Melsoft Games Explained
Melsoft Games (formerly Melesta Games) is a Belarusian video game developer focusing on casual mobile games. The company was founded in Belarus in 2008, and later opened offices in Cyprus and Lithuania. It was acquired by Israeli mobile video game developer Moon Active in December 2020.[2]
History
Melsoft was founded in Minsk in 2008 as Melesta Games, and it released its first game, Farm Frenzy, the same year.[3] In 2012, it switched its focus to mobile gaming. It signed a partnership with UK game developer Wargaming in 2016.[4] Melesta Games changes its name to Melsoft Games.[5]
Melsoft was acquired by Israeli mobile video game developer Moon Active in December 2020.
List of Games
- Dream Farm
- Family Island[6] [7]
- Farm Frenzy (PC, iOS, Android, DS)
- Farm Frenzy: Refreshed
- Farm Frenzy 2
- Green City[8]
- Green City 2[9]
- Island Realms[10]
- Jo's Dream: Organic Coffee[11] [12] [13]
- Jo's Dream: Organic Coffee 2
- Monster Mutiny
- My Cafe
- Rolling Idols
- Rolling Idols: Lost City[14]
- Space Roadkill[15]
- Spooky Mall[16]
- Snow Globe: Farm World[17]
- Toy Defense[18] [19] (PC, iOS, Android, 3DS)
- Toy Defense 2[20]
- Toy Defense 3: Fantasy[21]
- Toy Monsters[14]
- Virtual Farm
- Virtual Farm 2
- Zuba[22]
Notes and References
- News: Israel's Moonactive buys Belarus gaming co Melsoft. Globes. 23 December 2020. 2020-12-23.
- https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/23/moon-active-acquires-family-island-mobile-game-maker-melsoft/ Moon Active acquires Family Island mobile game maker Melsoft
- Web site: Farm Frenzy series. MobyGames. 2020-03-26.
- Web site: Wargaming opens UK studio for new MMO. GamesIndustry.biz. en. 2020-03-26.
- News: О нас - Melsoft. Melsoft. 2018-06-05. ru. 2018-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180527161037/http://melsoft-games.com/ru/o-nas/.
- Web site: Family Island. Melsoft. en-US. 2020-03-08.
- Web site: Family Island Beginner's Guide: Tips, Cheats & Strategies to Survive on a Deserted Island. 2019-12-10. Level Winner. en-US. 2020-03-08.
- Web site: Green City preview by Gamezebo.
- Web site: Green City 2 on BigFishGames.com with a user's review.
- Web site: Islands Realms review by Gamezebo.
- Web site: Jo's Dream—Organic Coffee review by AllAboutCasualGames. 2013-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101060808/http://www.allaboutcasualgame.com/2012/08/jos-dream-organic-coffee-review.html. 2012-11-01. dead.
- Web site: The Best Games of 2012 by AllAboutCasualGame.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130330142019/http://www.allaboutcasualgame.com/p/best-of-2012.html. 2013-03-30.
- Web site: The best games of 2012 by Nevosoft. Russian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117214606/http://awards.nevosoft.ru/vote. 2013-01-17.
- Web site: Toy Monsters page on GameZebo.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130423100544/http://www.gamezebo.com/games/toy-monsters. 2013-04-23.
- Web site: press-release about the launch of the game on appcraver.com. 2013-05-23. https://archive.today/20240526154226/https://www.webcitation.org/6GqnL6mrR?url=http://www.appcraver.com/app-news/space-roadkill-now-available-on-the-app-store/. 2024-05-26. dead.
- Web site: Spooky Mall review by Gamezebo.
- Web site: Snow Globe—Farm World review by AllAboutCasualGames.com. 2013-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20121101061146/http://www.allaboutcasualgame.com/2012/08/snow-globe-farm-world-review.html. 2012-11-01. dead.
- Web site: Toy Defense review by Kamiqaze .
- Web site: . About the free-to-play version of Toy Defense .
- Web site: review for Toy Defense 2 on www.pocketgamer.co.uk.
- Web site: Review: Toy Defence (3DS eShop). 2016-04-12. Nintendo Life. en-GB. 2020-03-08.
- Web site: Zuba review by 148 apps.