Trading name Sandlot Games® Successor UpTap Games Founder Daniel Bernstein Parent organization Digital Chocolate | Type Subsidiary Products Games Motto Play in Our Neighborhood® | |
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Industry Online/Casual Games Developer/Publisher/Distributor Key people Daniel Bernstein (founder & CEO) Headquarters Bothell, Washington, United States Founded 2002, Washington, United States | ||
Sandlot Games is a developer and publisher of casual and family-friendly games based in Bothell, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2002 by Daniel Bernstein, a veteran of the casual gaming industry, whose experience spans from game development to content strategy at WildTangent, Monolith Productions, and Kesmai Studios.
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To date, the Sandlot Games portfolio consists of popular franchises like Cake Mania, Westward, Kuros, Super Granny, and Tradewinds. Although most of its products are downloadable PC games, it offers other titles for Mac, iPhone, iPod, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP.
In August 2011, Sandlot Games was acquired by Digital Chocolate and is now a fully owned subsidiary. The games are still being sold on steam.
Distribution channels
On January 7, 2009, Intenium, Germany's leading distributor of casual games, announced that it entered into a distribution partnership with Sandlot Games. A total of 12 titles from Sandlot Games launched to several European regions including France, Germany, Britain, and Benelux.
In July 2009, Sandlot Games entered into a distribution partnership with Steam, Valve's digital distribution platform. Its games were part of Steam's foray into a family games category.
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Games
Since its inception in 2002, Sandlot Games has developed and published the following games: