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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | mobile, desktop and browser games |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Herzliya, Tel-Aviv, Israel |
| Products | Full list |
Number of employees | 1,300 (2022) |
| Parent | Aristocrat Leisure Limited |
| Website | www.plarium.com |
Plarium Global Ltd. is a video game developer, publisher and subsidiary of the Australian gambling machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure. It is known for creating mobile, desktop and browser games in various genres including MMO, RPG, action, strategy, and casual.
Plarium has more than 435 million players worldwide.[1] Its games are available on iOS, Android, the Microsoft Store[2] and on PC/Mac via the game launcher Plarium Play.[3]
The company has more than 1300 employees[4] and has established studios in Herzliya (established 2009 and current headquarters),[5] Warsaw,[6] Kharkiv,[7] Lviv,[8] Kyiv,[9] Odesa[10] and Michigan.[11] In addition, Plarium acquired San Francisco-based Rumble Games[12] in 2017 and, in 2021, Helsinki-based studio Futureplay.[13]
There are more than 20 games in the Plarium portfolio.[14] Plarium's most popular game is the dark fantasy gacha RPG Raid: Shadow Legends, which has more than 80 million downloads.[15] Other Plarium titles include Mech Arena, Vikings: War of Clans, the Stormfall franchise (Stormfall: Age of War, Stormfall: Rise of Balur, Stormfall: Saga of Survival) and Lost Island: Blast Adventure.
Plarium has worked with celebrities, content creators, and notable Esports professionals in a promotional capacity, including Richard Tyler "Ninja" Blevins,[16] Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev of the Esports team NAVI,[17] and actor Jeff Goldblum.[18]
Plarium has previously employed BAFTA award winner Jesper Kyd, known for his work on video games such as Assassin's Creed and Borderlands, to compose the music for its games.[19]
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- ^ "Raid: Shadow Legends". Microsoft.com.
- ^ "Plarium Play Launcher - A Smoother PC Gaming experience for FREE". plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium's Herzliya studio". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium's Warsaw studio | company.plarium.com". company.plarium.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "About Plarium's Kharkiv studio". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium's Lviv studio". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium's Kyiv studio". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium's Odesa studio". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium's Michigan studio". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Plarium Global acquires Rumble Games". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Plarium entered an agreement to acquire Finnish mobile game studio Futureplay to expand leadership in the casual games market". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "About Plarium". company.plarium.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Derrick, Connor (July 21, 2022). "RAID: Shadow Legends thanks massive fanbase with announcement of legendary version of fan favourite Death Knight". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Ninja Is A Playable Character In Raid: Shadow Legends". GameSpot. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Astle, Aaron (December 2021). "Plarium partners with Navi to bring S1mple to Raid: Shadow Legends". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Plarium Partners with Jeff Goldblum for "RAID: Shadow Legends" in their next Global Advertising Campaign". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Jesper Kyd's Five Worlds of Plarium Soundtrack Dropping Soon". Original Sound Version. Retrieved August 17, 2022.