Boris Kalmykov
Founder & CEOex-Goldman Sachs. Led ad monetization, analytics and UA clients at Unity and Meta. Design and growth. LinkedIn ↗
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Hypemasters is a remote-first game studio with offices in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, making free-to-play strategy games — including World War Armies (10M+ installs, 2× NYX Grand Winner) and World War Clash.
About Hypemasters
Hypemasters, Inc. is a remote-first game studio with offices in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. Founded in 2019, the studio crafts free-to-play strategy games that advance the genre and keep players engaged for years. Its first title, World War Armies, is a cross-play WW2 real-time strategy game for iOS, Android and PC that has passed 10 million installs, won two Grand Winner awards at the 2024 NYX Game Awards and is preparing to launch in China. Its second title, World War Clash, a merge-strategy game for iOS and Android, is in soft launch. Hypemasters has raised more than $5M from investors including Impact46 and GEM Capital.
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| Company | Hypemasters, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Structure | Remote-first, with offices in Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) |
| Founders | Boris Kalmykov (Founder & CEO), Ekaterina Bazhanova (Founder) |
| Funding | $5M+ raised; investors include Impact46, GEM Capital and other strategic investors |
| Games | World War Armies (live: iOS, Android, PC) · World War Clash (soft launch: iOS, Android) |
| Key numbers | World War Armies: 10M+ installs, 4.7★ App Store (10K+ reviews), 2× NYX Grand Winner 2024 |
| Press contact | hello@hypemasters.com |
| Careers | hypemasters.careers-page.com/ |
Milestones
- Hypemasters founded
- World War Armies launches globally on iOS and Android
- World War Armies approaches 3M downloads in its first year
- World War Armies arrives on Steam
- World War Armies fully releases on Steam with cross-play
- Japan joins World War Armies as the fifth nation
- World War Armies reaches 5M installs
- Two Grand Winner awards at the NYX Game Awards
- $1M round led by Impact46 · World War Clash enters soft launch
- World War Armies passes 10M installs
- World War Armies launches in China
Founders
Ekaterina Bazhanova
Founderex-Goldman Sachs and data.ai. Analytics, PC release and community. Helps teams make smarter product decisions. LinkedIn ↗
