Peak Games was an Istanbul-based mobile gaming company that built globally successful casual puzzle games including Toon Blast and Toy Blast, which attracted hundreds of millions of downloads. The company was acquired by Zynga in 2020 for $1.8 billion, marking one of the largest exits in Turkish and European gaming history.
Founded in 2010 by Sidar Sahin, Peak Games demonstrated that world-class mobile gaming studios could emerge from Turkey, and its success helped catalyze a wave of gaming entrepreneurship in Istanbul. The acquisition validated the depth of Turkish mobile gaming talent and design expertise on the global stage.
Istanbul, Turkey
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