Turkish gaming startups: who is attracting investments in 2026

Loom Games

Based in Istanbul, the studio was founded in 2025 by Kübra Gündoğan and Emre Çelik. Its hybrid-casual puzzle game Pixel Flow launched in late 2025, surpassing 10 million players and becoming the only casual game in 12 months to reach the monthly top 20 highest-grossing mobile titles in the US.

In autumn 2025, the team closed a Seed round with participation from e2vc and Akin Babayigit. On February 19, 2026, Scopely announced an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Loom Games. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the deal values the studio at over $1 billion.

Grand Games

The studio was founded in early 2024 in Istanbul by a team that previously worked on Zen Match at Moon Active. In May 2026, it closed a Series B round of $70 million led by Balderton Capital's Growth Fund. The deal included participation from Bek Ventures, Laton Ventures, and angel investor Mert Gür. Total funding raised reached $103 million in less than two years.

The portfolio includes six active games and over 50 million downloads. Titles Magic Sort and Block Out reached the top two spots in the US App Store download charts. The company operates on a model of five autonomous studios sharing common infrastructure. Co-founder and CEO is Bekir Batuhan Çelebi.

TaleMonster Games

The studio raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Arcadia Gaming Partners and Andreessen Horowitz. The deal also included participation from Point72 Ventures and General Catalyst. A year earlier, the team closed a Seed round of $7 million led by General Catalyst.

The studio's first game, Match Valley, combines puzzle mechanics with hero and tower defense elements. The average daily session length is 100 minutes. Co-founder and CEO is İrem Sümer.

Rotatelab

Based in the Gaziantep University Technopark, the studio was founded in 2020 by Abdurrahman Koçak, Salih Koçak, and Yunus Bediğit. In August 2026, it closed a Seed round jointly led by Laton Ventures and Arcadia Gaming Partners, with participation from Mert Gür.

The game Cube Land surpassed 2 million installs within four months of release and entered the top 50 free games and top 80 highest-grossing games on the US App Store. Previous projects by the team, including Sort Land, accumulated over 17 million installs.

Vento Games

The mobile studio raised $4 million in a Seed round jointly led by Makers Fund and Arcadia Gaming Partners. Funds will be used to develop its puzzle portfolio, including the new intellectual property Blossom Word Search—a word search game released on Google Play and the App Store. Co-founder and CEO is Mustafa Dağlı.

Mission Control Games

The studio announced its launch simultaneously with the closing of a Pre-Seed round of $4 million led by General Catalyst, with participation from Arcadia Gaming Partners and e2vc. The team works in the casual puzzle genre and aims to create new subgenres.

Mindtail

The studio develops hybrid-casual puzzles using an AI-based production model and plans to triple its team size. The founders have experience at Dream Games, King, Tactile, Ace Games, and Codeway. Co-founder and CEO is R. Tamer Özgen.

Bold Games

Bold Games is a mobile game studio developing casual games. In July 2026, the studio announced it had raised $6 million. The round was led by Arcadia Gaming Partners, Makers Fund, and e2vc. Funds are directed toward expanding the team and scaling its debut mobile puzzle, Market Match. The co-founders previously worked at Bigger Games, Agave Games, Dream Games, ZeptoLab, and Rollic.

HOGO Games

The 13-person team released three PC games—Rock Star Life Simulator, Cinema Simulator 2025, and Business Simulator 2026—all of which entered the top 5% of Steam by sales and revenue. Currently, five PC projects and mobile games are in production. Founder and CEO is Ahmet Çetinkaya.