Barcelona-based Cheer Games is developing casual puzzle games for smartphones, focusing on scalable intellectual property and building long-lasting mobile game franchises for global audiences.
Cheer Games, a mobile puzzle game studio, has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Makers Fund, with participation from Play Ventures and a group of angel investors.
Founded by former senior leaders from AppLovin’s Lion Studios, Cheer Games was established by Emre Gercel (CEO), Berkay Ozturk (CPO), Ertan Ünver (CTO), and Kutay Koralturk (CMO). The founding team previously worked together on successful mobile titles, including the puzzle game Hexa Sort, and brings experience across game design, product development, growth, and business strategy.
Emre Gercel said the company was founded with the ambition to build enduring game franchises and a long-lasting studio:
We started Cheer because we believed we could build something more durable than the industry’s short-term thinking allows for. To build games that become franchises and studios that become institutions. Barcelona gives us the global stage, our Turkish roots give us the hunger, and this team gives me complete confidence that we’ll deliver.
Cheer Games focuses on developing casual puzzle games for smartphones, with the goal of building scalable intellectual property and long-lasting mobile game franchises. The studio aims to create engaging gameplay experiences while applying a structured, product-driven approach to game development.
Headquartered in Barcelona, Cheer Games is building a focused team with experience from leading European gaming companies. By combining expertise in game design, live operations, product development, and growth, the studio aims to develop a portfolio of puzzle games designed for global mobile audiences.
The funding will be used to accelerate the development of upcoming mobile puzzle titles and expand the Barcelona headquarters by hiring additional global talent.