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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
Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine game cover

Department 42: The Mystery of the Nine

2009·PC, Mac
Magic Encyclopedia: Moon Light game cover

Magic Encyclopedia: Moon Light

2009·PC, NDS
Treasure Seekers 2: The Enchanted Canvases game cover

Treasure Seekers 2: The Enchanted Canvases

2009·PC
3 Days: Zoo Mystery game cover

3 Days: Zoo Mystery

2009·PC, Mac
Cooking Academy 2: World Cuisine game cover

Cooking Academy 2: World Cuisine

2009·PC
Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer game cover

Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer

2009·PC
Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect game cover

Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect

2009·PC
Unwell Mel game cover

Unwell Mel

2009·PC, Linux, Mac
Rescue at Rajini Island game cover

Rescue at Rajini Island

2009·PC, Mac
Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion game cover

Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion

2009·PC, iOS
Be Rich game cover

Be Rich

2009·PC, Mac
Westward 3 game cover

Westward 3

2009·PC
Haunted Hotel II: Believe the Lies game cover

Haunted Hotel II: Believe the Lies

2009·PC
Cake Shop game cover

Cake Shop

2008·PC, Mac
Natalie Brooks: The Treasures of the Lost Kingdom game cover

Natalie Brooks: The Treasures of the Lost Kingdom

2008·PC, NDS
Nocturnal: Boston Nightfall game cover

Nocturnal: Boston Nightfall

2008·PC, Mac, iOS +1
My Tribe game cover
Rating 5.0

My Tribe

2008·PC, Linux, Mac
Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold game cover

Treasure Seekers: Visions of Gold

2008·PC, iOS
Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst game cover
Rating 7.0

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

2008·PC, Linux, Mac +4
Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania game cover

Cinema Tycoon 2: Movie Mania

2008·PC
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir game cover
Rating 6.5

Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir

2008·NDS
Azada: Ancient Magic game cover

Azada: Ancient Magic

2008·PC
Rooms: The Main Building game cover
Rating 6.5

Rooms: The Main Building

2008·PC, Mac, Wii +1
Mystery of Unicorn Castle game cover

Mystery of Unicorn Castle

2008·PC, iOS
10 Days Under the Sea game cover

10 Days Under the Sea

2008·PC
Puzzle Hero game cover

Puzzle Hero

2008·PC
Haunted Hotel game cover

Haunted Hotel

2008·PC, Mac
Galaxy Strike game cover

Galaxy Strike

2007·PC
Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate game cover
Rating 6.5

Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate

2007·PC, Mac, Android +1
Ashley Jones and the Heart of Egypt game cover

Ashley Jones and the Heart of Egypt

2007·PC, Mac
Abra Academy: Returning Cast game cover

Abra Academy: Returning Cast

2007·PC
The Stone of Destiny game cover

The Stone of Destiny

2007·PC
Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery game cover
Rating 7.0

Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery

2007·PC, Linux, Mac
The Magician's Handbook: Cursed Valley game cover

The Magician's Handbook: Cursed Valley

2007·PC
Azada game cover
Rating 6.0

Azada

2007·PC, Linux, Mac +1
Big City Adventure: San Francisco game cover

Big City Adventure: San Francisco

2007·PC
Fire Flower game cover

Fire Flower

2006·PC
Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst game cover
Rating 7.4

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst

2006·PC, Linux, Mac +2
Charlotte's Web: Word Rescue game cover

Charlotte's Web: Word Rescue

2006·PC
Mahjongg Artifacts game cover

Mahjongg Artifacts

2006·PS3, PC, iOS +1
Atlantis Sky Patrol game cover
Rating 8.9

Atlantis Sky Patrol

2006·PC, Linux, Mac
Mystic Inn game cover

Mystic Inn

2006·PC, Mac
Tino's Fruit Stand game cover

Tino's Fruit Stand

2006·PC
Beetle Bomp game cover

Beetle Bomp

2005·PC
SpongeBob SquarePants: Krabby Quest game cover

SpongeBob SquarePants: Krabby Quest

2005·PC
Mahjong Towers Eternity game cover

Mahjong Towers Eternity

2005·PC, Linux
Mystery Case Files: Huntsville game cover
Rating 6.6

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville

2005·PC, Linux, Mac
Kronville: Stolen Dreams game cover

Kronville: Stolen Dreams

2001·PC