Tag Games
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland, UK |
Number of employees | 60 approx |
| Parent | Scopely |
| Website | www |
Tag Games Ltd is a video game developer and publisher based in Dundee, Scotland. Established in 2006, the company develops games for mobile, tablet and wearable platforms and was an early European developer of titles for both the iPhone and iPad.[1]
Tag is a certified member of the United Kingdom game industry trade association The Independent Games Developers Association (TIGA).[2]
History
Paul Farley, Jamie Bryan and Robert Henning founded Tag Games in 2006. Paul Farley and Jamie Bryan had previously been part of development teams at DMA Design and Vis Entertainment where they worked on titles such as Grand Theft Auto, Space Station Silicon Valley and State of Emergency.[3]
The studio's output consists of a mix of original IP development and commissioned work. Tag's clients include Rovio, Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Namco Bandai, Channel 4, Big Fish Games and Wooga.
In June 2011, the studio released its first free-to-play mobile game, Funpark Friends. The game was later nominated for the International Mobile Gaming Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and The Herald Scotland mobile games awards, winning the Herald Scotland best Scottish Mobile Game 2011.[4]
In June 2023, Scopely acquired Tag Games. Following the acquisition, Tag Games continued operating from Dundee with approximately 60 employees and became part of Scopely's development organization.[5]
Games
In chronological order (not including Live Ops products):
| Title | Release year | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Water | -- | Mobile | |
| Rock'n'Roll | -- | Mobile, iOS | |
| Granny In Paradise | -- | Mobile | |
| Football Pro | -- | Mobile | |
| Love Guru | -- | Mobile | |
| All Stars Darts | -- | iOS | |
| Car Jack Streets | 2008 | Mobile, iOS, DS, PSP, Vita TV | |
| Smash it Up | -- | iOS | |
| Animal ABC | -- | iOS | |
| ALEX | -- | iOS | |
| Christmas Rock'n'Roll | -- | iOS | |
| GUTS | -- | iOS | |
| Red Ball Challenge | -- | iOS | Endemol |
| B-Boy Beats | -- | iOS | Mobile Pie |
| Team Monster | -- | Mobile, iOS | |
| Astro Ranch | 2009 | iOS | |
| TumbleBugs | 2010 | Mobile, iOS | |
| True Grit | 2010 | Mobile, Android | Paramount |
| Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time | 2011 | iOS, Android | BBC |
| Come Dine With Me App | 2011 | iOS, Android | Channel4 |
| Father Jack Me Up | 2011 | iOS, Android | Channel4 |
| Peepshow App | 2011 | iOS, Android | Channel4 |
| cBeebies App | 2011 | iOS, Android | BBC |
| Funpark Friends | 2011 | iOS, Android | |
| Hotel GB | 2012 | iOS, Android | Channel4 |
| Hotel Vegas | 2013 | iOS, Android | |
| Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes[6] | 2013 | iOS, Android | Ubisoft |
| Capital One Penalty Kick | 2014 | iOS, Android | Capital One |
| Talking Poppet | 2014 | iOS, Android, Kindle | Mind Candy |
| Moshi Monsters Village | 2014 | iOS, Android, Kindle | Mind Candy |
| Cat Tap Fever | 2014 | iOS | 505 Games |
| The Game Of Life | 2014 | Marmalade Game Studio | |
| Downton Abbey: Mysteries of the Manor | 2015 | iOS, Android, Kindle | Activision |
| Toby | 2015 | WatchOS | Wooga |
| Angry Birds Action! | 2016 | iOS, Android | Rovio Entertainment |
| Ballarina | 2016 | iOS, Android | Nickelodeon |
| Prison Architect Mobile | 2017 | iOS, Android | Paradox Interactive |
| Monster High: Beauty Shop | 2017 | iOS, Android | Tabtale / Mattel |
| Hotel Transylvania: Run Jump Build | 2018 | iOS, Android | Tabtale / Sony Pictures |
| Raith Rovers App | 2018 | iOS, Android | Self Published |
| Pocket Mortys[7] | 2019 | iOS, Android | Adult Swim Games |
References
- ^ Stuart, Keith (16 January 2009). "Tag Games and the wonder of iPhone". London: Guardian.
- ^ "TIGA: Representing the Games Industry". Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Jon Jordan. "Daring to be different: Tag Games on the move from GTA to Granny in Paradise (and back again)". Pocket Gamer.
- ^ "Tag Games' Funpark Friends wins Herald Scotland Digital Business Award 2011 for best Scottish game". Pocket Gamer. 31 October 2011.
- ^ Kerr, Chris (29 June 2023). "Scopely acquires Scottish mobile developer Tag Games". Game Developer. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ^ "Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes coming to iOS and Android". Joystiq.
- ^ Chapple, Craig (30 January 2026). "Pocket Mortys to shut down after 10 years". www.pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 11 March 2026.