Alawar Entertainment is a Russian international developer and publisher of video games. Founded in Novosibirsk, Russia, it is based in Lewes, Delaware, United States. Its main areas of activity are free-to-play games. The company's games have sold more than 200 million copies.
History The company was founded in 1999 by Novosibirsk State University students Alexander Lyskovsky and Sergey Zanin. Game development was the first department of the company. Alawar released two games: Puzzle Rally and Bubble Bobble Nostalgie.
In 2001, the company released Magic Ball, a 3D Arkanoid-style game developed by Dream Dale in Irkutsk. Magic Ball was ported to PlayStation consoles and iOS. In 2006, Alawar became one of the first companies to support SMS payments in Russia for its products.
In 2008, the first games in the Farm Frenzy and The Treasures of Montezuma franchises were released. In August 2009, Alawar and Oleg Kuvaev signed a cooperation agreement that gave Alawar exclusive rights to use the Masyanya brand in games until 2014. In 2010, Alawar released around 15 projects for the iPhone and iPad. The Treasures of Montezuma was released on iOS.
In 2019, Alawar developed and published the free-to-play battle royale shooter Watchers (servers shut down in August 2021), as well as Space Robinson, an action game with rogue-like elements. In 2021, Alawar published a 2D narrative detective Song of Farca. Later this year, the company released a 2D action platformer They Always Run by its own production.
In 2022, Alawar released the third chapter of the Beholder saga. In April, the company announced the development of Necrosmith, a rogue-like Necromancer simulator that was released on 13 July 2022 and has sold over 200,000 copies on Steam. On 6 March 2023, Alawar announced the development of Necrosmith 2. On 5 April 2023, Wall World, a mining and tower defense game by Alawar, was released on Steam and sold 200,000 copies in 2 months.
Alawar has a distribution network through its website and affiliate program. On June 1, 2023, Alawar closed its game storefronts.
Awards
2008 – Farm Frenzy was named the best casual game at the 2008 Game Developers Conference 2008 – Alawar won the Runet Prize 2008 2012 – Alawar was named best publisher at the Game Developers Conference 2016 – Beholder won the Excellence in Game Design and Best Indie Game categories at the DevGamm Independent Games Conference 2017 – Do Not Feed The Monkeys received several awards: Best Narrative (DevGamm Conference, Minsk), Most Innovative (3DWire, Segovia), Best Indie Game (FEFFS, Strasbourg), DevGamm Choice (Get It! Conference, Odessa), Media Choice (Indiecade Europe, Paris) 2019 – Do Not Feed The Monkeys was a finalist at the Independent Games Festival (IGF) in several categories: Innovative Game, Best Design and Grand Prix 2023 – Beholder 3 won the Best Serious Game category at the German Computer Games Awards 2023.
Games developed Year Title Platform(s) 2016 Beholder Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android 2017 Distrust Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Beholder – Blissful Sleep Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android 2018 Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android 2021 They Always Run Microsoft Windows 2022 Necrosmith Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch 2023Wall WorldMicrosoft Windows 2024Necrosmith 2Microsoft Windows 2025Beholder - ConductorMicrosoft Windows 2026The Last Gas Station Microsoft Windows TBA Wall World: Deep Threat Microsoft Windows Richat Structure Microsoft Windows
Games published Year Title Developer(s) Platform(s) 2004 Roads of Fantasy Gamemaster's Group Microsoft Windows 2007 In ImagesMicrosoft Windows, macOS 2017 Displaced Gamexy Microsoft Windows, macOS 2018 Do Not Feed the Monkeys Fictiorama Studios, BadLand Games Publishing Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android 2019 Space Robinson Luxorix Games Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS 2021 Song of Farca Wooden Monkeys Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS A Tale for Anna Far Mills Microsoft Windows, macOS Looking for Aliens Yustas Games Studio Microsoft Windows 2022 Paintbucket Games Microsoft Windows 2024 Technotopia Yustas Microsoft Windows Kingsgrave Egg or Chicken Games Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 2026 Haunted Lands alevgor Microsoft Windows
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