In 2025, Turkish gaming companies became the focus of attention for both local and global investors.
Local studios went beyond just mobile games and attracted investor interest with projects targeting PC and console platforms as well. Both domestic venture capital funds and international investors allocated substantial resources to Turkey-based gaming startups.
In this article, we provide a detailed overview of the Turkish gaming companies that received investment in 2025, the announced funding amounts, and the impact of these investments on the industry.
Turkish Gaming Companies That Received Investment in 2025:
- Bigger Games ($25 million)
- Circle Games ($7.25 million)
- Tark Games ($2.5 million)
- Mavis Games ($2 million)
Dream Games (Investment amount not disclosed)
- Dream Games announced a strategic investment with CVC, a leading global alternative asset management firm, becoming its sole equity partner.
- This deal will provide liquidity to the initial venture capital partners who will be exiting after more than five years and initiate a strategic partnership with CVC as a new equity partner to further accelerate Dream Games’ global leadership in mobile gaming.
- Founded in 2019 by mobile gaming veterans Soner Aydemir, İkbal Namlı, Hakan Sağlam, Eren Şengül, and Serdar Yılmaz, Dream Games is known for its hit mobile game Royal Match, the world’s top-grossing puzzle game.
Good Job Games ($23 + 60 million)
- Rapidly growing Turkish studio Good Job Games raised $23 million in a seed round led by Arcadia, the new gaming fund founded by Akın Babayiğit, co-founder of Tripledot, and supported by Menlo Ventures.
- Founder and CEO İlker Ilıcalı stated:“Our goal is to become an established studio that creates genre-defining games with global appeal.”
- Akın Babayiğit, Managing Director at Arcadia, added: “Good Job Games stormed into the Match-3 category with Match Villains. Its long-term retention metrics are outstanding and rare. İlker and Nazım are rare, generational entrepreneurs — partnering with them for the future was an easy decision.”
Second Investment (Series A round, co-led by Menlo Ventures and Anthos Capital)
- As one of Türkiye’s fastest-growing mobile games companies, Good Job Games has raised a $60M Series A round, co-led by Menlo Ventures and Anthos Capital, with additional participation by Bessemer Venture Partners.
- The funding will fuel Good Job Games’ ambition to build a generational entertainment brand through timeless, socially-driven games. With the explosive success of Match Villains, the company is redefining the Match-3 genre with a modern, highly satisfying experience that’s as competitive as it is social.
Grand Games ($30 million)
- Mobile game studio Grand Games raised $30 million in a Series A investment round led by Balderton, just nine months after its pre-seed round.
- This round brought together major industry investors who had previously backed two Turkish unicorns — Balderton, an investor in Dream Games, and Bek Ventures, an investor in Peak. Existing pre-seed investor Laton Ventures and angel investor Mert Gür also participated in the round.
- Founded in 2024 by Bekir Batuhan Çelebi, Mehmet Çalım, and Mustafa Fırtına, Grand Games set a record in Turkey by completing its Series A round at unprecedented speed after its February pre-seed round.
- With a 14-person team, the studio developed Magic Sort! and Car Match in just 10 months. Grand Games aims to create large-scale and innovative game genres by focusing on unexplored areas rather than conventional popular categories.
Bigger Games ($25 million)
- Turkish mobile game studio Bigger Games has raised $25 million in a new funding round led by Goodwater Capital, with Arcadia Gaming Partners and existing investors Index Ventures and Play Ventures also participating.
- Former Activision president and current partner at Goodwater Capital, Coddy Johnson, joined Bigger’s board of directors.
- Bigger Games will utilize the funding to scale its operations globally, enhance user acquisition efforts, and invest in both existing and upcoming game titles targeting casual mobile gamers.
- The team focuses on Match-3 games, with their latest title Kitchen Master showing strong early retention and engagement in its testing phase.
- Based in Istanbul, Bigger Games was founded in 2019 by former colleagues of Peak Games, Yağız Akpek, Erkan Gürel, and Hakan Ulvan.
Circle Games ($7.25 million)
- İstanbul-based Circle Games has secured $7.25 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its mobile puzzle game portfolio. Bitkraft Ventures led the round, with participation from a16z Speedrun, Play Ventures, e2vc, and APY Ventures.
- Founded by industry veterans from Gram Games, Dream Games, and Good Job Games, Circle Games is targeting the casual mobile puzzle genre.
- The funds will be used to scale its debut title, Sort Express, globally and expand the company’s 12-person team.
Fuse Games ($7 million)
- Griffin Gaming Partners led the $7 million investment round for Fuse Games, with participation from Lakestar, NFX Capital, and Actera.
- This investment will support the development of original IPs, team expansion, and further investments in new technologies.
- Ibrahim Hafeez, Investor at Griffin Gaming Partners, said: “We’re excited to support a team laying the foundation for the future of new games, rather than chasing trends.”
TaleMonster Games ($7 million)
- TaleMonster Games, a studio founded by Peak Games veterans on a mission to bring depth and creativity back to casual puzzle games, announced a $7 million seed round led by General Catalyst, alongside a16z Speedrun, Arcadia, and Ludus Ventures.
- The funding will accelerate development of the team’s first titles and support continued investment in the creative and technical foundations for a new generation of casual puzzle games.
- Their first title, Match Valley, proves they’re on the right track, with players spending an average of 52 minutes in the game each day.
HOGO Games (Valuation: $5 million)
- Turkiye-based game development startup HOGO Teknoloji received investment based on a $5 million valuation from a consortium including Red Axe Games and several angel investors.
- Founded on December 2, 2022, at the Bilişim Vadisi Gebze Campus, HOGO continues to develop mobile and PC games with its current 11-person team.
- Their released titles include Rock Star Life Simulator and Cinema Simulator 2025, while Business Simulator 2025 and Backseat are currently in development.
Tark Games ($2.5 million)
- Tark Games, a next-generation publisher focused on independent game developers, has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Ludus Ventures, with participation from APY Ventures and Maxis Ventures.
- With this investment, Tark aims to shift the traditional publisher-developer dynamic by offering not only publishing support but also early-stage financial backing to talented indie teams, helping their games reach global success.
- İbrahim Yıldırım, one of the first employees at Peak Games and the creator of indie titles like The First Men and Overfall, has partnered with İlker Ergen, former CEO of InGame Group, the studio behind Zula.
Alpaka Games ($2.25 million) + (Undisclosed amount)
- Specializing in hybrid-action mobile games, Alpaka Games raised $2.25 million in an investment round involving Ludus Ventures, a16z Speedrun, and Revo Capital.
- The founding team participated in the prestigious a16z Speedrun program in early 2025 in San Francisco, gaining direct access to the Silicon Valley ecosystem — a program that accepts less than 1% of applicants.
- Founded by Can Aksoy, Levent Alp, and Özgün Levent Kaya, the team brings together experience from top Turkish tech and gaming companies including Rollic, Codeway, AdColony, and BiLira, aiming to offer an innovative approach to gaming.
Second investment
- Saudi VC Impact46 invested over $6.6 million in five gaming studios, including Turkiye’s Alpaka Games.
Mavis Games ($2 million)
- Mavis Games, known for crafting unique and lasting casual gaming experiences, secures $2M in seed funding from mobile gaming giant Habby. Mavis and Habby previously teamed up to deliver one of the most successful products in their category – laying the foundation for a deeper strategic alliance.
- The investment will accelerate Mavis’s production and marketing capabilities as the studio scales its next big hits.
Surpass Games ($1.5 million)
- Targeting the future of the industry with innovative hybrid-casual experiences, Surpass Games received a $1.5 million pre-seed investment from Laton Ventures.
- Founded in January 2025 by Ensar Kelez, the team includes seasoned industry professionals Bahadır Kelez, Begüm Özdemir, Sedat Şeker, and Yiğit Can Kus.
- Görkem Türk, Co-founder of Laton Ventures, commented:“Ensar gained significant experience through successful hybrid-casual projects. Surpass has quickly built a strong team. At Laton, we will continue to support teams like Surpass that have the potential to be industry leaders.”
SekGames (Investment amount not disclosed)
- Founded in 2020 by Ali Osman K., Serkan Çotul, and Alper Kocabıyık, Istanbul-based SekGames was selected for support under the Startup Qatar Investment Program.
- Known for successful titles such as Police Station Idle, Dream Hospital, Coffee Shop Idle, and Money Print Idle, the studio will use the investment to expand its publishing operations and grow its game portfolio.
Other Local Companies in the Gaming Industry That Received Investment
Beyond game studios, Turkey’s broader gaming industry — including venture capital firms, game discovery platforms, gamified advertising, and interactive ad technologies — also saw significant success in 2025.
Laton Ventures ($50 million)
- Laton Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on games and apps, announced it had closed its first fund at $50 million, making it the largest Turkey-based fund with a focus on gaming and applications. It was founded by Görkem Türk and is backed by leading figures in the industry.
- Laton is supported by more than 40 gaming/tech founders and industry experts from over 10 countries, including individuals who have founded or held leadership roles at Peak, Gram Games, Loop Games, and Huuuge.
- In its first year, Laton Ventures made five early-stage investments in gaming startups across Turkey, the U.S., and Europe. Two of these companies quickly achieved significant milestones and secured Series A investments. One of them was Grand Games, which raised $30 million only nine months after its founding. The name of the second company has not yet been disclosed.
- Laton Ventures also ranked among the top 10 most active early-stage gaming investment funds globally in its first year. Its portfolio includes a wide range of companies — from mobile game studios to innovative social gaming platforms.
- Görkem Türk, Founding Partner at Laton Ventures, said: “We believe in the vision of talented teams building innovative games, apps, and next-gen entertainment platforms. The future of mobile lies at the intersection of AI and social interaction — and that excites us.”
Mega Fortuna ($10 million)
- Rapidly expanding video game and technology group Aonic made a $10 million minority investment in Mega Fortuna. As part of the deal, Aonic has an option to fully acquire the company at a valuation of up to $70 million.
- Based in Bursa, Turkey, Mega Fortuna operates as a mobile game discovery platform. Founded in early 2023, the company is known for its flagship platform Richie Games, which allows users to discover new games while earning real-world gift cards.
- Mega Fortuna was founded by seasoned entrepreneurs Şeyhmus Ölker and Burak Göncü, who previously co-founded and led ventures such as App Samurai and POW Games.
Playable Factory (Investment amount not disclosed)
- Playable Factory received a strategic investment from Ludus Ventures. This collaboration aims to redefine interactive advertising by combining Playable Factory’s proven expertise with Ludus Ventures’ strategic vision.
- The investment will enable Playable Factory to develop innovative web tools, enhance its playable ad solutions, and seize new opportunities in emerging markets.
- Ludus Ventures has a strong track record in scaling tech companies and includes in its portfolio brands like Monetizr (gamified rewards) and Goama (gamification services). The fund’s General Partners previously contributed to the successful exits of companies such as Mobilike, Rollic Games, and Paxie Games.
