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Wooga is a leading mobile games developer, founded in 2009 in Berlin with the goal of creating joyful, story-driven experiences that become a memorable part of players' lives.
Today, millions of people worldwide play Wooga’s games, which are built on three core pillars: thoughtful storytelling, high-quality casual gameplay, and long-term player engagement. As the world’s number one hidden object game* company, Wooga - which is part of Playtika - is centered around the hit title June’s Journey, designed to provide a daily escape into worlds of mystery and romance.
Players can seamlessly immerse themselves in compelling narratives, participate in regular content updates, and join a global community of fans - all optimized for a world-class mobile experience. Wooga continuously develops its titles to ensure players fall in love with the game again and again, utilizing data-driven insights to evolve alongside its audience. Most of the audience is female and plays specifically to relax and wind down after a busy day. Beyond simple relaxation, the chance to keep their minds active and connect with a global community has inspired many players to stay engaged with these titles for multiple years.
*June’s Journey has been the global #1 measured by consumer spend within the Hidden Object (Puzzle) Subgenre across Apple App Store & Google Play since April 2019, according to Sensor Tower.
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The average close female friendship lasts 37 YEARS - and a quarter of women say it brings them more happiness than a relationship
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Agatha Christie’s great-grandson: I have no problem with the BBC’s ‘woke’ casting
Audiences have criticised ‘tick box’ diversity in period dramas, but the man running the late author’s estate takes a different view. Next month, the company will partner with Wooga, a mobile phone gaming developer, by allowing the Poirot character to appear in a mystery-solving game called June’s Journey.
Inside Wooga’s strategic shift
When Dennis Korf stepped into the role of managing director at Wooga he says his approach was straightforward. To listen first and act with clarity, which led to four core priorities: ownership, speed, focus, and impact, that all now shape the studio’s direction.
News June's Journey set to kick off a witchy new collaboration with hit musical Wicked
Hit hidden object puzzler June's Journey is set to collab with one of the biggest musical releases of the year. Yes, if you hadn't already guessed, the fantasy of the Wizard of Oz-inspired musical Wicked is coming to the world of June's Journey!
Dennis Korf to Become New Managing Director of Wooga
Dennis Korf will take over as Managing Director of Wooga from January 2025. He will succeed Nai Chang in this role. Under Chang's leadership, the Berlin-based games company broke the billion-dollar revenue mark last year with June's Journey.
Wooga’s June’s Journey hidden object game surpasses $1B in revenue
Wooga‘s June’s Journey hidden object game has surpassed $1 billion in revenue. It’s a big milestone for Wooga’s owner Playtika. Playtika’s Berlin-based studio Wooga announced that its flagship game, June’s Journey, has achieved $1 billion in lifetime gross revenue.
How Wooga is staying focused on story-based gaming | Nai Chang interview
Wooga has been making social mobile games since 2009, and it continues to do so under ownership of publicly traded Playtika. And now Berlin-based Wooga is announcing its Ghost Detective hidden object game for Netflix Games today.
Solve Your Own Murder In Ghost Detective on Netflix Games
Just in time for spooky season, Netflix added the haunted mystery game Ghost Detective to its games library on Tuesday. You can play this game for free and without ads or paywalls with a Netflix subscription.
Playtika acquires casual mobile game maker Wooga for over $100 million
Social casino game giant Playtika announced it has completed its acquisition of Wooga, the Berlin-based maker of casual games. We heard the price was more than $100 million.
Ubisoft, Ustwo, Wooga among Green Game Jam 2021 winners
Playing for the Planet Alliance's second annual Green Game Jam has crowned its winners, with 26 studios taking part this year.
Wooga pledges up to $20,000 to reforestation charity TreeSisters
German mobile game developer Wooga will celebrate Earth Day 2021 through a fundraising campaign for TreeSisters. The non-profit organisation has a simple mission: to help with reforestation, funding global projects.
Playtika’s Wooga launches Switchcraft story-based mobile game
Playtika’s game studio Wooga is launching Switchcraft, a narrative-based match-3 game that has been in the works for a few years.
June’s Journey is helping the planet one tree at a time
June’s Journey, a popular hidden object game by developer Wooga, just finished up a tree planting event. In this event, players from across the world get to re-forest the planet. This is the second time the company has participated.
Why Wooga is focusing on story-based casual games
Berlin’s Wooga rose to prominence in mobile games on the strength of casual games like Diamond Dash and Bubble Island.
Female Leadership als Teil der Unternehmensstrategie
Lenka Kaciakova berichtet, mit welchen Maßnahmen sie und ihr Team den Frauenanteil unter Führungskräften beim Spieleunternehmen Wooga erhöht haben.
500 Millionen Dollar mit einem Game: Das Comeback der Berliner Spiele-Schmiede Wooga
Mit einem einzigen Smartphone-Spiel machte die Firma ein Vermögen. Jetzt will der Videospiele-Hersteller Wooga beim Umsatz in eine neue Dimension vorstoßen.
Wooga celebrates $500 million milestone
Wooga has seen its title June's Journey reach $500 million in lifetime revenue