YoYo Games

Company Overview

• Legal Name: YoYo Games Ltd.
• Status: Active (Subsidiary of Opera)
• HQ: Dundee, Scotland, UK
• Parent Company: Opera (acquired in 2021); previously owned by Playtech (2015–2021)

Leadership

• Key People: Russell Kay (Senior Product Director), Stuart Poole (Former General Manager), Sandy Duncan (Former CEO), Mark Overmars (Co-founder/Partner)

Focus

• Specialization: Cross-platform 2D game development engines
• Services: Software development, game engine maintenance, technical support, educational tools for game development, and community hosting
• Tools: GameMaker (formerly GameMaker Studio), GameMaker Language (GML), Drag-and-Drop (DnD) system, and GX.games (publishing platform)

Vision

• Mission: To make game development accessible to everyone, from novices and educators to professional commercial studios, by providing the world's leading 2D game engine
• Values: Creativity, risk-taking, accessibility in education, and fostering a collaborative developer community

Portfolio

• Key Projects: GameMaker Studio 2, GameMaker: HTML5, GameMaker: Player, and the YoYo Games Sandbox (hosting nearly 150,000 games)
• Educational Initiatives: Little Town tutorial, GameMaker Education Edition, and Amazon GameOn support
• Partners: Opera (Opera GX), Amazon, and Abertay University