WildTangent

United States Founded 1998 Website

WildTangent is a Redmond, Washington based game network, privately held in the United States that powers game services for several PC manufacturers including Dell and HP. Collectively, WildTangent’s owned and operated service reaches over 20 million monthly players in the United States and Europe with a catalog of more than 1000 games from nearly 100 developers. The company launched an Android games service at the end of 2011 with T-Mobile. The company also manages the advertising sales for a group of gaming properties including Mochi Media, Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms, PopCap, PlayFirst, as well as Artix’s AdventureQuest, DragonFable, Namco, and MechQuest properties. WildTangent's catalog includes over 1,500 games from 3rd-party developers. Approximately 30 of the games in the WildTangent catalog were produced by the company's own WildTangent Game Studios. The rest of the games on the WildTangent game network are from other game developers and publishers. this includes games like Mall World which the company has represented to integrate major brands like Levis. Originally, WildTangent produced advergames for various companies, including Nike, Coke, and Ford. The company no longer develops advergames. WildTangent used to be a publisher of Sandlot Games. But now, it's only the distributor due to the rebrand of Sandlot Games.

WildTangent at a Glance

WildTangent is a Redmond, Washington based game network founded in 1998 that operates as a privately held company in the United States. While their bio states they power game services for manufacturers like Dell and HP with a catalog reaching over 20 million monthly players, PlayPile data shows a much smaller footprint of 24 games where WildTangent acted as publisher or developer. The company was most active between 2001 and 2013, producing 22 games in the 2000s and only 2 in the 2010s. Their output is heavily concentrated on PC with Microsoft Windows supporting 22 titles, while other platforms like Web browser, Mac, Xbox 360, and iOS account for just a few releases each. The genre focus for their own catalog includes Arcade games as the most common type with 8 titles, followed by Adventure and Shooter games with 3 each. Other categories include Role-playing, Sport, Racing, Puzzle, Simulator, Point-and-click, and Platform. The company started by producing advergames for brands like Nike, Coke, and Ford but no longer makes these products. They also distributed Sandlot Games before that developer rebranded. Their recent releases show a mix of casual sports titles such as Polar Bowler 1st Frame and Captain America: Shield of Justice alongside simulation games like Sealife Safari and Paradise Beach. Quality metrics from PlayPile indicate limited critical success for the few titles tracked here. The average IGDB rating across the single rated title is 61.1 out of 100. This score comes entirely from Fate, released in 2005, which stands as their top-rated title on this specific list. The breakdown shows one good game and no entries categorized as great, mixed, or poor. With only one reviewed entry, the data suggests a low volume of tracked critical reception compared to the thousands of games they claim to host or distribute through their network. Their role shifted over time from a developer of branded content to a distributor for major brands like Levis within Mall World and an operator of advertising sales for other gaming properties.

Total Games

61.1

Avg Rating

2001

First Release

2013

Latest Release