headquarters malm sweden products kosmo spin bumpy road beat sneak bandit year walk device 6 the sailor s dream spl t number of employees 2 november 2013 1 website www.simogo.com simogo formally known as simogo ab is a swedish video game developer based in malm . 2 the company was founded in 2010 and is best known for creating games for mobile devices including year walk and device 6 . its name comes from the name of its founders simon sim and gordon go ; the o from the swedish word och meaning and . 3 prior to simogo founders simon flesser and magnus gordon gardeb ck worked at southend interactive creating ilomilo xbox 360 amongst other games . 4 contents 1 history 2 games developed 2.1 kosmo spin 2010 2.2 bumpy road 2011 2.3 beat sneak bandit 2012 2.4 year walk 2013 2.5 device 6 2013 2.6 the sailor s dream 2014 2.7 spl t 2015 3 reception & awards 3.1 kosmo spin 3.2 bumpy road 3.3 beat sneak bandit 3.4 year walk 3.5 device 6 3.6 the sailor s dream 4 references 5 external links history edit in 2004 simon flesser was an animator working on movies and commercials . with the release of the nintendo ds in the same year he became interested in developing games for the new platform . this led him in 2007 to southend interactive where he produced art for several games . 5 it was while working there that he met the other half of simogo gordon magnus gardeb ck . in 2010 the duo decided to leave southend and create their own company . 6 7 although roles were not and are not defined simon usually makes the artwork sound and design whereas gordon codes and does the paperwork . 3 it has become a tradition for simogo to post a visual collage teasing inspirations for projects the company is currently working on . 8 hints are also visible throughout their blog often hidden throughout seemingly normal announcements . after releasing their games the company will usually provide insight into the development process as well as explain their previously cryptic clues . 9 games developed edit simogo is primarily a mobile game developer ; as such its games are usually first released for mobile products then ported to other platforms such as pc and mac . as simon flesser explains the company usually develops the story behind the game prior to developing gameplay ; as such the gameplay is molded by its story . 10 kosmo spin 2010 edit main article kosmo spin the new studio s first release was kosmo spin where the player attempts to save a planet populated with breakfast cereal people from aliens . 11 this game was made available on the app store 2 december 2010 for usd 0.99 . 12 reviewers praised the simplicity 13 14 and cute graphics 15 of the game . it was featured by apple on the app store following its release . 16 following the game s 5 year anniversary the price of the game was raised to 2.99 in 2015 . 17 bumpy road 2011 edit main article bumpy road their next game was bumpy road following the adventure of an old couple on a road trip . 18 the distinguishing feature of this game was the mechanic where the player moves the road under the car instead of the car itself to reach objectives in the game . it was made available 19 may 2011 at a price of usd 2.99 for ios and 12 april 2012 at the same price for mac . 4 19 the game was featured on the front page of the mac app store when released . 20 beat sneak bandit 2012 edit main article beat sneak bandit following the success of their previous games they released their third beat sneak bandit . 6 playing as a bandit who must sneak to the beat the user sneaks into the mansion of duke clockface to take back the clocks the duke has stolen from the town . 21 it was made available 16 feb 2012 . 12 reviews praised the originality of the game 21 22 23 along with its design . 24 25 the game was featured as the ipad game of the week . 26 as of january 2013 this game has sold 100 000 copies . 27 year walk 2013 edit main article year walk their next game year walk departed from their style of happy cute games . 28 year walk is an adventure game about the swedish tradition of rsg ng or year walking . 29 it was released 21 feb 2013 on the app store for usd 3.99 and pc mac on 6 march 2014 . 12 the game was met with overwhelmingly positive reception reviewers praised the dark atmosphere 28 30 31 32 33 34 graphics 30 32 33 sound 30 31 34 and the story 30 32 33 34 of the game . as of 2014 it has sold over 200 000 copies . 35 a version of the game for the wii u console was released in 2015 . 36 device 6 2013 edit main article device 6 device 6 is a text based puzzle adventure game . the games is played from player249 s point of view as he she guides a person named anna through a strange island with no memory of getting there . using clues hidden throughout the text and images the player attempts to travel though the story . 37 the app s text forms the map for which the player interacts ; for example a block of text moves as the player descends in an elevator . 38 39 it was released on the app store 17 october 2013 for ios . 12 reception to this title was also overwhelmingly positive reviewers lauded the creativity of the genre 39 40 41 42 the narrative 40 41 42 and the use of sound . 39 40 as of april 2014 it has sold 200 000 copies . 43 the sailor s dream 2014 edit it was announced on 28 july 2014 that this game would be released in late 2014 . it is according to the game developers more open and quite non linear unlike their previous titles . several screencaps and a trailer of the game were provided with the announcement . 44 jonas tarestad and jonathan eng who previously worked with simogo on device 6 returned to work on this game . 45 46 spl t 2015 edit spl t is a puzzle game for ios which was released on 28 september 2015 . the main goal of the game is splitting blocks by tapping on them . the game is over when no more splits are possible . 47 reception & awards edit while bumpy road and kosmo spin received positive reviews earning aggregate scores of 85 % and 80 % on gamerankings beat sneak bandit and year walk received even more praise with scores of 91 % and 87.38 % . the highest critically rated title from simogo is device 6 with a score of 93.68 % placing it in the top 100 games of all time . kosmo spin edit nordic best nordic handheld game award nominated 48 swedish casual mobile game of the year award won 49 bumpy road edit pocket gamer silver award 50 beat sneak bandit edit bafta games award for audio achievement nominated 51 edge award best audio design won 52 igf best mobile game award won 53 indiecade 2012 nominated 54 unity awards best visual experience nominated 55 unity awards best gameplay won 55 rocket & raygun awards best mobile puzzle game won 56 year walk edit bafta games innovation in 2014 nominated 57 igf excellence in visual art nominated 58 international mobile game awards excellence in art design won 59 international mobile game awards excellence in storytelling nominated 59 nordic games best nordic handheld game award won 60 nordic games best nordic game nominated 60 nordic games best nordic innovation award nominated 60 pocket gamer top 10 iphone games of 2013 61 pocket gamer 2014 best adventure game award honorable mention 62 pocket gamer 2014 best role playing game award honorable mention 63 swedish game app of the year award won 64 toucharcade game of the year award runner up 65 unity awards best 2d visual experience won 66 unity awards community choice finalist 66 unity awards golden cube finalist 66 device 6 edit apple design awards 2014 won 67 bafta artistic achievement in 2014 nominated 68 bafta mobile and handheld in 2014 nominated 68 bafta audio achievement in 2014 nominated 68 develop awards 2014 audio accomplishment finalist 69 develop awards 2014 use of narrative finalist 69 game developer s choice best handheld mobile game award nominated 70 game developer s choice innovation award nominated 70 global mobile awards 2014 best entertainment app won 71 igf excellence in audio won 72 igf excellence in visual art finalist 72 igf excellence in design homourable mention 72 igf excellence in narrative finalist 72 igf nuovo award honourable mention 72 igf seumas mcnally grand prize finalist 72 international mobile game awards excellence in innovation nominated 59 international mobile game awards excellence in sound design nominated 59 international mobile game awards excellence in storytelling nominated 59 mobile mavericks game of the year won 73 nordic games best nordic handheld game nominated 60 nordic games best nordic innovation award won 60 pocket gamer 2014 best app ever award won 74 pocket gamer 2014 most innovative game award won 75 pocket gamer 2014 best adventure game award honorable mention 62 pocket tactics word puzzle game of the year runner up 76 swedish game app of the year award nominated 64 the sailor s dream edit bafta audio achievement in 2015 nominated 77 bafta music in 2015 nominated 77 igf excellence in audio finalist 78 nordic game best artistic 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