As a gaming expert, you might have come across the Crazy Games website while trying to download your favorite games online. But did you know that this website was designed by two Belgian brothers when they were free? Indeed, Tomas and Raf Martens built the website from scratch to provide numerous gaming experiences for internet users. There is so much more to learn about the development and growth of the website. All of these will be covered in the article.
Where Did Crazy Games Start From?
One day, the two brothers mentioned above decided to create something new for people. They came up with the idea of a gaming site integrated with a browser. That is, players can play the game directly on the website. Crazy Games has nearly 5,000 games with different interfaces and modes of playing on the website. For instance, you can play word games, puzzles, actions, sports, merge games, and so on. Likewise, there are multiple and single-player options on the website.
Launch Date
The game was launched in 2014 in Belgium. Tomas and Raf Martens founded the website, but Raf currently owns it, as Tomas left to do other projects. Crazy Games is integrated with 24 languages, giving users from different backgrounds the opportunity to play and understand the game.
Reception
People loved the Crazy Games website when it was introduced in 2014. One of the reasons is the availability of various games with different ranges of themes. This characteristic earned praise from Yahoo and The Wired, especially the aesthetics and themes.
Users
Every month, millions of users (adults, kids, and teenagers) visit the site and actively play games. The platform has a game suitable for each age group and offers free games for them. That is why it is among the top ten biggest platforms that merged games and browsers in the world.
Crazy Games Growth
What started as a playful creation became a worldwide game with millions of users. The popularity of the website was beyond the brother’s expectations. Despite its growth and international expansion, Crazy Games still maintains its headquarters in Belgium. The website has become a global leader in game development. Three years after its inception, Crazy Games participated in an incubation program and had 5 million users on the website.
Expansion
In 2024, a fintech investor invested more than ten million euros in Crazy Games. That same year, Crazy Games employed 26 workers, a step up from the initial two people who founded it. The investment booted the financial situation of the company. It also proved that several investors have strong faith in Crazy Games and are ready to invest their money.
Turkey
A firm based in Turkey, Playable Factory, collaborated with Crazy Games in 2022. Playable creates playable adverts that can be incorporated into a website.
Canada
In 2021, the website partnered with Blue Wizard Digital. The firm is based in Canada and has produced a game with nearly 40 million users. The partnership helped Crazy Games enter the Canadian market.
Expansion In the US
Crazy Games entered the US market and is at the forefront of providing website games to the users there.
New Prototype
In 2018, Crazy Games developed a prototype platform for developers to upload their already-developed games on the website. The aim was to create a safe space for developers to make any game of their choice. Similarly, Crazy Games wanted the developers to have a ready-made platform to upload their games to. This way, they won’t need to stress to find platforms or use resources and time to build new ones.
Additionally, Crazy Games already has an audience, so putting their games there will expose the audience to the new games. What’s more, they can monetize their games when they publish their games on the website.
Achievements
Deloitte Ranking List
Crazy Games received a nomination for the 2018 Deloitte Belgium Rising Stars list. Those on the list competed to win the grand prize. Crazy Games was selected along with 50 other start-ups and made it to the top 10. Making the list was a big deal, as the competition comes every year.
Others
It doesn’t end there, the website got 7th place on the Deloitte ranking in 2019 due to their fast development. Then in 2020, the website’s ranking increased to 4th place on the same ranking list. The following year, the site got nominated and made the list again. In the same vein, Crazy Games was among the top 50 in the 2023 Deloitte ranking list. Being consistently nominated and winning the Deloitte rankings five times shows Crazy Games’ consistency in providing quality services.
Financial Times Recognition
The Financial Times named Crazy Games to its top 1000 list of fast-developing European firms in 2024. They further wrote an article on Crazy Games as a frontrunner in the development of technology in Belgium. The article showed that the firm was able to adapt well and retain its stability in the market.
Fortune
Fortune.com did a feature on Crazy Games in 2024 and highlighted the website’s superb AI tools and integration. It applauds the company as a leading startup in Europe.
Conclusion
Finally, Crazy Games remains unstoppable in its bid to break the norm and develop new technologies in the gaming world. Its new invention, Trivia Crack, was the first ever to be integrated with a gaming browser. It is estimated that about 700 million people have downloaded it so far, while 150 million users play it every year. It is safe to say users can expect more games to be created before the year 2024 ends.