Press Kit

Developer and Publisher

Hipster Whale Pty Ltd
Based in Melbourne, Australia

Founding Date

November 2014

Website

hipsterwhale.com

Social

Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
LinkedIn

Contact

Media: press@hipsterwhale.com
Business: hello@hipsterwhale.com
Support: support@hipsterwhale.com

Studio Address

1302/276 Flinders St
Melbourne VIC 3000

Postal Address

PO Box 28
Flinders Ln VIC 8009

Description

Hipster Whale is a small independent game studio based in Melbourne, Australia. The studio was founded by Matt Hall and Andy Sum in November 2014 with the launch of Crossy Road.

History

Hipster Whale is a multi-award winning Australian studio founded in 2014 by Matt Hall and Andy Sum. Their first release, Crossy Road, quickly became a viral success and has to-date amassed more than 250 million downloads.

Since then, this small indie studio has continued to make big waves, receiving over a dozen nationally and globally recognised awards, including the Apple Design Award for Crossy Road and the 2015 Studio of the Year at the Australian Game Developers Awards.

Hipster Whale has also joined forces with world-renowned companies along the way, including Bandai Namco and Disney to create more top-charting games like PAC-MAN 256 and Disney Crossy Road.

Hipster Whale continues to make and publish bright and funny games with broad appeal, including the Apple Arcade exclusive Crossy Road Castle, and Piffle, developed by Mighty Games.

Projects

  • Crossy Road

  • Crossy Road+

  • Crossy Road Castle

  • Piffle

  • PAC-MAN 256

  • Disney Crossy Road

Videos

Awards and Recognition

Hipster Whale

  • Winner, Studio of the Year, 2015 Australian Game Development Awards

  • Finalist, Creative Industries Award, 2015 Australian Export Awards

CROSSY ROAD CASTLE

  • Winner, Best Mobile Game, 2020 Australian Game Development Awards

Crossy Road

  • Apple Design Award (2015)

  • Best of 2014 (App Store)

  • Best of 2014 (Touch Arcade)

  • Best of 2014 iPhone and iPad (The Guardian)

  • Best of 2014 Mobile (CNET)

  • Best of 2014 Mobile (Venturebeat)

  • Best of 2014 Mobile (GSM Arena)

  • Best of 2014 Free iOS (Macworld)

  • Best of 2014 Free iPhone (App Advice)

  • Playlist Selection 2014 (Kill Screen)

  • Best Quickplay Game (11th International Mobile Gaming Awards)

Pac-Man 256

  • Apple Best Games of 2015

  • Facebook The 10 Most Talked About Games of 2015

  • The Game Awards 2015 Nominated Best Mobile/Handheld Game

Selected Articles