Empires Not Vampires
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- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 11-50
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- 2
About Empires Not Vampires
Empires Not Vampires is an independent Finnish game development studio founded in 2017. Its work spans free-to-play mobile games, tycoon and life-simulation mechanics, and multiplayer experiences incorporating blockchain technology. The company maintains its registered domicile in Oulu and conducts core studio operations from Kuopio.
The studio originally focused on mobile tycoon and simulation titles, using a data-driven approach to production and game balancing. Its early portfolio includes Tropic Empire, launched in 2018 and discontinued in 2021, and Iffy’s Idle Tropic Adventure, also known as Idle Tropic Empire. Development of the latter concluded as the team concentrated on Paradise Tycoon. Other releases include Garage Empire, co-developed with Fingersoft, and the music-oriented DJ simulation game MIXMSTR, developed in partnership with Youth Control Games.
The Paradise ecosystem
In late 2021, the studio shifted toward midcore Web3 social life-simulation games. Its flagship, Paradise Tycoon, combines multiplayer life simulation, building mechanics, user-generated content and blockchain integration. The project extends the studio’s background in accessible tycoon games into a connected social experience, with cross-platform play across PC, web and mobile.
The company also develops Paradise Chain, a dedicated Avalanche Layer-1 network supporting its gaming ecosystem. Both Paradise Tycoon and Paradise Chain are products operated directly by the studio. The wider portfolio includes Paradise Legends, a casual action RPG reported as in development, and Paradise Tycoon Adventure, a cross-platform adventure experience built for The Sandbox.
Development capabilities
Empires Not Vampires works across game ideation, production, deployment and live operations. Its capabilities include economy balancing, free-to-play design, data-driven user acquisition, smart contracts and in-game asset economies. Alongside its own productions, the studio participates in co-development and publishing partnerships, combining its mobile game background with its more recent focus on interconnected blockchain gaming experiences.
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Founders and leadership
- Co-founders Harri Karppinen and Timo Juuti are identified in the research as CEO and COO, respectively. Karppinen previously served as Marketing Director for Fingersoft’s Hill Climb Racing franchise; Juuti brought experience leading electronic record label Youth Control.
- Chief Technology Officer Niko Alakastari is an Oulu Game Lab alumnus and co-founder of Frozen Vision.
Technology and financing
- Paradise Chain is designed to support cross-game asset portability, monetization of user-generated content and the ecosystem’s native token, $MOANI.
- In February 2023, the studio raised $1 million in seed funding led by Shima Capital, with participation from Zee Prime Capital, Fomocraft Ventures, Moonrock Capital and FireX Capital.
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Where Empires Not Vampires is based
- Tahtipuikko 2 B 62, 90140 Oulu, FinlandOulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Finland
Oulu office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Registered corporate headquarters and legal domicile. The report also identifies Rantakatu 3, 90100 Oulu as a historical registered address, without establishing a separate former operating studio.
- Puistokatu 8 B 28, 70110 Kuopio, FinlandKuopio, North Savo, Finland
Kuopio office
Primary operating studio and operational headquarters. The reported corporate postal address is PL 18, 70101 Kuopio, Finland.
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