.Gears
Vietnamese video game developer
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.Gears (DotGears Company Limited) is a Vietnamese video game developer based in Hanoi that specialises in hypercasual mobile games. The company was founded in 2005 by Dong Nguyen,[2][a] and is best known for developing the 2013 game Flappy Bird, which became popular due to its simple mechanics but high difficulty.[4] As of December 2015, the company employs six people, including Nguyen.[4]
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| .Gears | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Dong Nguyen |
| Headquarters | , Vietnam |
Key people | Dong Nguyen |
| Products | |
Number of employees | 5[1] (2022) |
| Website | dotgears.com |
After releasing multiple games that copied the Flappy Bird mechanics, .Gears partnered with Japanese developer Obokaidem, which the developer maintained would be .Gears' only partner "for the foreseeable future".[5] In January 2017, the two companies released their first co-developed game, Ninja Spinki Challenges!!, which is nothing like its previous titles and is composed of different mini-games.[6] It uses different mechanics compared to Flappy Bird but is still considered by critics to be equally difficult.[7][8]
Games developed
Notes
- Vietnamese: Nguyễn Hà Đông[3]