game industry casual games founded singapore and united states of america 2005 2005 key people allan simonsen christopher natsuume products video games number of employees 20 march 2016 website www.boomzap.com boomzap entertainment is a casual games developer based in singapore . it was formed in 2005 and has released 46 games to date that are ported on various platforms . boomzap has developed for microsoft windows mac os x nintendo ds wii ios and android . its games are available on games portals such as big fish games yahoo wildtangent gamehouse google play amazon itunes steam and others . boomzap is known in the game industry for being one of the few companies to use a pure virtual office environment . 1 2 articles have been written on the subject in the casual games association magazine and gamasutra regarding their prototyping methods . 3 a feature article on gamasutra was released on april 1 2010 that further elaborated boomzap s quick and dirty production process for making games . 4 contents 1 facts and numbers 2 history 2.1 boomzap fight club 3 list of games in chronological order 3.1 jelly boom 3.2 magic lanterns 3.3 hoyle enchanted puzzles 3.4 jewels of cleopatra series 3.5 zen fashion 3.6 orchard 3.7 frogs in love 3.8 passport to paradise 3.9 pirates plund arrr 3.10 awakening series 3.11 antique road trip series 3.12 dana knightstone series 3.13 otherworld series 3.14 zaptales interactive fairy tales 3.15 botanica series 3.16 brain curve 3.17 emberwing lost legacy 3.18 boomzap casino games 3.19 pillage people 3.20 super awesome quest 3.21 rescue quest 3.22 pocket ages 3.23 for kakao 3.24 super awesome rpg 3.25 monster roller 3.26 legends of callasia 4 community and industry involvement 5 awards and recognitions 6 references 7 external links facts and numbers edit founders 2 allan simonsen and christopher natsuume games released to date 46 languages developed in 12 english french italian german spanish portuguese dutch swedish korean japanese mandarin korean platforms developed on 5 pc mac wii ios android staff members 20 including founders countries developing in 12 japan singapore malaysia indonesia russia thailand ukraine and the philippines history edit boomzap was founded in 2005 by christopher natsuume and allan simonsen . natsuume the company s creative director was formerly lead producer for far cry at crytek . simonsen serves as the company s technical director and worked on the spider man game for the nokia n gage . boomzap entertainment is composed of two legal entities boomzap inc. in the state of washington usa and boomzap pte. ltd. in singapore . both companies are private corporations owned by natsuume and simonsen . as of march 2015 the company employs 65 game developers working out of japan singapore russia ukraine india pakistan indonesia malaysia thailand and the philippines . boomzap fight club edit main article boomzap fight club in october 2014 boomzap announced a new brand called boomzap fight club to house its free to play mobile first strategy games . 5 list of games in chronological order edit year title publisher platform s 2006 jellyboom big fish games boonty double games microsoft windows 2006 magic lanterns boomzap entertainment microsoft windows 2006 jewels of cleopatra encore inc. microsoft windows iphone ipad 2008 hoyle enchanted puzzles encore inc. microsoft windows 2008 zen fashion big fish games microsoft windows 2008 jewels of cleopatra 2 aztec mysteries encore inc. microsoft windows iphone ipad 2009 orchard majesco microsoft windows 2009 frogs in love big fish games oberon playfirst pogo wildgames microsoft windows 2009 passport to paradise big fish games microsoft windows 2010 pirates plund arrr majesco wii 2010 awakening the dreamless castle big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2010 antique road trip usa big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad android 2010 awakening moonfell wood big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2010 death at fairing point a dana knightstone novel big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2011 antique road trip 2 homecoming big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad android 2011 awakening the goblin kingdom big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2011 death under tuscan skies a dana knightstone novel big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2012 otherworld spring of shadows big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2012 zaptales boomzap entertainment iphone ipad 2012 awakening the skyward castle big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2012 botanica into the unknown big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2012 death upon an austrian sonata a dana knightstone novel big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2013 otherworld omens of summer big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2013 awakening the sunhook spire big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2013 brain curve boomzap entertainment iphone ipad 2013 antique road trip american dreamin big fish games microsoft windows ipad 2013 otherworld shades of fall big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2013 death at cape porto a dana knightstone novel big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2013 botanica earthbound big fish games microsoft windows mac os x 2013 awakening kingdoms big fish games microsoft windows iphone ipad 2014 emberwing lost legacy big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2014 awakening the redleaf forest big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2014 the claw boomzap entertainment iphone ipad 2014 doors of fate boomzap entertainment iphone ipad 2014 gladiator fight boomzap entertainment iphone ipad 2014 death and betrayal in romania a dana knightstone novel big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2014 pillage people boomzap entertainment iphone ipad android 2014 super awesome quest boomzap entertainment iphone ipad android 2014 awakening the golden age big fish games microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad 2014 rescue quest chillingo iphone ipad android 2015 pocket ages 505 games iphone ipad 2015 for kakao gravity co. ltd. android 2016 super awesome rpg boomzap entertainment iphone ipad android 2016 monster roller boomzap entertainment iphone ipad android 2016 legends of callasia boomzap entertainment microsoft windows 2016 cathy s crafts gamehouse microsoft windows mac os x iphone ipad android 2016 jewel quest seven seas iwin microsoft windows jelly boom edit jelly boom is boomzap s first game and it was released on february 14 2006 . 6 jelly boom is a block puzzle game wherein you combine blocks of similar colors and eliminate them when a detonator falls unto the blocks . 6 jelly boom was published online by publishers like big fish games boonty and double games . it also reached 1 on boonty s top games chart . 7 magic lanterns edit magic lanterns was first released in june 13 2006 . magic lanterns is a casual puzzle game where you have to click on a group of lanterns to clear them . the lanterns in most game modes refill the screen so when lanterns are cleared there are new ones . the more lanterns you clear the higher your score . the game has different game modes which has different mechanics lantern quest perfect mode panic mode and puzzle mode . hoyle enchanted puzzles edit in 2007 boomzap released the game hoyle enchanted puzzles also published by encore inc. hoyle enchanted puzzles is a collection of nine different puzzle mini games in a light fantasy theme . it placed in the iwin s top 100 chart peaking at 3 and staying within the top 10 for 21 days . 8 according to a review by jayisgames hoyle enchanted puzzles is a solid collection of puzzles built into a lasting and interesting new whole . 9 gamezebo gave the game 4 out of 5 stars in its review stating that while the puzzle themes will be immediately familiar to casual games the developer added enough of a new twist to most of these digital diversions to keep us glued to the pc for hours . 10 jewels of cleopatra series edit jewels of cleopatra boomzap developed the tile matching puzzle series jewels of cleopatra released in 2007 under publisher encore inc. gamezebo gave 3.5 of out 5 stars to the original jewels of cleopatra stating what it all adds up to is a well made enjoyable gem matching romp in full egyptian garb . . 11 jewels of cleopatra 2 aztec mysteries jewels of cleopatra 2 aztec mysteries was released in 2008 developed by boomzap under publisher encore inc. . it gave the same rating of 3.5 stars to the sequel noting that armchair adventurers who enjoy match 3 games will no doubt enjoy clicking through the story heavy jewels of cleopatra 2 aztec mysteries . 12 zen fashion edit on may 21 2008 zen fashion was released on big fish games and other casual game portals . 13 zen fashion is a drag matching match 3 type puzzle game . orchard edit in 2007 boomzap received funding from the media development authority of singapore to create a game demo for the game orchard which was later signed by majesco . 14 the game was released in january 2009 . 15 it also ranked 1 on amazon.com arcade town and playfirst . 16 frogs in love edit boomzap released frogs in love on april 15 2009 . 17 you play the role of a frog who falls in love with a beautiful female frog jasmine . but to win her heart you have to prove yourself by winning challenges at the flower festival . it is a puzzle game with 13 different kinds of puzzles . frogs in love was published on portals such as big fish games oberon playfirst pogo wildgames . 18 passport to paradise edit on december 24 2009 passport to paradise was released by iwin 1 . the game peaked at 4 on the top 10 games on iwin s portal and was the 1 tycoon game on iwin for the same week . 19 pirates plund arrr edit main article pirates plund arrr on january 7 2010 majesco announced pirates plund arrr a nintendo wii game being developed by boomzap entertainment . it was scheduled for release in april 2010 20 21 and was eventually released in may 2010 . 22 awakening series edit main article awakening game series awakening is a game franchise in the hidden object puzzle adventure genre published exclusively by big fish games . it is available on pc mac as well as iphone and ipad platforms . the first game awakening the dreamless castle was originally released on february 14 2010 . 23 as of november 2014 awakening consists of eight titles seven of which are full downloadable games while one is a free to play version . awakening the redleaf forest is the sixth and final installment in queen sophia s adventures released on may 31 2014 . 24 a seventh title awakening the golden age was released on november 1 2014 to serve as a prequel to the series . 25 awakening kingdoms is a stand alone game that is not meant to replace the adventure series but serves as an endless game world that players can continuously explore and enjoy . 26 as of august 2014 games from the awakening series have been downloaded over 17 million times on pc mac and mobile devices . 27 antique road trip series edit main article antique road trip antique road trip is a game series in the hidden object genre with puzzles and different minigames . as of september 2013 boomzap has released three antique road trip games all published exclusively by big fish games and available on pc mac iphone ipad ad android platforms . after antique road trip usa and antique road trip 2 homecoming follows the latest installment antique road trip american dreamin the first free to play game developed by