Full-Time
Visual Development Artist
Animation Studio
Posted on 9/11/2025
Dream Games
201-500 employees
Mobile puzzle game studio, free-to-play
No salary listed
London, UK
In Person
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- Experience in 3D animated projects, focusing on conceptual artwork
- Strong portfolio demonstrating story-driven character, environment, and lighting design work
- In-depth knowledge of form, composition, color theory, light, and perspective
- Ability to effectively use research and references in concept development
- Strong collaborative skills
- Appreciation and understanding of teamwork
- Passion for animation and games
- Creating concept art for characters, environments, props, and lighting keys
- Developing mood boards, key art, and visual explorations to define style and tone
- Conducting visual research and gathering references to support idea generation
- Contributing to the development of the visual style and overall look of projects
- Collaborating with the studio leaders and team members to find creative solutions for production challenges
- Iterating effectively based on feedback to deliver feature-quality concepts
- Supporting the Story Team with ideation and visual development
Dream Games creates free-to-play mobile puzzle games with a focus on long-lasting, high-quality experiences. The studio, based in Istanbul, gained prominence with Royal Match, a match-3 game where players solve puzzles to decorate a king’s castle, and later Royal Kingdom, expanding the same universe and mechanics. The games are monetized primarily through in-app purchases, while Royal Match notably avoids in-game ads to ensure uninterrupted gameplay. The company differentiates itself with polished visuals, engaging storytelling and decorating mechanics, a strong emphasis on user experience, and a team with deep Puzzle game expertise from Peak Games. The overarching goal is to captivate a global audience with compelling puzzle experiences, sustain player engagement, and grow a scalable, enduring mobile gaming IP through ongoing titles and potential expansions.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$3B
Headquarters
Istanbul, Türkiye
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Revenues hit $1.5B in 2023, up 133% YoY.
- CVC's $2.5B investment values firm at $5B Q3 2025.
- Dual Istanbul-London offices access global talent.
What critics are saying
- Homescapes surges 25% YoY, erodes Royal Match share Q1 2026.
- Royal Kingdom's 15% D30 retention drains $500M marketing.
- CVC debt imposes $300M annual interest, spikes churn.
What makes Dream Games unique
- Royal Match's no-ad policy dethroned Candy Crush Saga mid-2023.
- Peak Games alumni founders built polished match-3 puzzles.
- Royal Kingdom expands universe with celebrity marketing.
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↑ 0%Dream Games, a mobile game distribution service provider, announced a capital agreement with Playrix's PLR Worldwide Sales Limited. Playrix will subscribe to approximately 38.08 million shares of Dream Games at HK$1.024 per share, a 3.4% discount from the July 28 closing price of HK$1.06. The total investment amounts to HK$39 million. Upon completion, Playrix will hold approximately 2.11% of Dream Games' shares.
In Q2 2025, the games industry saw $3 billion in disclosed M&A deal value. Krafton's $516 million acquisition of ADK was the largest of 46 deals. CVC invested $2.5 billion in Dream Games at a $5 billion valuation, marking a major VC exit. Other notable deals included Tencent's $80 million investment in Arrowhead and Wolves Esports Club raising $28 million. Public gaming stocks rebounded, with Square Enix, Roblox, and Konami as top performers. Take-Two proposed a $1 billion stock offering.
CVC, a global alternative asset management firm, has entered into transaction agreements involving Dream Games. Paksoy provided advisory services to CVC, while White & Case LLP advised Dream Games.
Dream Games raised around $2.5bn in equity and debt in a private equity funding round that valued the enterprise at $5bn, unnamed people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on May 1.
Dream Games, the maker of "Royal Match," has raised $2.5 billion in a funding round led by CVC.