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Beatshapers

Logo: beatshapers.com3

Ukrainian video game developer

Beatshapers Ltd. is a Ukrainian video game developer based in Kyiv. It has rebranded and is now known as Fortell Games as of 2022.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1

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Beatshapers Ltd. is a Ukrainian video game developer based in Kyiv. It has rebranded and is now known as Fortell Games as of 2022.2

How it started

History

Fortell Games, Inc. was filed and created on 24 May 2022 in Wilmington, Delaware. It headquartered in Santa Monica in August that same year.

From Wikipedia’s article on Beatshapers, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Products and brands

Fortell Games

Fortell Games, Inc. is a Ukrainian-American video game developer based in Kyiv, Ukraine and Santa Monica, CA. It is a spinoff studio of Beatshapers, founded by game industry veteran Alexey Menshikov who previously ran the studio. The company is best known for its unexpected acquisition of the 2012 sandbox game Blocksworld in 2023 and Mixed Reality Game (now in Beta) - Holotanks.

History

Fortell Games, Inc. was filed and created on 24 May 2022 in Wilmington, Delaware. It headquartered in Santa Monica in August that same year.

Acquisition of Blocksworld

Fortell first made a splash in late 2023 when rumors started circulating among online fan communities that Linden Lab's 2012 sandbox game Blocksworld had been sold to Fortell Games. The game, originally developed by Swedish company BoldAI AB, had shut down in 2020 after a steady decline over its lifetime. The news caused a stir among Blocksworld's remaining fanbase and generated a following for Fortell Games. On 3 April 2024, a post on Blocksworld's steam community was released by Fortell, announcing a Kickstarter to begin development. The Kickstarter was launched on 2 May 2024. The project achieved its funding goal on 29 May 2024, and on 1 June 2024, it was fully funded by 114.46%.

Games developed/Own IP

MelodyBloxx (PS minis, cancelled)

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BreakQuest: Extra Evolution (PSP and PS Vita)

StarDrone Extreme (PS Vita)

Z-Run (PS Vita)

Ready to Run (PS4)

#killallzombies (PS4 and Nintendo Switch)

RC Soccer (iOS, Android, VR)

StarDrone VR (PS VR)

Machines of Madness (Postponed indefinitely)

Games published

PlayStation Minis

BreakQuest (PSP minis launch title)

NormalTanks

Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter

Jane's Hotel

Enigmo

Carnivores: Ice Age

Galcon Labs

Canabalt

Wizorb

BreakQuest: Extra Evolution

Jetpack Joyride

PlayStation Network

StarDrone (PS3 – PS Move launch title)

StarDrone Extreme (PS Vita launch title)

BreakQuest: Extra Evolution Freemium and PRO edition (PS Vita)

Furmins (PS Vita)

Z-Run (PS Vita)

#killallzombies (PS4)

RC Soccer (Apple ARkit, Android Razer Phone exclusive)

StarDrone VR (PlayStation VR)

From Wikipedia’s article on Beatshapers, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2006Founded Founded1

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