Best Gaming Companies in Argentina

Vostu is an indie game developer of social games. The company develops games for Orkut, Facebook, MSN and its own platform "Vostu". It has developed multiple games including "Mini Fazenda", "GolMania", "Candy Dash", and "Find and Climb". Has been considered as "One of the top 10 startups in Brazil" by Forbes Magazine.

Funding rounds

• Feb 2014Series D$445.6K
• Aug 2012Series D—
• Jun 2012Conventional Debt$2.8M
• Dec 2010Series C$30M

Founders & team

Juan Carlos FarahCo-Founder

Investors

Accel, Intel Capital, General Catalyst, Tiger Global Management

NFT-based platform for virtual world games. The system allows an individual to create content on their "plots' of land in the virtual world. Individuals are rewarded on basis of the number of interactions users have with that particular plot of land. Users can choose to charge for access to their plots, create custom experiences or pay for access to plots owned by other users. The token will be created on Ethereum's blockchain.

Funding rounds

• Oct 2018Series B$25M
• Aug 2017ICO$27M

Founders & team

Ari MeilichCo-FounderEsteban OrdanoCo-Founder

Investors

Animoca Brands, Blockpower, Blockinvest, Bee Blockchain Venture Capital Fund, Origin Capital, JI Ventures

Tech stack

Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBeehiiv Rss FeedCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentsquare

Cryptocup is a blockchain-based prediction game. Enables the players to build their own tokens by setting their own predictions. Each token is a customizable ERC721 token. Players earn points based on a comparison of their prediction with the real results.

Funding rounds

• Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$40K

Founders & team

Nicolas D'OnofrioCo-Founder

Investors

Start-Up Chile

MetroGames is a video game developer focusing on mobile and web platforms. They started with a focus on facebook games and later expanded to mobile platforms. They develop games across a wide range of genres with a focus on casual games. Their popular games include Mittens (mobile platforms) - a casual game based around a cat doing tasks and collecting diamonds and Pixel Ranger (mobile and web platforms) - an arcade shooter. As of December 2015 they are in the process of pivoting to mid-core games but have not released games in that genre.

Three Melons is a game development studio based in Argentina. The company focused on the development of online HTML5 Advergames. The company has the clientele which included Disney, Coca-Cola, MTV, Audi, Discovery Networks and LEGO. Has developed an advergame known as "LEGO Indiana Jones", which is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game. The game is available on Steam and the Xbox Store. Also offers Daiquiri technology, which is a game engine that makes 2D with the flash appear three-dimensional. It generates revenue through paid games.

Funding rounds

• Mar 2009Seed$600K

Founders & team

Patricio JutardCo-Founder Mariano Suarez BattanCo-Founder

Investors

Santander

Tech stack

NginxOpenresty

Founded in 2012, Widow games, accelerated by 2 programs in Latam (NXTP Labs and Wayra) is a game development studio specialized in porting traditional tabletop games to mobile devices. Games include Burako, 1000 Millas nd CFC. Revenues are shared between Widow games and the proprietary owner of the board game.

Founded in 2013, Space Rhino Games is a US based game development studio focuses on the development of mid-core games across multiple platforms. The studio's first game 'Beach Arena' - an action strategy role playing game was released for iOS platforms in 2015.

The Other Guys is a mobile and social games developer based in Buenos Aires. The company wants to become the "Netflix of social games". The company focuses on creating immersive games with strong story tellling which will be delivered in episodes just as TV series.The company claims to have a fan base mostly of women of 40 years in average. As of Jan 2016, the company has developed two games, "Journals of the Unknown" (for iOS, Android, Facebook) and "Sherlock Holmes , Lost Detective" (for iOS, Facebook).

Funding rounds

• Jun 2016Seed—
• Aug 2012Seed$25K

Founders & team

Pablo MayerCo Founder

Investors

Wayra Deutschland, NXTP Labs, Wayra, 500 Global, Cygnus Capital, Draper Cygnus

Rock N Roll Games create videogames based on the fanaticism sports fans have for their sports clubs and sports superstars. They create and market the official mobile videogames of sports players. They manages everything, from the creation to the monetization, in a revenue share mode.