_name = | type = | industry = Video games | founded = {{Start date and age|2009}} in Redwood Shores, California | founders = Garrett J. Remes, Perry Tam, William Siu, Chak Ming Li, Laura Yip | hq_location = San Mateo, California | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = | brands = | services = | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | parent = Stillfront Group | website = {{URL|https://www.storm8.com/}} }}
'''Storm8''' Inc. is a mobile social game developer founded in 2009 by former Zynga designer, Garrett J. Remes, as well as former Facebook engineers, including Perry Tam, William Siu, Chak Ming Li, and Laura Yip<ref>{{cite web|title=Moving On From Facebook|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323582904578489280319040260?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424127887323582904578489280319040260.html|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=11 August 2015|url-access=subscription}}</ref> in Redwood Shores, California. Notable games include the Restaurant Story franchise, Dragon Story, Bubble Mania, Fantasy Forest Story, Castle Story and iMobsters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.storm8.com/games/|title=Storm8 – Games|access-date=2023-10-15}}</ref>
In 2015, the company had more than 50 million monthly active users and more than 1 billion downloads on iOS and Android.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Dean Takahashi|title=Mobile publisher Storm8 hits a billion downloads for its casual games|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/03/mobile-publisher-storm8-hits-a-billion-downloads-for-its-casual-games/|accessdate=26 August 2015|date=March 3, 2015|archive-date=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004060555/http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/03/mobile-publisher-storm8-hits-a-billion-downloads-for-its-casual-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> The company also published games under the TeamLava, Shark Party and FireMocha brands,<ref>{{cite web|title=#15 Storm8 NO CHANGE|url=http://www.pocketgamer.biz/list/5210/pgbiz-top-50-developer-2013/entry/15/|publisher=Pocket Gamer|accessdate=11 August 2015|date=March 18, 2013|archive-date=7 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907100205/http://www.pocketgamer.biz/list/5210/pgbiz-top-50-developer-2013/entry/15/|url-status=live}}</ref> until it consolidated it under Storm8 Studios in March 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://appdevelopermagazine.com/the-storm8-mobile-game-network-is-now-storm8-studios-as-it-announces-1-billion-downloads-at-gdc/|title=The Storm8 Mobile Game Network is Now Storm8 Studios as it Announces 1 Billion Downloads at GDC|first=Richard|last=Harris|website=App Developer Magazine|access-date=2023-10-15|archive-date=2023-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129194243/https://appdevelopermagazine.com/the-storm8-mobile-game-network-is-now-storm8-studios-as-it-announces-1-billion-downloads-at-gdc/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==History & milestones== In June 2011, Storm8 was one of the first free-to-play mobile game publishers to announce that it earned $1 million in a single day.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Jim Squires|title=Storm8 has their first million dollar day|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2011/06/10/storm8-has-their-first-million-dollar-day/|publisher=Gamezebo|accessdate=11 August 2015|date=June 10, 2011|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021228/http://www.gamezebo.com/2011/06/10/storm8-has-their-first-million-dollar-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, technology news site TechCrunch referred to Storm8 as the "quiet mobile gaming giant" for successfully building one of the biggest mobile social gaming networks without raising any venture capital funding, and remaining relatively quiet with the press.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kim-Mai Cutler|title=The Quiet Mobile Gaming Giant: Storm8 Passes 300M Downloads, Has Reached 100M Unique Devices|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/07/the-quiet-mobile-gaming-giant-storm8-passes-300m-downloads-has-reached-100m-unique-devices/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=11 August 2015|date=May 7, 2012|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131622/http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/07/the-quiet-mobile-gaming-giant-storm8-passes-300m-downloads-has-reached-100m-unique-devices/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2012, the company celebrated 2 million game downloads in one day.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Kim-Mai Cutler|title=Storm8 Grabs 2M Downloads In One Day On Christmas|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/12/31/storm8-christma/|publisher=Tech Crunch|accessdate=11 August 2015|date=December 31, 2012|archive-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708112546/http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/31/storm8-christma/?|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2020, Storm8 was acquired by Stillfront Group for US $300 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Takahashi|first=Dean|date=January 23, 2020|title=Storm8's journey from a Facebook gaming startup to a $300 million acquisition {{!}} VentureBeat|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/23/how-storm8-went-from-a-facebook-gaming-startup-to-a-300-million-acquisition/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526070448/https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/23/how-storm8-went-from-a-facebook-gaming-startup-to-a-300-million-acquisition/|archive-date=May 26, 2022|access-date=|website=VentureBeat|url-status=live}}</ref> The acquisition was completed in February 2020.
==Expansion moves== In 2014 the company appointed game industry veterans, adding Disney, EA and Zynga experience to its leadership team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm8 hires duo of industry veterans|url=http://www.develop-online.net/news/storm8-hires-duo-of-industry-veterans/0198576|publisher=Develop|accessdate=11 August 2015|date=October 9, 2014|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225237/http://www.develop-online.net/news/storm8-hires-duo-of-industry-veterans/0198576|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/07/07/terence-fung-interview/|title=Storm8 wants to become a household name in mobile games (interview)|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072125/https://venturebeat.com/2014/07/07/terence-fung-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The company announced a deal with Hasbro Inc. in December 2014 to launch ''Monopoly Bingo!'' and ''Clue Bingo!'' on iOS and Android.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Dean Takahashi|title=Storm8 launches Monopoly Bingo! mobile game in deal with Hasbro|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/12/11/storm8-launches-monopoly-bingo-mobile-game-in-deal-with-hasbro/|publisher=Venture Beat|accessdate=11 August 2015|date=December 11, 2014|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703104127/http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/11/storm8-launches-monopoly-bingo-mobile-game-in-deal-with-hasbro/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author1=Mike Minotti|title=Clue comes to mobile...in Bingo form|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/15/clue-comes-to-mobile-in-bingo-form/|publisher=Venture Beat|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122181705/https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/15/clue-comes-to-mobile-in-bingo-form/|url-status=live}}</ref> These games were later rebranded as Bingo Tycoon! in January of 2021.
In June 2019, the company partnered with the Property Brothers to launch Property Brothers Home Design on iOS and Android.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Storm8 – Storm8 Partners with Drew and Jonathan Scott to Launch Property Brothers Home Design Mobile Game|url=https://www.storm8.com/news/storm8-partners-with-drew-and-jonathan-scott-to-launch-property-brothers-home-design-mobile-game/|access-date=2021-07-28|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728175049/https://www.storm8.com/news/storm8-partners-with-drew-and-jonathan-scott-to-launch-property-brothers-home-design-mobile-game/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Games == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope=“col” | Platforms |- |''Property Brothers Home Design'' |2019 |iOS & Android |- |''Home Design Makeover'' |2018 |iOS & Android |- |''Dream City: Metropolis'' |2016 |iOS & Android |- |''Bakery Story 2'' |2015 |iOS & Android |- |''Frozen Frenzy Mania'' |2015 |iOS & Android |- |''CLUE/CLUEDO Bingo (discontinued)'' |2015 |iOS & Android |- |''Polar Pop Mania'' |2015 |iOS |- |''Hungry Babies Mania'' |2015 |iOS & Android |- |''Fortune Slots'' |2015 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''Diamond Quest'' |2015 |iOS & Android |- |''Restaurant Story 2'' |2014 |iOS & Android |- |''Bingo Tycoon (formally known as MONOPOLY Bingo)'' |2014 |iOS & Android |- |''Fish Frenzy Mania'' |2014 |iOS |- |''Fantasy Forest Story'' |2014 |iOS & Android |- |''Cupcake Mania'' |2014 |iOS & Android |- |''Fruit Splash Mania'' |2013 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''Hidden Objects: Mystery Crimes'' |2013 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''8Ball by Storm8'' |2013 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''Match the Dots by IceMochi'' |2013 |iOS |- |''Candy Blast Mania (also known as Sugar Swap Mania)'' |2013 |iOS & Android |- |''Farm Story 2'' |2013 |iOS & Android |- |''Word Scramble'' |2013 |iOS |- |''Fruit Mania'' |2013 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''Word Search Puzzles'' |2013 |iOS & Android |- |''Solitaire Classic Card Game'' |2013 |iOS & Android |- |''Bingo!'' |2012 |iOS & Android |- |''Jewel Mania'' |2012 |iOS & Android |- |''Castle Story'' |2012 |iOS & Android |- |''Home Design Story'' |2012 |iOS |- |''City Story Metro'' |2012 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''Bubble Mania'' |2012 |iOS & Android |- |''Poker'' |2012 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''Dragon Story'' |2012 |iOS & Android |- |''Pet Hotel Story'' |2012 |iOS 10 or earlier |- |''Slots'' |2012 |iOS & Android |- |''Pet Shop Story'' |2011 |iOS & Android |- |''Zoo Story 2'' |2011 |iOS 10 or earlier & Android |- |''Fashion Story'' |2011 |iOS & Android |- |''Bakery Story'' |2011 |iOS & Android |- |''Restaurant Story'' |2011 |iOS & Android |- |''Farm Story'' |2010 |iOS 10 or earlier & Android |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
Category:Companies based in Redwood Shores, California Category:Video game companies established in 2009 Category:Video game companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Mobile game companies Category:Video game development companies Category:Video game publishers