Ahoy Games
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Ahoy Games
Ahoy Games is an independent Warsaw-based developer and self-publisher of mobile games, focused on digital versions of tabletop, board, and card-game experiences. Its portfolio combines familiar game formats with real-time multiplayer, social features, live operations, and free-to-play personalization for iOS and Android players.
The studio began releasing games under the Ahoy Games label in 2012 and formally incorporated in Poland in 2013. Its early success came with Okey, followed by Okey Pro and 101 Okey. The company subsequently expanded its internationally oriented catalog with titles including Backgammon Legends, Gin Rummy Legends, and Rummy Club.
Games and capabilities
Ahoy Games develops and publishes its own intellectual property across digital tabletop and casual mobile categories. Its verified releases include:
- Backgammon Legends
- Gin Rummy Legends
- Okey and Okey Pro
- 101 Okey
- Rummy Club
- Tiny Bombers
- ChubbyRoll
Alongside game design and concept development, the studio covers client and backend engineering, 2D and 3D game art, animation, VFX, quality assurance, playtesting, publishing, monetization, and community operations. Its technical work includes cross-platform multiplayer systems and live-service support.
Ahoy Games builds games with Unity and C#, using automated Jenkins build pipelines and Subversion repositories. The studio has also worked with Google Firebase on machine-learning-driven personalization and Remote Config to support player retention and in-game economy balancing.
The company reports more than 30 million lifetime downloads across its portfolio and millions of monthly active users. It remains independently funded and self-published, retaining control of its game IP and creative direction.
More about Ahoy Games
Leadership and studio practice
- Deniz Piri is the founder and CEO of Ahoy Games. Before bootstrapping the studio in Poland, he worked at Sobee Studios in Turkey.
- The company describes itself as fully self-funded, with no external publishers, venture investors, or parent corporation. It says this model supports creative autonomy, ownership of its intellectual property, and an approach intended to avoid crunch time.
- Ahoy Games recruits through its careers channel and describes its Warsaw team as covering game engineering, art, UI, operations, and leadership.
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Where Ahoy Games is based
- ul. Bukowińska 2 lok. 223, 02-703 Warszawa, PolandWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Warsaw Headquarters & Development Studio
HeadquartersGlobal headquarters and primary game development studio in Mokotów; the dedicated premises opened in mid-2015.
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