Live Ops Experts DECA Games Acquires Zombie Catchers

Plans New Content and Expansion for the Casual Game’s 55 Million Fans

Berlin, Germany, November 1, 2018 – DECA Games, the live operations experts who rescue and reinvigorate games, announced today the acquisition of Zombie Catchers, a mobile game from Helsinki-based indie studio Two Men and a Dog.

Founded by Ken Go, who previously served as General Manager for Kabam’s European HQ, DECA Games uses a unique approach to live operations to breathe new life into games. Zombie Catchers, an engaging indie title that has been played by more than 55M players, becomes the sixth game in DECA’s portfolio. DECA will continue the game’s development and plans to release new content and expansions for the game’s existing fans, as well as continue to grow the game’s audience.

“We are thrilled to continue the development of this beloved game and bring DECA’s player-focused brand of live operations to Zombie Catchers’ fans,” commented Ken Go. “This game is a great fit for us. Despite being over four years old, millions of new players still download it each month. Our goal is to continue development with the same passion as its creators and to create an even more rewarding experience by adding more depth and breadth with more frequent updates of content and features.”

"After the successful run of Zombie Catchers, we wanted to shift our focus to creating new games, however our fans were craving further expansions. We talked with DECA and immediately saw that they would be an ideal partner to take the game forward. With DECA, we have no doubt that Zombie Catchers will continue successfully for another decade, said Matti Kallonen, CEO and Co-Founder of Two Men and a Dog.

With their long term approach to games as a service, DECA enhances the experience for a game’s dedicated fanbase. They continue development of the games and create a high quality integrated service handling community management, product management, feature development, art production, customer support, live events and promotions.

About DECA Games

DECA Games is an indie publisher and developer completely focused on live operations and games as a service. We take over and reinvigorate games as they age or when their original developer can no longer support them. Founded in 2016, DECA Games has a team of over 50 based in Berlin, San Francisco, and Eastern Europe.

Two Men and a Dog got interviewed by Kauppalehti

We got interviewed by Finland´s biggest economical journal, Kauppalehti. Unfortunately finnish only. Here´s the story!

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Zombie Catchers Now Available on Android!

We have good news for Android gamers everywhere: Zombie Catchers is now available for download on Google Play worldwide!

It has taken a while, but our team has spent a great effort in creating more fresh content, and making the game perfect for Android devices. The game has been extensively reworked for Android, to provide the best possible gameplay experience. We're extremely happy to finally release the game worldwide for Android audiences everywhere.

You can save your game progress on your Google Play account, and play on multiple Android devices. You can also connect your Facebook account to compete with your friends and compare your progress, across different platforms.

At it's original launch, Zombie Catchers reached the Top 10 game charts in more than 90 countries. To date, the game has been downloaded more than 4,5 million times on iOS.

So far, players have rated Zombie Catchers with an average of 4.6 Stars out of 5 on Google Play!

Download Zombie Catchers for Android today and start catching those juicy creeps!

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Zombie Catchers: First Week Results

Zombie Catchers, The First Game From New Finnish Studio Hits 1.5 Million Downloads In Its First Week On The App Store

HELSINKI, Finland – Nov. 7, 2014 – Zombie Catchers, the first game from Helsinki-based game development studio Two Men and a Dog, has been downloaded over 1.5 Million times on the iTunes App Store just 7 days after its release. The game has reached the Top 10 iPhone Games chart in over 80 countries, including the US, Japan and Russia.

It took the game less than 5 days to reach 1 Million downloads on iOS devices. Zombie Catchers has been rated an average 4.76 stars out of 5 with more than 12000 ratings given on the App Store to date.

"This is our first effort in developing a game, and we really had to build everything up from scratch, including learning to design games," says Matti Kallonen, CEO of Two Men and a Dog and programmer of Zombie Catchers. "Being just two developers, we've perhaps had the luxury of taking more risks on the subject matter, story and gameplay, and I find it exciting how well Zombie Catchers is resonating with the audience."

"It's really quite astonishing to see such strong positive feedback for the game," says Aleksi Räisänen, the artist behind the game's visual design. "We've had the chance to take bold, original choices with our design direction, and wander outside the popular domains of mid-core strategy and match-three puzzles which you see so many of - we see our project as a departure from App Store trends, and we're happy to see that people are willing to try something that's a bit more out there."

Before creating Zombie Catchers, Aleksi was a Graphic Designer at Rovio, the makers of Angry Birds. Both Matti and Aleksi are alumni of White Sheep, an award winning digital agency based in Helsinki, Finland.

Two Men and a Dog is currently working on more updates and content for Zombie Catchers, to be released in the App Store before the Holiday season. A localized version of the game for the Chinese market is also being worked on.

Zombie Catchers is available to download for free exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.zombiecatchers.com/download.

More information about the game is available at www.zombiecatchers.com. For all the latest news from Two Men and a Dog, follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

Press kit: download
Launch trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgPDpuIwpRI
Contact: info@twomenandadog.fi
Website: www.twomenandadog.fi
Twitter: @zombiecatchers
​Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZombieCatchersGame

Zombie Catchers: Launch Press Release

New Finnish studio Two Men and a Dog releases anticipated debut mobile game Zombie Catchers worldwide exclusively on the App Store

HELSINKI, Finland – Oct. 30, 2014 – Two Men and a Dog, a Finnish mobile game development studio, today announced the worldwide launch of Zombie Catchers, a genre-defying arcade action game, available exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Zombie Catchers is the first title released by Two Men and a Dog.

In Zombie Catchers, players take control over the adventures of A.J. and Bud, two intergalactic entrepreneurs on a mission to rid the world from a dreadful zombie infestation. Using an arsenal of the gadgets and weapons, the players must hunt for zombies, while building and managing a profitable base of operations. The game is free to play with optional in-app purchases.

"We started Two Men and a Dog with the goal of making games that put fun first," explains Matti Kallonen, co­founder and Chief Executive Officer at Two Men and a Dog. "With Zombie Catchers, we wanted to put our unique touch on the zombie genre and create something thoroughly original with gameplay mechanics that are simply fun."

Founded by former Rovio and White Sheep veterans Matti Kallonen and Aleksi Räisänen, Two Men and a Dog intends to keep building original games with an emphasis on characters, stories, and quirky gameplay. The developers draw inspiration from classic 2D adventure games and cartoons, such as Sam & Max and Futurama. Zombie Catchers game is loaded with character dialogue, but packs more than a twist of modern physics-based action gameplay.

"We love high caliber characters and stories in games, cartoons or drama, but in the arcade and action genre these are often lacking," said Aleksi Räisänen, co-founder and Designer at Two Men and a Dog. "We wanted to combine humor and storytelling with classic platformer action, and give it a modern treatment on the mobile platform – somehow, these things just clicked together."

Zombie Catchers is available to download for free exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.zombiecatchers.com/download.

More information about the game is available at www.zombiecatchers.com. For all the latest news from Two Men and a Dog, follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

Press kit: download
Launch trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgPDpuIwpRI
Contact: info@twomenandadog.fi
Website: www.twomenandadog.fi
Twitter: @zombiecatchers
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZombieCatchersGame

About Two Men and a Dog

Two Men and a Dog is an independent game development studio based in Helsinki, Finland. The studio was founded in 2013 by Aleksi Räisänen, former artist at Rovio, the developer of Angry Birds, and Matti Kallonen, former developer at White Sheep, the award-winning digital agency. Together, Aleksi and Matti make games that draw inspiration from classic 2D adventure games and animations, and combine storytelling with the technological potential of modern gaming platforms. With experience from working with some of the most recognized characters in mobile gaming, and creative work for major global brands, the team knows what it means to create a polished experience. However, Two Men and a Dog is always about putting fun first. In September 2014, Two Men and a Dog raised a round of seed funding from Finnish seed investor Reaktor Polte.