Leading instant games developer adds 19 social titles, including Chess Quest, signalling continued M&A appetite in the space
Schönefeld, Germany – August 24th, 2026 — SOFTGAMES, a leading developer and operator of instant games on platforms including Meta, Microsoft, Samsung, Reddit, Discord, and more today announced the acquisition of Funday Games’s full Instant Games portfolio, comprising 19 titles including the live social chess game Chess Quest. The deal marks a significant step in SOFTGAMES’ strategy to strengthen its position as the leading powerhouse in instant and social gaming.
Funday Games, the Denmark-based studio, has built a portfolio of 19 instant games spanning puzzle, creative, arcade and trivia genres. With Chess Quest already live on Facebook Instant Games, and a catalogue ready to be further developed and deployed across new platforms, the acquisition gives SOFTGAMES both an immediate and successful live product, and a significant pipeline of titles primed for growth.
The deal reflects SOFTGAMES’ conviction that instant games – frictionless experiences that can be enjoyed by players without any downloads – represent one of the most compelling opportunities in casual gaming today. With over a billion players reachable through Meta’s platforms alone, and a growing number of instant gaming platforms across mobile, desktop and beyond, SOFTGAMES sees instant games as the future of large scale casual play.
This acquisition is not a one-off. SOFTGAMES is actively pursuing further acquisitions of great games, studios, and IPs in the instant and HTML5 space as it continues to strengthen its position as a market leader.
“We are convinced Instant Games is one of the most exciting categories in gaming right now. Acquiring Funday’s instant games portfolio accelerates our vision of becoming the go-to home for the world’s best instant game experiences. Chess Quest is a fantastic live product, and the instant games catalogue gives us a serious runway. This is the first of several moves we intend to make. We are actively looking for more great games, studios and IPs that share our belief in the power of instant gaming.”
Alexander Krug, CEO, SOFTGAMES Mobile Entertainment Services GmbH
“Funday has always believed in games that bring people together – social, instant, joyful experiences that work wherever you are. SOFTGAMES shares that belief completely, and they have the platform expertise and reach to take these games to new audiences we could never have reached alone. With our successful strategic shift into PC development and publishing, we are now very happy to have our excellent portfolio of Instant Games land in the hands of Softgames. We could not imagine a better home for this portfolio. I’m excited to see what Alexander and the SOFTGAMES team do with it.”
Kristian Bang Nørgaard, CEO, Funday Games ApS
About SOFTGAMES Mobile Entertainment Services GmbH
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Germany, SOFTGAMES is a leading developer and operator of instant games. The company develops, publishes and operates a portfolio of more than 500 casual instant games reaching hundreds of millions of players globally across Meta, Microsoft, Reddit, Discord, Samsung, CrazyGames and more. SOFTGAMES is actively pursuing acquisitions in the instant games space as part of its strategy to build the world’s leading instant games powerhouse.
About Funday Games ApS
Funday Games was founded in 2011 in Aarhus, Denmark, and today employs more than 50 talents. Best known for developing Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, which has surpassed more than 2 million players since launching in 2024, our studio today specializes in creating spin-off games based on evergreen indie IPs across all platforms, but Steam as our launching pad and center platform. Simultaneously, Funday Games also creates and publishes its own original premium games.
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SOFTGAMES Mobile Entertainment Services GmbH
Alexander Krug
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Funday Games ApS
Kristian Bang Nørgaard, CEO
kristian@fundaygames.dk
