Istanbul based mobile game studio TaleMonster Games has raised $30 million in Series A funding as it looks to scale its first title, Match Valley, and expand its game portfolio. The round was led by Arcadia Gaming Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Point72 Ventures and General Catalyst.
The raise comes around eight months after the company closed a $7 million seed round, marking a rapid follow on investment for a studio that has been operating for less than two years.
Building on Peak Games experience
TaleMonster Games was founded by a team of former Peak Games developers, known for creating globally successful puzzle titles such as Toon Blast and Toy Blast. Peak Games was acquired by Zynga for $1.8 billion, giving the TaleMonster founding team direct experience of building and scaling mass market mobile games.
The studio is led by co founder and chief executive Irem Sümer, who has positioned the company around strong product focus and long term player engagement rather than short term monetisation.
Match Valley and a new take on casual puzzle games
TaleMonster’s debut title, Match Valley, blends familiar match based puzzle mechanics with elements drawn from hero collection and tower defence games. This hybrid approach is designed to introduce greater depth and progression into a genre often criticised for repetitive design.
Early performance indicators for Match Valley have been encouraging. The game has shown strong engagement levels and longer average play sessions, suggesting that players are responding positively to the added layers of strategy and challenge.
Responding to changing player expectations
According to Sümer, mobile players are more experienced than ever and increasingly expect games to evolve over time. After years of exposure to casual titles, many players are looking for richer gameplay without losing the accessibility that initially drew them to the genre.
TaleMonster sees this shift as a significant opportunity. While the global casual gaming market continues to reach a vast audience, meaningful differentiation in the puzzle category has become harder to achieve as many studios rely on similar mechanics and design patterns.
Backing from leading global investors
The Series A round was led by Arcadia Gaming Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, two firms with strong track records in gaming and consumer technology. Point72 Ventures and General Catalyst also joined the round, signalling broad investor confidence in TaleMonster’s approach and early traction.
Akın Babayiğit, founder and managing partner at Arcadia Gaming Partners, noted that while early stage studios often excel in only one or two areas, TaleMonster has demonstrated strength across several key metrics, including retention and monetisation.
Scaling the studio and game portfolio
With the new funding, TaleMonster plans to continue developing Match Valley while also investing in additional titles. The company aims to build a portfolio of casual games that maintain broad appeal while offering deeper gameplay systems that can grow with players over time.
As competition in mobile gaming remains intense, TaleMonster’s focus on hybrid mechanics and experienced development talent places it among the more closely watched studios emerging from Turkey’s growing game development ecosystem.
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