Fanatee

Fanatee is an independent mobile game developer and publisher founded in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2013. It specializes in casual games built around words, trivia, crosswords and logic puzzles, bringing familiar puzzle formats to smartphone audiences. Its games are available on iOS and Android, with a portfolio spanning competitive category games, thematic crosswords and relaxing word puzzles.

One of its early successes, Stop - Categories Word Game, adapts the traditional pen-and-paper game known in Brazil as Adedanha or Stop. CodyCross: Crossword Puzzles combines themed crossword grids with an extraterrestrial traveler exploring Earth. These titles helped establish the studio's focus on accessible games that combine entertainment with knowledge and intellectual engagement.

Games and development

The portfolio also includes Stop 2, Word Lanes, Everyday Puzzles, LunaCross and Everyday Grids. Other releases include Arena of Dreams, Island Match, Letter Zap, Letroca Word Race and Chocoletters. Across its games, Fanatee reports more than 300 million downloads and over 12 billion game sessions, reaching audiences in more than 193 countries.

The studio's capabilities cover mobile game design and development, publishing, community management and ongoing live operations. Its approach includes user-centered design and the localization and cultural adaptation of game content for international audiences. Its work sits primarily within casual mobile gaming, with word, trivia and puzzle formats connecting its entertainment portfolio to learning and knowledge-based play.

Fanatee maintains an international presence through its São Paulo development operation and Miami corporate hub. The two locations support a unified studio: São Paulo concentrates core creative and development work, while Miami supports international publishing administration and corporate operations.