SBC | SlotCatalog's award "Game Studio of the Year"
The Game Studio of the Year category was created to recognize the best game development studios that achieved the most noteworthy results overall. Formally speaking, we looked at studios with the highest average ProviderRank by SlotCatalog over the past twelve months for key markets. To reflect the contributions of developers of all sizes, we decided to split the category into three subcategories – Small, Medium, and Large. For the Small subcategory, we looked at companies with fewer than 30 titles. In the Medium subcategory, we included businesses with between 30 and 100 games, while the Large subcategory was reserved for teams with more than 100 games in their portfolio.
Game Studio of the Year (Small)
As you can see in our visualization, Triple Edge Studios took the first place in this subcategory by reaching an average ProviderRank of 21.8, mainly thanks to the popularity of its “Oz” slots. These games were distributed far and wide thanks to the Quickfire platform and the studio’s partnership with Games Global (Microgaming).
Finishing only slightly behind were Gameburger Studios (26.2) and Reel Kingdom (32.5). Gameburger Studios climbed up mainly thanks to slots like 9 Pots of Gold, 9 Masks of Fire, and Hyper Strike, which all proved to be hits. We certainly anticipate this subcategory going all the way down to the wire next year as well!
Congratulations to Triple Edge Studios!
Game Studio of the Year (Medium)
Nolimit City bagged the Medium subcategory and deservedly so, as the studio’s slots with mechanics like xNudge, xSplit, and xWays kept players busy throughout the previous 12 months. Nolimit City’s average ProviderRank was 14, while the nearest competitors – Relax Gaming, Push Gaming, ELK, and BTG – were stuck at around 20.
We thoroughly enjoyed the incredible reaction of James Davis (Head of Account Management), but our congratulations naturally go to the entire Nolimit City team!
Game Studio of the Year (Large)
As expected, the competition was incredibly tough in this most prestigious subcategory. After all, this was where all the heavyweights – including Play’n Go, NetEnt, Evolution, Red Tiger Gaming, and Pragmatic Play – fought it out. Only one studio could prevail, however, and Pragmatic Play eventually did with its avg. ProviderRank of 1.4. In comparison, Play’n Go clocked in at 2.2, Red Tiger Gaming had 4, and NetEnt stopped at 6.6. The race was tight throughout the year and the top position changed hands several times before Pragmatic Play managed to hold onto it. Interestingly, NetEnt has slid down a lot during the last 12 months.
Our congratulations go to Virginie Luce, Hamish Carr, Nemanja Grujicic, and the entire Pragmatic Play team!