Kongregate

Kongregate at a Glance

Kongregate began operations in 2006 under the direction of Jim and Emily Greer. Their original goal was to build an open platform for independent games that emphasized community interaction. The company has remained active from 2007 through 2021. Data shows they published 58 titles on PlayPile while developing only 9 of them directly. Their catalog spans a wide range of genres, with Indie and Arcade being the most common categories. They also publish games in Adventure, Strategy, Puzzle, Role-playing, Platform, Shooter, Card & Board Game, and Racing. The platform reach for Kongregate titles is heavily skewed toward web browsers, which account for 36 of their listed games. Mobile devices are the next largest segment with 24 Android titles and 22 iOS entries. PC support exists across Microsoft Windows, Mac, and Linux systems, while console presence remains limited to just a few Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox releases. Their output volume changed significantly over time. They released only 9 games in the 2000s. The 2010s saw a major expansion with 44 titles. Production slowed considerably in the 2020s, resulting in just 4 games. Quality ratings across their 14 rated titles show an average score of 72.9 out of 100. The breakdown indicates mostly positive reception with four great scores and nine good scores. There is no record of poor-rated games in the dataset, though one title fell into the mixed category. High-scoring releases include Run!!! from 2015, Gridd: Retroenhanced from 2017, and Wonderputt from 2011. Burrito Bison: Launcha Libre also achieved a strong rating of 84.3 in 2012. Recent years show a mix of licensed properties and original projects. Titles like SpongeBob's Idle Adventures and The Powerpuff Girls: Monkey Mania appeared in 2021 and 2020 respectively. Pine, released in October 2019, received a lower score of 60.7. Kongregate changed ownership in 2010 when GameStop acquired the company, before Modern Times Group took over in 2017.

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