Hello Monster
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About Hello Monster
Hello Monster was an independent video game developer based in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2019 as Fire Ember Games, the studio developed proprietary strategy games for PC and mobile devices. Its history spans an initial focus on dark fantasy real-time strategy and a later shift toward mobile battles, collectible characters and Web3 game mechanics.
The studio’s debut project, Amber: Chronicles of Lhür, was a PC real-time strategy game combining base-building, commander progression and competitive multiplayer. Drawing inspiration from Warcraft III and Age of Empires, the project pursued a campaign experience alongside competitive play. A successful Kickstarter campaign in 2020 supported its development, but funding bottlenecks and post-pandemic socioeconomic challenges stalled active production during 2021. The project was subsequently abandoned.
A shift toward mobile strategy
The company continued beyond that initial project. It adopted the legal name Fire Ember Group at the end of 2021 and subsequently operated under banners including Metaworlds and Chili Cheese Games. During this period, the team began developing Wonder Wars, a real-time, lane-based strategy game described as a “Trading Hero Game.” Its design combined tower defense battles with deck collection and collectible heroes.
The company formally adopted the Hello Monster name in September 2024. Under that brand, Wonder Wars reached soft launch and early access on iOS and Android. The studio’s development capabilities included game design, prototyping, narrative world-building, character concept art and animation, supported by Unity and C# development. Its mobile work also encompassed free-to-play economies and live operations.
In late May 2025, Hello Monster announced that Wonder Wars had not achieved the retention and revenue needed to sustain its live-service model. Development ended, and the game’s servers were permanently taken offline at the end of June 2025. This brought the studio’s operations to a close, while its Spanish legal entity remained registered.
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Corporate leadership
Óscar Gutiérrez Castillo was the company’s initial sole administrator. In June 2022, its governance expanded to a board including Vicente Horcajada Gómez and Álvaro Luzón Horcajada. Vicente Horcajada Gómez became sole administrator in June 2025 and was declared sole shareholder in November 2025.
Funding and audience milestones
The Amber: Chronicles of Lhür Kickstarter campaign concluded on December 2, 2020, raising €55,877 from 566 backers. Wonder Wars later accumulated more than 90,000 downloads during its soft-launch and early-access period.
Digital collectibles and shutdown decision
Wonder Wars introduced “The Originals” digital collectible assets and migrated to the Ronin network in early 2025. When announcing the shutdown, leadership said it would not launch a speculative utility token without viable utility.
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Where Hello Monster is based
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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