Uken Games is an independent game studio based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The company was founded in 2009 by Chris Ye and Mark Lampert to build cross platform social and mobile games for iOS and

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. In 2011, the company was the recipient of the Digi Award for ''Canada’s Most Promising New Digital Company''. Uken was in the top 10 of Deloitte's Fast 50 and #13 in their

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for 2014, after being one of Deloitte's "Companies-to-Watch" in 2013. Uken was certified as a Great Place to Work and was recognized as one o
Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers
in 2017. Uken partnered with Sony to develo
Jeopardy! World Tour
which was released in May 2017. Subsequently in March 2018, Uken also developed and released a second trivia titl
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
which became the top trivia game on mobile. In 2020, Uken release
Ava’s Manor
a solitaire game where users renovate and decorate the manor while discovering mysterious clues and dabbling in a romantic love story. The studio also hosts numerous developer events including meetups for the Toronto Unity Developers, ReactJS, PhoneGap Toronto, DevOps Toronto,

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Toronto and Go TO. Uken regularly sponsors

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(Toronto Game Jam) and Level Up Showcase. They hosted

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’s Toronto chapter in 2012 and 2013, and were a sponsor of Gamercamp 2013 and the UTGDDC Game Jam. Uken participates in various fundraising efforts for organizations such as the Movember Foundation, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Canadian Red Cross disaster relief,

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disaster relief, Free the Children, Sunnybrook Cancer Research, Extra Life Marathon for Sick Kids, Camp Oochigeas ( Sporting Life 10K) and Daily Bread Food Bank. Since the beginning of 2011, Uken’s charitable contributions total over $215,000

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Uken Games on App Annie

As game market gets crowded, Toronto's Uken may have found the sweet spot

Inside one of Toronto's fastest-growing gaming companies

Uken Games raises $12,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Two Canadian Gaming Studios Raise $180,000 for Philippines Disaster Relief

Canadian Gaming Startups Raise $180K for Typhoon Haiyan Relief

Uken Games lets customers choose its charitable causes

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A Canadian entrepreneur in New York: tapping global markets with government help

Canadian students show off their games at Level Up 2013

The Genesis of a Gaming Studio

CCBC prepares project focused on educational games
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