KISS ltd

KISS ltd at a Glance

Kiss Ltd operates out of the United Kingdom and has been active in the games industry since 1996. While the company officially launched under its current structure in late 2012, it produced a single game during the 1990s and only four titles throughout the 2000s. The vast majority of their output occurred in the 2010s with 105 releases. Their catalog on PlayPile contains 110 games total. They act as a publisher for 98 of these titles and a developer for 13. This heavy publishing focus aligns with their bio description as a digital distribution management company with staff across Europe, North America, and Asia. The platform reach is heavily skewed toward PC. All 110 games listed are available on Microsoft Windows. Support for other systems is limited. They released 25 Mac titles and 16 Linux versions. Mobile presence includes six iOS games and three Android games. Console support is minimal with four PlayStation 4 releases, four Xbox One titles, and three games for the older Xbox 360. They also published two PlayStation Portable games and three Nintendo Switch titles. Genre distribution shows a clear preference for Indie projects with 85 games. They also have a strong presence in Adventure games at 36 titles. Simulator and Strategy genres each account for 30 releases. Puzzle games make up 21 of their catalog. Other genres like Shooter, Role-playing, Platform, Arcade, and Sport have fewer than 20 titles each. Quality varies significantly across their portfolio. The average IGDB rating is 54.4 out of 100 based on 86 rated titles. Only two games achieved a great rating above 80. These top performers are Gear City from 2014 and Pixel Puzzles 2: Anime from 2015. Three other titles scored in the good range between 60 and 79, including Project Nimbus and Between Me and the Night. The majority of their work falls into the mixed category with ratings between 40 and 59. There are also three games rated as poor below 40. Recent releases like Post War Dreams and Uriel's Chasm 3: Gelshock show they continued releasing content up to 2019. The Story Goes On managed a 70 score in March 2018. Overall, the company released many games but most did not achieve high critical scores.

Release Timeline

Rating Distribution