Classy Yak

Classy Yak was a Canadian game development studio based in Vancouver’s Gastown district. Founded in 2018, it operated within the Hyper Hippo corporate group and developed original free-to-play games for mobile devices and PC. Its work combined colorful visual design and humorous themes with collectible card mechanics, role-playing systems and strategic team-building.

The studio brought together game design, programming, art and animation capabilities. Its production work included concept art, illustration, in-game assets, interface design and client-server integration, alongside game economy balancing and live operations. Its animation capabilities included 2D character rigging and effects animation using Spine.

Games and development history

Its flagship release, Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle, was a collectible card RPG built around assembling teams of feline heroes. Published by Screenzilla Entertainment, it entered Steam Early Access on December 17, 2018, before launching worldwide for iOS, Android and PC on August 27, 2019.

Classy Yak also developed Battle Wack, sometimes written as Battlewack, a tactical game involving unit-merging mechanics. That project reached early production but was never commercially released.

In June 2020, Screenzilla announced the discontinuation of Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle. The game was removed from storefronts and its active servers were shut down. Classy Yak subsequently ceased operations in 2020. Its archived website and portfolio document a short operating history centered on original mobile and PC game development.