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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>ZeptoLab was founded in 2008 by self-taught twins Efim and Semyon Voinov, who have been making games since the age of ten.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> Its name originates from “<a href="/facts/Zepto-/rt16KHGS">Zepto</a>”, a math prefix meaning 10−21, which was “meant to signify how truly boutique their operation was.”<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>ZeptoLab has not received any external funding to produce their games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> It also owns a game studio subsidiary in the UK and started a publishing division in 2017.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The company’s HQ was moved from Moscow to Barcelona in 2017.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="list-of-games-released">List of games released</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope_(video_game)/j5x3u92f">Cut the Rope</a></i> (October 4, 2010)</li> <li><i>Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift</i> (December 1, 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope%3a_Experiments/TIe7bgvw">Cut the Rope: Experiments</a></i> (August 23, 2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Pudding_Monsters/uKYoNDWj">Pudding Monsters</a></i> (December 19, 2012 on <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> / December 21, 2012 on <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> / February 25, 2022 on <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope%3a_Time_Travel/xEcWpCgv">Cut the Rope: Time Travel</a></i> (April 18, 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope_2/TIe7bgvw">Cut the Rope 2</a></i> (December 19, 2013 on <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> / March 28, 2014 on <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/King_of_Thieves_(video_game)/QfsRxGDc">King of Thieves</a></i> (February 12, 2015 on <a href="/facts/App_Store_(iOS%2fiPadOS)/0yqcGqey">App Store (iOS/iPadOS)</a> / February 26, 2015 on <a href="/facts/Amazon_Appstore/tqUCDhwQ">Amazon Appstore</a> / March 5, 2015 on <a href="/facts/Google_Play/j3N4wv6g">Google Play</a>).</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope/TIe7bgvw">My Om Nom</a></i> (December 18, 2014 on <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> / <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> (August 17, 2015) (in cooperation with Dynamic Pixels).</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope/TIe7bgvw">Cut The Rope: Magic</a></i> (December 17, 2015)</li> <li><i>Om Nom Bubbles</i> (December 18, 2015 / August 30, 2021 on <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> devices)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/CATS%3a_Crash_Arena_Turbo_Stars/V6QG0RTn">C.A.T.S - Crash Arena Turbo Stars</a></i> (April 20, 2017)</li> <li><i>Om Nom Maya Papaya</i> (January 22, 2018)</li> <li><i>Where's Om Nom</i> (March 11, 2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope/TIe7bgvw">Om Nom: Merge</a></i> (November 28, 2019)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> (in cooperation with Amuzo Games)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope/TIe7bgvw">Om Nom: Run</a></i> (February 20, 2020) (in cooperation with Koukoi Games Oy)</li> <li><i>Bullet Echo</i> (May 27, 2020)</li> <li><i>Robotics!</i> (August 5, 2020)</li> <li><i>Evo Pop</i> (November 11, 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope/TIe7bgvw">Cut The Rope Remastered</a></i> (April 2, 2021 on <a href="/facts/Apple_Arcade/I34lXpGD">Apple Arcade</a>) (Developed and published by Paladin Studios)</li> <li><i>Downhill Smash</i> (November 30, 2021 on <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> / December 1, 2021 on <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>) (in cooperation with <a href="/facts/Hipster_Whale/6MUKj7ds">Hipster Whale</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li><i>Overcrowded: Tycoon</i> (April 26, 2022 on <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> / March 3, 2022 on <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope/TIe7bgvw">Cut the Rope Daily</a></i> (August 1, 2023 on <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> for Netflix Games)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cut_the_Rope/TIe7bgvw">Cut the Rope 3</a></i> (October 13, 2023 on <a href="/facts/Apple_Arcade/I34lXpGD">Apple Arcade</a> and February 2, 2024 on <a href="/facts/Apple_Vision_Pro/N7Tkaj68">Apple Vision Pro</a>) (Developed by Paladin Studios)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.zeptolab.com/">Official international website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Butcher, Mike. "New Cut the Rope 2 Game Drops On December 19, Check Out The Video Preview". Retrieved 13 December 2013. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/13/new-cut-the-rope-2-game-drops-on-19-december-check-out-the-video-preview" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/13/new-cut-the-rope-2-game-drops-on-19-december-check-out-the-video-preview</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Lancet, Yaara. "Play Cut The Rope On Any Browser For Free, Courtesy Of Microsoft [News]". Retrieved 25 September 2012. <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/play-cut-rope-browser-free-courtesy-microsoft-news/" target="_blank">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/play-cut-rope-browser-free-courtesy-microsoft-news/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"ZeptoLab(TM) Announces First Wave of Expansive Licensing and Merchandising Program". Retrieved 25 September 2012. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zeptolab-tm-announces-first-wave-150000533.html" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/zeptolab-tm-announces-first-wave-150000533.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Takahashi, Dean (2011-12-09). "DeanBeat: The iPhone fairy tale comes true for Russia's Cut the Rope developers". Retrieved 25 September 2012. <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2011/12/09/deanbeat-iphone-cut-the-rope/" target="_blank">https://venturebeat.com/2011/12/09/deanbeat-iphone-cut-the-rope/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Loffe, Julia. "The Russian Twins Behind Hit iPhone App Cut the Rope". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214757/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-russian-twins-behind-hit-iphone-app-cut-the-rope-09222011.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110926214757/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-russian-twins-behind-hit-iphone-app-cut-the-rope-09222011.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Eler, Alicia. "Russia's Top 5 Web Startups Of 2011 Mostly Rip Off U.S.'s". Retrieved 25 September 2012. <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Eler" target="_blank">/wiki/Alicia_Eler</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Cut the Rope developer ZeptoLab opens publishing business to all submissions". <a href="http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65228/zeptolab-opens-publishing-business/" target="_blank">http://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/65228/zeptolab-opens-publishing-business/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"zeptolab to create 100 jobs in barcelona". <a href="http://catalonia.com/newsletter_news/news/2015/zeptolab.jsp/" target="_blank">http://catalonia.com/newsletter_news/news/2015/zeptolab.jsp/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Om Nom: Merge - Release Trailer, retrieved 2020-01-07 <a href="https://m.facebook.com/cuttherope/videos/821923184904670/" target="_blank">https://m.facebook.com/cuttherope/videos/821923184904670/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash", retrieved January 25, 2022 <a href="https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/77571/zeptolab-hipster-whale-downhill-smash/" target="_blank">https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/77571/zeptolab-hipster-whale-downhill-smash/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"‘Cut the Rope Daily’ Is Out Now Bringing a New Logic Puzzle Daily to iOS and Android Through Netflix Games", retrieved August 1, 2023 <a href="https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/01/cut-the-rope-daily-is-out-now-bringing-a-new-logic-puzzle-daily-to-ios-and-android-through-netflix-games/" target="_blank">https://toucharcade.com/2023/08/01/cut-the-rope-daily-is-out-now-bringing-a-new-logic-puzzle-daily-to-ios-and-android-through-netflix-games/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Cut the Rope 3". App Store. Retrieved 2023-10-11. <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cut-the-rope-3/id997332884" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cut-the-rope-3/id997332884</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Apple announces more than 600 new apps built for Apple Vision Pro". Retrieved 2024-02-26. <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-announces-more-than-600-new-apps-built-for-apple-vision-pro/" target="_blank">https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/02/apple-announces-more-than-600-new-apps-built-for-apple-vision-pro/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>