What we have been up to.
Launches, partnerships and the occasional look behind the studio door. Fifteen years of it, and counting.
Outplay's Roblox Community Surpasses 700,000 Players
Outplay Entertainment today announced that more than 700,000 players have joined the company's growing Roblox community.
Outplay Launches Sheep Tycoon on Roblox
Outplay Entertainment today launched Sheep Tycoon on Roblox, a cosy farming experience set in a colourful wool-filled world where players collect, create and personalise their own corner of the countryside.
Outplay Shortlisted for Company Culture Champion
We're pleased to share that Outplay has been shortlisted in the Company Culture Champion category at the Mobile Games Awards 2026.
The Incentive Program demo is live on Steam
Outplay Entertainment today released a free demo of The Incentive Program on Steam, marking the studio's first original title for PC.
Monopoly Match Launches Across North America
Outplay Entertainment celebrates the North American launch of Monopoly Match, a fresh new puzzle adventure that reimagines one of the world's most iconic brands.
Outplay Supports Next Generation of Games Entrepreneurs Through SGDA Accelerator
Outplays Head of HR, Emma Turner, recently delivered a workshop on HR, Recruitment and Culture as part of the Scottish Games Developers Association (SGDA) Games Accelerator programme.
Outplay Launches Steal the Mall on Roblox
Outplay Entertainment today launched Steal the Mall on Roblox, a multiplayer competitive experience where players race against one another to grab the best loot and make their escape before anyone else does.
Outplay launches Hellfighters on mobile
Hellfighters is a fast-paced survivor shooter where players battle alien infestations, unlock powerful abilities, and fight their way through increasingly intense arenas.
Outplay Game Jam 2026
Our latest Game Jam brought together teams from across the studio for two days of creativity, collaboration, and experimentation.
Outplay partners with Into Games
Supporting the wider games industry has always been important to us, and over the last year we've continued to look for ways to share knowledge, create opportunities, and help aspiring developers take their first steps into the industry.
Smash Quest Launches on CrazyGames
Ready to launch into an epic fantasy brawl where your brain is just as important as your aim? Smash Quest is now live on CrazyGames.
Outplay Entertainment Joins Safe in Our World
By collaborating with Safe in Our World, we want to support everything they are setting out to deliver.
Subway Surfers Blast Launches Worldwide
Outplay Entertainment and SYBO announced a new expansion to the hit franchise, Subway Surfers Blast, letting players explore the Subway Surfers world in an all-new puzzle adventure.
International Women's Day Blog - Abbey Tonkinson
1. Tell us about your pathway into the games industry? I've had a strong passion and love for games since a young age that was nurtured by my Father.
International Women's Day Blog - Kat Michalak-Czechowska
1. Tell us about your pathway into the games industry? It was not an obvious path: I used to work in a big financial corporation, but games were always my passion.
Castle Creeps Battle Launches Worldwide
UK's largest Independent Mobile Game developer brings real-time PvP battles as the latest instalment of its award-winning Creeps franchise.
Gordon Ramsay Sets Challenge To Win An All-expenses Paid Trip To Las Vegas
Players that defeat 10 levels in Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast can enter the competition for the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas, including restaurant experience Outplay Entertainment has partnered with Gordon Ramsay to set a new challenge for players of its culinary mobile puzzle g
Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast Sets Challenge To Win A Kitchen Makeover
Players that defeat 10 levels in Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast can enter the competition for the chance to win a real life kitchen makeover We have partnered with Gordon Ramsay to set a new challenge for players in our culinary mobile puzzle game, Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast, to win a kitchen makeover w
Outplay Entertainment Appoints Stefan Lampinen As New Board Member
Industry heavyweight, Stefan Lampinen, brings decades of video games industry experience, expertise and strategic insight to the Outplay board We are delighted to announce the appointment of seasoned industry advisor, Stefan Lampinen, to our board.
Spooky Season Arrives In Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast
Players of Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast can enjoy spine-chilling updates in the culinary mobile puzzle game DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - October 10, 2022 - Outplay Entertainment, the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK, has unveiled a haunting Halloween update for its culinary mobile puzzle game
Outplay Entertainment & Gordon Ramsay Announce The Return Of The Las Vegas Giveaway
Players of Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast can enjoy another chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Las Vegas DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - September 23, 2022 - Outplay Entertainment, the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK, has partnered with Gordon Ramsay to set a new challenge for players of
Introducing Words Together - A Facebook Instant Game
Outplay Entertainment is excited to unveil Words Together, the second Facebook Instant Games title in the Together series. Words Together is now available on the Facebook Instant Games platform.
Outplay Entertainment Announces Words Together, A Facebook Instant Game
The studio behind Gordon Ramsay's: Chef Blast and Mystery Match Village continues to increase its footprint on the Facebook Instant Gaming platform DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - April 11, 2022 - Outplay Entertainment, the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK, has announced a new game as part of
Introducing Solitaire Together - A Facebook Instant Game
Outplay Entertainment is delighted to announce our return to the exciting and growing world of Facebook Instant Games with the release of Solitaire Together. This new title is available now on Facebook Gaming.
Outplay Entertainment Announces Facebook Instant Game
The studio behind Gordon Ramsay's: Chef Blast and Mystery Match Village marks its return to Facebook Instant Gaming with a brand new take on Solitaire DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - February X, 2022 -Outplay Entertainment, the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK, has announced its return to the
Build Your Dream Kitchen In The Latest Update To Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast
Rise from amateur chef to Gordon Ramsay veteran and give your virtual kitchen the customisation and makeover it deserves DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - December 2, 2021 - Outplay Entertainment, the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK, has announced a new update for its culinary mobile puzzle gam
Hercule Poirot Comes To Mystery Match Village
Outplay Entertainment is excited to announce we have partnered with Agatha Christie Ltd to bring Death on the Nile to the world of mobile gaming for the very first time.
Join Poirot In Agatha Christie's Death On The Nile, Coming To Mobile For The First Time
Channel your inner Poirot for this Death on the Nile update to Outplay Entertainment's Mystery Match Village, the innovative match-3 puzzle game for iOS and Android DUNDEE, SCOTLAND - November 9, 2021 - Outplay Entertainment, the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK, has partnered wit
Outplay Entertainment Sponsors Pocket Gamer Launchpad
Outplay Entertainment is thrilled to announce that we will be a sponsor of Pocket Gamer's LaunchPad 4th edition of their virtual event, designed to celebrate the best new, upcoming and updated mobile games.
The Life Of A Senior Producer
Ever wondered what it's like to be a Senior Producer? Recently we caught up with Purva Garg, Senior Producer at Outplay to understand what's involved! What attracted you to join Outplay and the role?
Madison Alexander - Designer At Outplay
Recently we spoke to Madison Alexander, Designer at Outplay to talk all things design and what it's like to work at Outplay, check out what she had to say: "Design for me is this massive playground where I need to communicate visually with artists but communicate with programmers in more logic-based
Episodic Thriller Mystery Match Village Launches Worldwide
Uncover Clues and Solve Puzzles in the New Match-3 and Hidden Object Game Available Now on Android and iOS Devices Outplay Entertainment, the largest independent mobile game developer in the UK, launches Mystery Match Village worldwide on Android and iOS devices.
Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast Adds New Social Features
As the UK's largest independent mobile game developer, we are giving players a new way to (virtually) get together and enjoy their love of all things foodie in our hit game, Gordon Ramsay's Chef Blast.
Game Design At Outplay
Recently we caught up with Graeme Kennedy, Senior Designer, to talk all things design and what it's like working at Outplay!
Let's Talk Outplay And 2d UI Art!
Recently we caught up with one of our new hires, Senior 2D UI Artist, Ajay Naran to talk about all things UI and Outplay! "One of the many things that attracted me to Outplay is the great sense of community the studio has.
Work Experience With Michael Hutchison
Recently we caught up with Michael Hutchison, our most recent QA Intern, studying Game Design at Abertay University.
Crafty Candy Blast
The most magical matching game is back and sweeter than ever! Join Candice and Trixie, two apprentice witches and their adorable pet Cookie the cat, journeying across an enchanted land of sugar coated magic.
Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast Launches Worldwide
Become a Culinary Genius™ in this newly launched mobile game featuring everyone's favourite chef, Gordon Ramsay! Join Chef Ramsay in the kitchen as he offers encouragement, or the occasional virtual kick in the backside, while completing culinary challenges.
Code Coven Mentoring
Recently Outplay sponsored Code Coven's "Summer Internship Program".
Louise Jackson - From QA To Associate Producer
At Outplay we are big believers in continuous development. This week we caught up with Louise about her journey from QA to Associate Producer. "Outplay has always been very active in supporting my career development.
Introduction To The Unity Entity Component System Workshop
Recently we caught up with Rene Langgartner, Senior Engineer at Outplay who held a workshop on Unity Entity Component System.
Sat-r-day Conference
As part of our continuous development a member of our Analytics department, Gabriel Oana, recently attended the satRday conference in Amsterdam. The conference was an opportunity for people to discuss new developments around the R programme.
Adam Chester Interview
We spoke to one of the members in the QA team, Adam Chester, who was recently promoted to Senior QA Engineer. We wanted to find out a little more about his time at Outplay and how he is finding his new role.
QA Workshop
Our success has always been driven by the constant upskilling of our teams, with continuous improvement at the heart of what we do. This week we take a look at our QA workshops, with a focus on feature mind mapping.
Game Design With Eight Pixels Square
Great games always have a great team behind them. There are a variety of key skills that are needed to build the most amazing and immersive experience for our players, one of these being the role of a Designer.
Castle Creeps Battle Strategy Guide
1. The best defense is a good offense! Save your Elixir and deploy multiple Cards for a strong offensive attack! Keep an eye out for countering splash attacks.
Outplay Entertainment Release Castle Creeps Battle!
Outplay Entertainment announce the release of the franchise's third instalment, Castle Creeps Battle! Castle Creeps Battle blends the fun of tower defence, brawlers, and collectible card games.
The Castle Creeps Battle Forums Are Open!
With an engaged group of Beta players already heavily active on the forums, the announcement of our global release now brings this community platform to a worldwide audience!
Player Support Has Evolved!
As we continue to develop both new and existing games, the audience also grows with them.
Work Experience With Ciaran
We recently got the pleasure of meeting Ciaran, who joined us for two whole days of work experience. In his own words, check out what he got up to!
Millie's Visit To Outplay
As part of this years bring your kid to work day, we had the pleasure of having Millie (10 years old) join us for the day and had her explore and report on the various roles in the studio.
Blasting Off Into The Data Universe
As a data driven company, we understand that data insights are essential to optimize and improve our games potential. Dan Fisher, our Senior Data Architect, describes how he created a platform that allows our teams to leverage such vital information.
Matthew Davies - Character Design Workshop
We caught up with Matthew Davies, one of our artists here at Outplay after his recent success in running several character design workshops open to all, with a focus on the concept of shape language.
How To Get An Internship In The Games Industry
Chris Winn - Game Designer Starting out in games can be exceptionally difficult. There's a huge amount of competition and, especially coming straight from graduation, it can often be hard to work out what exactly makes you stand out from the crowd.
The Instant Games Development Process
It's an exciting time within the mobile games industry, with new platforms and opportunities opening up for developers, both big and small, to bring the next generation of great games to the world!
International HR Management Workshop With Alison Clark
One of the biggest challenges within the games industry at the moment is a skills gap between current students and entry-level positions, as highlighted by Rob Fahey of gamesindustry.
Outplay Proudly Hosts Our First Girls In Digital Dundee Event!
Did you know, that only 19% of the current UK games industry workforce are female, falling far below the national average of 45%?
Supply And Demand: The Continued Need For Digital Specialist Skills
Throughout the UK there continues to be an increasing demand for high-level specialist skills in cyber-security, data security, and data science.
Behind The Scenes With The Crafty Candy Team
Have you ever wondered what goes into an update on one of our titles?
Learning The Ropes Of Games Development
In today's digital world it's rare for us to receive hand written letters. Aidan recently won a local competition with his prize being a ticket to the upcoming EGX rezzed conference (@EGX) in London in April.
Outplay Entertainment Unleashes 'limitless Fun' Through Brand Refresh
After almost 7 years of creating amazing mobile games, enjoyed by millions, it's important that Outplay continues to thrive and now is the moment we unveil our transformative new brand to achieve this.
Outplay Entertainment Unleashes 'limitless Fun' Positioning Through Brand Refresh
[Dundee - 21st January 2018] - Outplay Entertainment, the UK's largest independent mobile games studio, has unveiled a transformative rebrand.
Peril On Pawtooga
Piper and her crew have landed at the old pirate stronghold of Pawtooga. But all is not what it seems. Rumor has it that the Pirate Queen and her Crocodile cronies are up to no good!
Castle Creeps TD Scoops Best Strategy Game At TIGA Awards 2017
Outplay Entertainment's tower defense strategy game, CASTLE CREEPS TD, has been named the Best Strategy Game at TIGA Awards 2017.
The Importance Of Continuous Learning In Customer Support
With great games comes great responsibility, and with titles both old and new continuing to be updated regularly, it's extremely important that we're able to resolve any problems that our players encounter in a swift and accurate manner.
Marble Cake & Frosting!
Candice's adventure continues through the winding Marble Cake Mesa, before she dives head first into a deep gorge of frosting!
The Adventure Continues!
The detectives meet up with Charles in the snow-covered town of Banff. They discover more about the Illuminati plot that caused the death of Emma's parents. Julian is still missing!
Candy Canes & Marzipan
Candice gets in the festive spirit with a trip down a lane decorated with Candy Canes before heading into the Marzipan Forest! But she isn't done yet, to celebrate the holidays Candice cracks open a cold one in the Soda Pagodas!
Dev Diary #6 With Solal Le Gall
While it is the role of the development team to bring fresh new ideas, events, and content to our titles, there is also an equally important job surrounding this, the Product Manager.
Villainy In Las Vegas
The detectives break into the Las Vegas offices of the ITCo technology company. Can they uncover more clues from this mysterious front company for the Illuminati?
Icing & Marshmallows!
NEW LEVELS, and 20 more each week! There's a chill in the air as Candice explores a glistening frosted palace. Treading carefully through the icy valley beyond, she is cheered by the sight of merry mallow snowmen… - 20 new levels in Winter Icing Palace!
The Sunny Shores Of Saharia
Piper and the Crew arrive on the sandy shores of Saharia, the ancient city of paradise! But upon investigation, they discover the city is frozen in time. Set a course for adventure, Captains.
Pumpkin Spice & Cornucopias
NEW LEVELS, and 20 more each week! The scrumptious scent of pumpkin pie leads Candice to a country cottage bakery, where she follows the cobbled path to find a 'horn of plenty' overflowing with sweet treats… - 20 new levels in Pumpkin Spice Bakery!
Castle Creeps TD Scoops Best Strategy Game At TIGA Awards 2017
[6th November 2017 - Dundee, Scotland] Outplay Entertainment's tower defense strategy game, CASTLE CREEPS TD, has been named the Best Strategy Game at TIGA Awards 2017.
Booty Quest Launches Worldwide!
Introducing BOOTY QUEST - the thrilling new match 3 adventure game. Players around the world can now set sail and join Piper, the bold pirate adventurer and her trusty crew of charming shipmates, as she sails the seven seas in search of legendary treasure.
Celebrating 3 Years Of Mystery Match
To celebrate our 3rd anniversary all players have the chance to receive up to THREE DAYS of uninterrupted puzzle solving fun! All you have to do is work together to beat our Facebook challenge!
Booty Quest Launches Worldwide
Dundee, 18th October 2017 - Outplay Entertainment, today, announces the global launch of BOOTY QUEST - the thrilling new match 3 adventure game.
Celebrating Three Glorious Years Of Alien Creeps TD!
Alien Creeps TD celebrates its third anniversary this weekend! Since its launch, the game has been a huge success story, surpassing 20 million downloads worldwide!
Super September
Have a Super September with Bubble Genius! Penny scrambles up Cliffside Climb while Gizmo is up to his usual mischief when he discovers a hidden cave! Then it's back to school with 20 new levels at Hilltop High.
Outplay Named In The Tech Track 100!
Outplay Entertainment has been named in The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100! Released annually, the Tech Track 100 league table lists the UK's technology companies with the fastest-growing sales over their last three years.
Amazing August In Bubble Genius!
Join Penny as she tops up her tan while on at holiday to the Sandcastle Shores! Then later this month dive down to the depths of Seabed Shipwreck, explore the bright corals and an ancient pirate ship!
Big Things Are Happening!
Big Things Are Happening! Check out the power of the NEW Rainbow Bubble Boost! That's not all, shoot for the stars with the all new Aim Line. Now you too can pop to the top!
Outplay Entertainment's Latest Tower Defence Title, Castle Creeps TD, Has Now Surpassed Five Million
#1 Strategy game in over 60 countries Featured on the Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore Over 100 action-packed levels with exciting new content added every two weeks Dundee, 27th June 2017 - Outplay's critically acclaimed tower defence game, Castle Creeps TD, has smashed through the f
Alien Creeps TD Surpasses 20 Million Downloads Worldwide!
Dundee, 22nd May 2017 - ALIEN CREEPS TD has just reached a new level of success by surpassing 20 million downloads worldwide.
Alien Creeps TD Surpasses 20 Million Downloads Worldwide
Dundee, 22nd May 2017 - ALIEN CREEPS TD has just reached a new level of success by surpassing 20 million downloads worldwide.
Meet The Heroes
Introducing the Stonelord, current ruler and commander of Dwarfhold. His enemies may see his size as a weakness, but are shocked and filled with fear as they witness the fierce defense of his allies using his ancient Foe Hammer.
Take On The Mender And Win Epic Rewards!
Excellent news, Commander: our forces have captured an enemy stronghold and discovered a secret hoard of Gems! There's only one day to grab what you can in our flash Gem Sale starting tomorrow!
Enter The Gauntlet!
The Creeps have amassed a vast army and are ready to attack in what looks to be their biggest offensive yet. Bring out your everyday Hero and attack the enemy head-on as you battle to defend the realm!
Castle Creeps TD Reaches 2 Million Downloads In Its First 5 Days
Outplay Entertainment's stunning epic fantasy Tower Defense hit #1 strategy game in over 60 countries around the world Dundee, 12th January 2017 - Outplay Entertainment reached over 2 million downloads during the first five days of release of its brand-new Tower Defense title, Castle Creeps TD.
Outplay Entertainment Acquires Eight Pixels Square
• Dundee-based mobile developer acquires world-class studio to expand mid-core and VR capabilities creating development powerhouse • The teams at Outplay Entertainment and Eight Pixels Square have decades of game development experience which underpins their track record of creating a portfolio of mo
1,000 Levels & More This Festive Season!
'Tis the season of goodwill and to celebrate passing the magic milestone of 1,000 levels, we've got some sweet treats to unwrap, including a cool festive theme.