Kolibri Games was initially launched without external financing by a group of students.
Could you tell us more about the companys early days?
My Co-Founders and I initially met at university.
From that point on, things happened really fast.
We started all over and gave ourselves only eight weeks to develop a prototype to release on the market.
Our living room was the office, we held meetings in the kitchen and had interviews in the bedroom.
Idle Miner Tycoon was a huge hit, what was the original inspiration behind this game?
That way we also found out about the idle genre which, back then, was pretty much unexplored.
This is when we got the idea of making an idle game.
That game is essentially the Idle Miner Tycoon that you know today.
For gamers who are not familiar with Idle Miner Tycoon, can you walk us through this game?
Idle Miner Tycoon is a mining simulation game.
You start with a single mine with one mineshaft on the first continent.
you might even play with your friends and help each other on your way of building your mining empire.
How many players to date have played Idle Miner Tycoon?
Idle Miner Tycoon has generated around 125 million global downloads to date.
The game attracts around one million daily active users.
Another popular game that Kolibri Games released was Idle Factory Tycoon.
Could you describe this game and what makes it so exciting?
2018 is when the company which at the time was called Fluffy Furry Games officially rebranded to Kolibri Games.
What was the reason and inspiration behind the name change?
Fluffy Fairy Games was an amazing name to found our company.
In 2020 Kolibri Games was acquired to become a member of the Ubisoft family.
How will this acquisition influence future development?
We as founders and our team have given everything from day one to build a successful company.
What is Kolibri Games currently working on?
We strongly believe that Idle Miner Tycoon still has a lot of unused potential for us to unlock.
We want to become even more player-centric by using insights into player behavior and preferences when making product decisions.
Is there anything else that you would like to share about Kolibri Games?
Thank you for the interview, readers who wish to learn more should visitKolibri Games.
