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Big Fish Games

United States Founded 2002 Website

Big Fish Games is a casual game company based in Seattle. Founded in 2002, it is a developer, distributor, and publisher of casual games for computers and mobile devices. Through its mobile and online distribution platforms, Big Fish has distributed more than 2.5 billion games to customers in 150 countries from a growing catalog of 450+ unique mobile games and 3,500+ unique PC games. January 11, 2008 After successfully transitioning from a PC-centric to a mobile-centric company, Big Fish has emerged as a top-grossing mobile publisher worldwide with a portfolio that includes the #1 mobile social casino game, Big Fish Casino. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA, with a regional office in Oakland, CA.

Big Fish Games at a Glance

Big Fish Games operates out of Seattle and has been active since 2001. The company started as a PC-centric studio before shifting its focus toward mobile devices. Their catalog on PlayPile contains 659 titles, with the vast majority serving as publishers rather than developers. They have released 56 games during the 2000s, jumped to 488 in the 2010s, and slowed down to 80 releases in the current decade up to 2025. This data shows a massive expansion period followed by a significant reduction in output volume. The company specializes heavily in casual genres. Their library is dominated by Adventure titles with 491 entries, followed by Puzzle games at 274 and Point-and-click games at 193. Strategy, Indie, and Simulator titles make up the remainder of their catalog, while Arcade, Card & Board Game, Platform, and Real Time Strategy genres are represented by very few entries. They publish primarily for PC with 637 games, though they also support Mac, iOS, and Android platforms. Their reach extends to older mobile hardware like Nintendo DS and Windows Phone, as well as modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in smaller numbers. Quality assessments from IGDB show an average rating of 69 out of 100 across 48 rated titles. The breakdown indicates that most games fall into the good range with 35 entries scoring between 60 and 79. There are only 7 great titles that score above 80, while 6 games receive mixed scores in the 40 to 59 range. No titles appear to have poor ratings below 40. Their highest-rated works include Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove from 2009 and Gummy Drop! from 2014, both scoring above 90. More recent releases like The Unseen Fears: Body Thief and A Haunting Novel: Burton Hotel continue to release in late 2025, showing they still maintain a steady stream of new content despite the lower overall output compared to the previous decade.

659
Total Games
69
Avg Rating
2001
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Adventure
47%
Puzzle
26%
Point-and-click
18%
Strategy
2%
Indie
2%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
637
Mac
227
iOS
114
Android
54
Linux
13

Release Timeline

2000s
56
2010s
488
2020s
80

Rating Distribution

7
80-100
35
60-79
6
40-59
0
0-39
Mystery Trackers: Raincliff - Collector's Edition game cover

Mystery Trackers: Raincliff - Collector's Edition

2011·PC, Mac, iOS
Slot Quest: Alice in Wonderland game cover

Slot Quest: Alice in Wonderland

2011·PC
Hallowed Legends: Samhain game cover

Hallowed Legends: Samhain

2011·PC, Mac
Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker - Collector's Edition game cover

Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker - Collector's Edition

2011·PC
Hallowed Legends: Samhain - Collector's Edition game cover

Hallowed Legends: Samhain - Collector's Edition

2011·PC, Mac, iOS
Dark Parables: The Exiled Prince game cover

Dark Parables: The Exiled Prince

2011·PC, Mac, iOS
PuppetShow: Lost Town game cover

PuppetShow: Lost Town

2011·PC
Busy Bea's Halftime Hustle game cover

Busy Bea's Halftime Hustle

2011·PC
Treasure Seekers: The Time Has Come game cover

Treasure Seekers: The Time Has Come

2011·PC
Westward Kingdoms game cover

Westward Kingdoms

2011·PC
Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull game cover
Rating 7.7

Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull

2011·PC, Mac
Phantasmat game cover

Phantasmat

2011·PC, Mac, iOS
Miriel's Enchanted Mystery game cover

Miriel's Enchanted Mystery

2010·iOS
Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue game cover

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue

2010·PC
Haunted Legends: The Queen of Spades - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Legends: The Queen of Spades - Collector's Edition

2010·PC, Mac
Haunted Halls: Green Hills Sanitarium game cover

Haunted Halls: Green Hills Sanitarium

2010·PC
Hidden Mysteries: Salem Secrets game cover

Hidden Mysteries: Salem Secrets

2010·PC, Mac, NDS
Mystery Trackers: The Void game cover

Mystery Trackers: The Void

2010·PC, Mac, iOS
Haunted Halls: Green Hills Sanitarium Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Halls: Green Hills Sanitarium Collector's Edition

2010·PC
Campfire Legends: The Babysitter game cover

Campfire Legends: The Babysitter

2010·PC
Mystery Trackers: The Void - Collector's Edition game cover

Mystery Trackers: The Void - Collector's Edition

2010·PC, Mac, iOS
Nightmare Adventures: The Witch's Prison game cover
Rating 7.0

Nightmare Adventures: The Witch's Prison

2010·PC
Haunted Hotel: Lonely Dream game cover

Haunted Hotel: Lonely Dream

2010·PC
Jojo's Fashion Show 2: Las Cruces game cover

Jojo's Fashion Show 2: Las Cruces

2010·PC
The Lost Kingdom Prophecy game cover

The Lost Kingdom Prophecy

2010·PC
Flux Family Secrets: The Rabbit Hole game cover

Flux Family Secrets: The Rabbit Hole

2010·PC, Mac
Tropical Fish Shop: Annabel's Adventure game cover

Tropical Fish Shop: Annabel's Adventure

2010·PC, Mac
Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace game cover

Hidden Mysteries: Buckingham Palace

2010·NDS
Swiper's Big Adventure game cover

Swiper's Big Adventure

2010·PC, browser
Haunted Manor: Lord of Mirrors game cover

Haunted Manor: Lord of Mirrors

2010·PC, Mac, iOS
The Mystery of the Crystal Portal: Beyond the Horizon game cover

The Mystery of the Crystal Portal: Beyond the Horizon

2010·PC, iOS, Win Phone
Haunted Manor: Lord of Mirrors - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Manor: Lord of Mirrors - Collector's Edition

2010·PC, Mac, iOS
Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose - Collector's Edition game cover
Rating 7.0

Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose - Collector's Edition

2010·PC
Cake Shop 2 game cover

Cake Shop 2

2010·PC, Mac
Hidden Expedition: Amazon game cover
Rating 5.0

Hidden Expedition: Amazon

2010·PC
Hidden Expedition: Titanic game cover

Hidden Expedition: Titanic

2010·PC, 3DS, Nintendo DSi +1
Hidden Expedition: Everest game cover

Hidden Expedition: Everest

2010·PC
Pathfinders: Lost at Sea game cover

Pathfinders: Lost at Sea

2010·PC
Awakening: The Dreamless Castle game cover

Awakening: The Dreamless Castle

2010·PC, iOS
Epic Adventures: La Jangada game cover

Epic Adventures: La Jangada

2010·PC, Mac, Android +1
Diamon Jones: Amulet of the World game cover

Diamon Jones: Amulet of the World

2009·PC
The Dark Hills of Cheral game cover

The Dark Hills of Cheral

2009·PC
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove game cover
Rating 9.4

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove

2009·PC, Mac, iOS +1
Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle game cover

Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle

2009·PC, Mac, Android +1
Campfire Legends: The Hookman game cover

Campfire Legends: The Hookman

2009·PC
PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville game cover

PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville

2009·PC, Mac
Paradise Beach game cover

Paradise Beach

2009·PC, Mac, iOS
Megaplex Madness 2: Summer Blockbuster game cover

Megaplex Madness 2: Summer Blockbuster

2009·PC, iOS