Play forever.
The operating platform for online communities
Some games disappear after a year. The ones we care about are different: social worlds where players build identities, form friendships, and keep coming back for years. We find those worlds and give them a permanent home.
Behind every world is the World Engine, our shared platform for content, data, growth, and safety. It means faster updates, better tools for creators, and a team that's always improving the experience across every title.
We're a small team that moves fast. Three worlds, one platform, and a belief that the best communities deserve technology as good as the people in them.
Our worlds
Enter our worlds
Highrise
World 01- Flagship title since 2013
- 55M+ registered players across iOS and Android
- Virtual world with avatar customization, social spaces, and creator economy
Everskies
World 02- Acquired 2021
- 20M+ registered players
- 2 billion+ TikTok views
- Highly engaged Gen-Z fashion and avatar community
Hotel Hideaway
World 03- Acquired 2026
- 32M+ registered players since 2018
- 3D social world built around fashion, collecting, and live community events
Your world?
- We're always looking for social games and virtual worlds with passionate communities
- If you've built something players love, we'd like to talk
World Engine
One engine. Every world.
Built by Pocket Labs, our technology division. The shared platform behind content, data, growth, and safety across every world we run.
Create
Studio
Custom games and events, from idea to every player in days
Create
Forge
Concept to in-game art at production speed
Create
Reel
Ad creative made at the speed of the feed
Understand
Hugo
A personal data scientist for every team
Understand
Oracle
Forecasting that maps out what comes next
Grow
Bazaar
Web shop and ad revenue, built into every world
Grow
Beacon
Marketing intelligence that finds the next player
Operate
Sentinel
Keeps every world safe, around the clock
Operate
Chorus
Hear every player, at any scale
Operate
Crucible
Every build, battle-tested by agents
New
Phoenix
Every game, reborn: faster, more stable, agent-ready
Phoenix rewrites any game’s tech stack on our custom engine, massively improving performance and stability and opening it up to end-to-end agentic development.
What we believe
Three laws of living worlds
Communities outlast content
New games launch every day. The ones that last have something no launch trailer can create: a community players call home. That's what we look for.
Better technology, better worlds
Great communities deserve great infrastructure. Our platform brings modern tools for content, safety, and growth to every world we operate, so the player experience keeps getting better.
Every world makes the platform stronger
What we learn running one world improves every other. Shared technology means faster updates, safer communities, and more for creators and players everywhere.
Industry Recognition
Pocket Worlds Named One of Gaming’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025
We’re honored to be recognized by Fast Company as a leader in gaming innovation. This award highlights our work in user-generated content, creator empowerment, and building immersive digital experiences through Highrise Studio. From speakeasies to game worlds, our community of creators is shaping the future of gaming. Thank you to our players, creators, and team for making this possible!
Read more on Fast Company ›News September 10, 2026
Pocket Worlds acquires Hotel Hideaway
Hotel Hideaway, the 3D social world built by Sulake, the Finnish studio behind Habbo Hotel, joins Highrise and Everskies. Since launching in 2018 it has grown to 32 million registered players, built around fashion, collecting, status, and live community events. Players keep playing as usual while we bring the world onto our shared platform and share more with the community in the coming weeks.
- 32M+registered players
- 300Kmonthly active players
- 3worlds under one roof
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