<s>
Small	O
Giant	O
Games	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
development	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Helsinki	O
,	O
Finland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2013	O
by	O
former	O
employees	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
maker	O
Sulake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
producing	O
two	O
casual	O
games	O
,	O
Small	O
Giant	O
found	O
success	O
with	O
a	O
match-three	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
entitled	O
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
,	O
Small	O
Giant	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Zynga	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	O
Giant	O
Games	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2013	O
in	O
Helsinki	O
,	O
Finland	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
individuals	O
laid	O
off	O
by	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
developer	O
Sulake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
completed	O
a	O
fundraising	O
campaign	O
that	O
generated	O
USD	O
3.1	O
million	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
launch	O
their	O
first	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
OddWings	O
Escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Small	O
Giant	O
launched	O
,	O
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
,	O
a	O
match-three	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
also	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Small	O
Giant	O
reported	O
that	O
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
had	O
generated	O
USD	O
33	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
four	O
months	O
into	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
exceeded	O
its	O
revenue	O
generation	O
for	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
26	O
million	O
times	O
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Breakthrough	O
Hit	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Awards	O
;	O
Small	O
Giant	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Best	O
Live	O
Ops	O
and	O
Best	O
Developer	O
at	O
the	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Mobile	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Awards	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
perform	O
well	O
for	O
Small	O
Giant	O
and	O
Zynga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shares	O
many	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
with	O
Empires	B-Application
and	I-Application
Puzzles	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
modern	O
warfare	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
