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100+ million
registered players
1.8+ million
monthly active players
200K+
monthly active creators

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
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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.

Pocket Labs World Engine The platform behind every world

Studio

In-game experience and content creation engine

Hugo

Real-time data layer and analytics engine

Beacon

Data-driven marketing intelligence and operations

Sentinel

Automated trust, safety, and player support

Forge

Live content production pipeline

Cortex

Unified operating layer across all tools

Bazaar

Web-based loyalty and rewards storefront

Chorus

Community management and player visibility platform

Oracle

LTV and liveops forecasting, planning, and predictions

Reel

UA creative pipeline

And more in development

What we believe

Three laws of living worlds

01

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.

02

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.

03

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

Press coverage

Hotel Hideaway avatars chatting in a nightclub scene

Our Investors

Y Combinator Bitkraft GFR Fund Canaan
Bessemer Venture Partners Box Group Sweet Capital

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We're a small, exceptional team building the operating platform for online communities. If you think in systems, ship fast, and care deeply about craft, we want to talk.

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