Everdale’s story continues – Metacore acquires Supercell game
Supercell’s Everdale, discontinued in October 2022, is getting a new lease on life from mobile game studio Metacore. Everdale is the second public game that Metacore is working on in addition to their first hit game, Merge Mansion. While the studio doesn’t have a timeline for its release yet, Metacore is preparing to launch another new game later this spring.
Mobile game studio Metacore has announced their acquisition of Supercell’s Everdale, a free-to-play mobile game based on building and team play. The game’s development was discontinued by Supercell in October 2022, to the dismay of the game’s active and invested player community, and Metacore is now working on the next iteration of the game. Metacore’s acquisition of another studio’s game is an unprecedented move for the studio, but one that speaks to Everdale’s strengths.
“Supercell is known for its high-quality games, so it goes without saying that we saw a lot of potential in Everdale. From its vivid world and striking scenery to the strong community element fostered by Supercell, there were a lot of the right building blocks in place for a hit game. Now our team is excited by the positive challenge of delving into Everdale’s market-fit and expanding the game’s audience,” Metacore’s CEO and cofounder Mika Tammenkoski explains.
The studios aren’t disclosing details of the deal, but Supercell has already transferred ownership of the game and its assets to Metacore, who has begun work with the game. Following Metacore's typical game development process, their game team has started from square one by forming and testing various hypotheses about why audiences love the game.
“We couldn’t be happier to see Metacore take over Everdale, a very dear game to us. Throughout the development, it became clear to us that this game has a lot of potential and amazing and loyal fans, but, unfortunately, in the end, it wasn’t the right game for Supercell. Everdale’s team came up with the idea of finding a new home for the game, and we feel confident in transferring ownership of Everdale to the hands of Metacore’s highly talented team. We have the utmost respect for their game development philosophy and can’t wait to see the next evolution of Everdale,” Supercell’s Lasse Seppänen, former game lead of Everdale, continues.
Metacore is refraining from making any concrete promises on Everdale’s future, and when – or even if – fans can expect a new iteration of the game. They’ve recruited a new game lead, Johannes Peltola (previously EA and Digital Chocolate), to lead the development and are currently recruiting for multiple new roles in Metacore’s game teams and operations.
“We hold an extremely high bar for our games, which is why we can’t say for sure whether Everdale will ever become a live game project – but our hope is that we can continue to strengthen the imaginative world that has already been built. This also offers us a unique opportunity to truly test our game development process and see how it can be applied to existing games,” Tammenkoski sums.
More information:
Mika Tammenkoski, CEO & Co-Founder
press@metacoregames.com
About Metacore:
Metacore is a Helsinki-based games company that crafts chart-topping mobile experiences and is one of the fastest growing game companies in Europe. Launched in 2020, the studio’s first global hit game Merge Mansion already has over 40 million players. Metacore has raised 180 MEUR funding from Supercell.
About Supercell:
Supercell is a game company based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. Since its launch in 2010, the company has brought five games to the global market: Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars. Supercell’s dream is to create games that as many people as possible play for years and that are remembered forever.