G5 Entertainment

G5 Entertainment is a Swedish video game developer that produces mobile games.

History
G5 Entertainment was established in Moscow in 2001, founded by Aleksandr Tabunov, Sergey Shults and Vlad Suglobov. In 2006, the company went public on the Nasdaq Nordic exchange under the ticker G5EN. In 2021, the company had grown significantly since it was founded. In 2022, due to having a workforce based in Russia and Ukraine, G5 was particularly affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the company opened new offices across Europe. At the start of the invasion, G5 had 500 employees in Russia and as many in Ukraine.

Games
G5 is primarily active in the mobile games market. Their games primarily target older women. In 2011, G5 released Virtual City Playground, their first game with freemium monetization.

As of 2018, their title Hidden City was responsible for most of their revenue, and represented a majority of the market share for hidden object games. However, later that year, analyst Daniel Zetterberg reported that the game's revenue had passed its peak. After Hidden City, which had been licensed from another developer, G5 focused more on their own game development.