Full-Time
Mobile game development with agile team
$220k - $260k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Remote in USA + 1 more
More locations: Irvine, CA, USA
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Remote within the United States; core overlap hours are 10 AM to 4 PM Pacific Time.
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Second Dinner is a mobile game development studio based in Orange County, California. It creates deep, engaging mobile games and releases them to mobile gamers through a mix of in-app purchases, advertisements, and premium sales. The company uses a small, agile team that maintains a high level of ownership, enabling rapid development cycles and quick adaptation to market changes. It is fully funded, allowing a stable focus on delivering quality games without constant fundraising pressure, and it emphasizes a diverse, collaborative culture to bring in varied perspectives. The studio’s main goal is to produce enjoyable, immersive experiences for players while sustaining financial stability and attracting top talent through competitive salaries and stock options.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$130M
Headquarters
Tustin, California
Founded
2018
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16 weeks paid parental leave
Home Office Stipend
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Mental Health Support
Marvel game dev attempts to quell community concerns after layoffs. The Marvel Snap community is very concerned about the future of the digital card game after layoffs at developer Second Dinner. This prompted studio co-founder Ben Brode to respond and attempt to quell those fears by stating Second Dinner is still committed to Marvel Snap. Marvel Snap originally launched in 2022 and attracted a very healthy community of players. Over time, that community has gotten smaller due to player fatigue and controversies regarding the game's approach to monetization. In March, Second Dinner published a blog post stating that it would take the rest of 2026 to fix some persistent issues with Marvel Snap and better set the game up for future updates. In the weeks since that post, game designer Glenn Jones left Second Dinner and the studio laid off several developers, including community manager Griffin Bennett. This X post from Marvel Snap content creator Regis Killbin sums up the situation and how the community feels about it: This exodus of staff critical to Marvel Snap's development is obviously cause for concern, with players on the game's official Reddit and Discord pages clearly voicing their concerns. There's an overarching worry that support for Marvel Snap is now going to wind down as it has felt like the game was suffering a slow death for some time. Second Dinner originally stayed silent regarding the layoffs, but studio founder Ben Brode posted on Marvel Snap's Discord on May 1. He explained why the layoffs happened and reassured players that Second Dinner will follow through on what was promised in its March blog post. "We said goodbye to a few members of our team yesterday, including our awesome community manager," Brode explained. "You know how much he cared about this community and we're going to miss him. We know many of you will, too. These decisions were painful to make and say nothing about the quality of the people leaving. Across the board, they're talented, wonderful people... For those of you concerned about Snap, we're still here, still building, still committed to this game and to you. The roadmap we shared in March remains the same. This is us making hard decisions to make sure we can keep going, not a sign that we're winding down. We're here to support you." Gain deeper context by subscribing to its newsletter to get clear coverage and analysis of Marvel Snap, studio decisions, and community reaction - plus thoughtful coverage of other live-service games and industry trends. Historically, it's never a great sign when a live service game developer has layoffs like this, even when the leadership say it's not a bad thing. While this isn't shaping up to be a Highguard-level fiasco, Brode's statement doesn't raise my confidence as an avid Marvel Snap player. While I'll keep playing for now, these layoffs have definitely shaken my faith in the game's future more than any other controversy Marvel Snap has faced over the past four years. Marvel Snap is still available and receiving updates on Android, iOS, and PC. The game's next season, Daredevil: Crimson Twilight, will begin on May 5.
Stay InformedGet Industry News In Your Inbox…Sign Up Today. Xsolla has launched a new, officially branded Web Shop for the mobile title Marvel Snap, developed by Second Dinner. The direct-to-player platform has been created to provide players with a rewards-focused experience and is intended to support the studio’s long-term live ops strategy as it moves into self-publishing. The new shop aims to create a deeper and more direct relationship between the studio and its global player base
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GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games here. Second Dinner said it will invest in W4 Games and it will also make games based on the Godot engine which W4 services.W4 Games is a company that provides products and services to facilitate the development and commercialization of video games made with the Godot engine. W4 Games has established a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with Second Dinner, the award-winning game developmentstudio behind the hit game Marvel Snap.The two partners unveiled a collaboration in which W4 Games will accelerate the adoption of Godot Engine by Second Dinner, which plans to build the most ambitious Godot game yet. To further strengthen the parties’ relationship over the long term, Second Dinner has joined W4 Games as a strategic investor. Godot Engine is a free and open-source technology that became popular among indies for its ease of use,
Second Dinner said it will invest in W4 Games and it will also make games based on the Godot engine which W4 services.