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Cloudcade

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2013
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About Cloudcade

Cloudcade is an independent game developer and publisher focused on free-to-play mobile and cross-platform games. Founded in late 2013 and formally launched in October 2014, the company develops tablet-first midcore experiences spanning shopkeeping simulation, role-playing and strategy. Its work combines game development and publishing with ongoing live operations, online support and economy balancing.

The studio’s approach emphasizes play across devices, with cloud-hosted player profiles supporting cross-platform synchronization. Its games have reached mobile, browser and PC audiences through iOS, Android, web gaming portals and Steam. This combination of mobile design and broader platform distribution has been a recurring feature of its portfolio.

Games and development

Cloudcade launched Shop Heroes in 2015. The fantasy crafting and shopkeeper simulation RPG became its flagship release, appearing across mobile platforms, browser services and Steam. Players’ shopkeeping and crafting activities sit at the center of the title’s blend of simulation and role-playing systems.

The company subsequently developed and published Shop Legends: Tycoon RPG, originally soft-launched as Shop Heroes Legends: Craft & Design. The game continued its shopkeeping simulation work across mobile storefronts and reached a full Steam release in February 2024. Other releases include the competitive multiplayer match-3 strategy RPG Gems Frontier and the turn-based collectible card battler Card Brawl: Duel of Champions.

Company development

Cloudcade initially combined executive and publishing operations in San Francisco with a Canadian development team. A subsequent expansion into Pakistan broadened its development footprint before structural changes in 2018–2019 separated those regional operations from the company. Cloudcade retained ownership and operation of Shop Heroes through those changes.

The company now operates as a focused indie publisher and live operations studio managed from San Francisco, maintaining Shop Legends: Tycoon RPG across mobile and Steam. Its current business centers on developing, publishing and supporting its own games.

More about Cloudcade

Leadership

Di Huang is identified as co-founder and CEO. Fellow co-founder Mathieu Rouleau formerly served as CTO; he and former COO Johan Eile subsequently departed for the Canadian successor business. Ammar Zaeem formerly led Cloudcade's South Asia studios and left in 2019.

Financing and expansion milestones

  • Cloudcade secured $1.55 million in seed financing from IDG Capital Partners at its October 2014 launch.
  • Its August 2018 Pakistan expansion included a planned $6 million investment over three years. This was an announced commitment, rather than evidence that the full amount was spent.

Notable credits

4 credits
  • Shop Heroes
  • Shop Legends: Tycoon RPG / Shop Heroes Legends: Craft & Design
  • Card Brawl: Duel of Champions
  • Gems Frontier

Offices

Current and former locations of Cloudcade

4 locations

  • San Francisco office

    Headquarters
    414 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USASan Francisco, California, United States

    Corporate headquarters supporting executive management, business development and publishing operations.

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  • Montreal office

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • Cloudcade Canada

    Former office
    Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada

    Opened 2014

    Former development branch in Greater Montreal, where the original team built Shop Heroes before separating as Riposte Games & Co.

  • Cloudcade Pakistan

    Former office
    Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

    Opened 2018

    Former development studio led by Ammar Zaeem. Operations transitioned away from Cloudcade following his departure in 2019.

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