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Learn more about what makes us unique
Introducing Super Manager 2.0
Super Managers = Super Engagement
Game Design Behind The Scenes
Find out how our art and design teams create the unique Kolibri visual identity, recognized by millions of players worldwide
Introducing Super Manager 2.0
Super Managers = Super Engagement
Relocating to Berlin
What it's like moving to Berlin to work at Kolibri Games
We’re on a mission to reinvent idle
Our mission statement is a testament to our ambitions for the future and a sneak peek into the exciting innovations that lie ahead
Hiring for Technical Roles at Kolibri Games
Learn how to join our team as a Unity Developer or Data Analyst/Engineer
Playing for the Planet: Our Participation in this Year’s Green Game Jam
Find out how we’re turning Idle Miner Tycoon green to support a great cause
Making Data Mitigation Easy: Writing Robust dbt Incremental Models
How We Use Data at Kolibri Games
Bringing data to every Kolibri
Playing an active role in our community
On making the world a better place for everyone
People at Kolibri Games
Hiring and Development to build the best team
Diversify Your Audience
How diverse teams can broaden your player base
Super Managers in Idle Miner Tycoon
A visual introduction
2021 – A Year in Review
Onboarding Through a Screen
Making newcomers feel like part of the team through virtual onboarding
Going Green – Taking a Sustainable Approach to our Business
Launching our sustainability program and what comes next
How 70 Kolibris Created 8 Prototypes In Just One Weekend!
Dive into the recap of our Kolibri Games Game Jam 2021
Celebrating Five Years of Idle Miner Tycoon And Still Going Strong
How we scale up IMT for a successful future
Nurturing a Culture of Empowerment
Shehzer’s journey from Intern to QA Automation Engineer
How We Create Successful Ads For Our Mobile Games
An exclusive look into the Kolibri Games Ad Factory
How We Created a Successful Cross Promotion Event in Idle Miner Tycoon
Leap down into the mines with us and Ezio from Assassin’s Creed
Season 01 of the Kolibri Games Podcast – A Retrospective
From idle games to podcasts, we’ve got a lot to say
Our Favorite Resources for Game Developers
Advance Your Skill Set With Our Recommendations From Clean Code to Unity
Feedback Is A Gift
The Do’s and Don’ts of a Great Feedback Culture
How to get a job at Kolibri Games – QA
Kolibri Bug Detectives, keeping our players happy since 2016
Our 5 Favorite Resources for Game Artists
Kolibri Games’ Artists Recommendations from Concept Art to Animation
How to get a job at Kolibri Games – Community Management & Player Support
Help us build better games by being the most player centric games company in the world
Burning up the charts with Idle Firefighter Tycoon
How to get your mobile game from prototype to the top of the charts
How to get a job at Kolibri Games – Game Designer
How to Build your Data Platform Architecture
Dive Into the Kolibri Games’ Data Strategy
How to get a job at Kolibri Games – Product Manager
Creating the Game You Want with LiveOps
Follow Us Along for the Kolibri Games LiveOps Project
Staying Social During Lockdown
Our Experiences With Socially-distanced Socializing
How To Get a Job at Kolibri Games – Developer
How to get a job at Kolibri Games – Game Artist
Becoming a not-so-idle idle games artist
First a Restaurant, Next an Empire!
From Soft Launch to Launch
Let’s Build a Restaurant
From Appetizer to Main Course
From Spreadsheet to Prototype
How To Start Building a New Game
Can We Talk About Cheese?
How We Create New Event Mines Every Week
Decision Making at Kolibri Games
Why We Never Stop Learning To Do the Right Thing
The Endgame
Mining to the max in Idle Miner Tycoon
Economy In Free-to-Play Mobile Games, Part 2
Follow the Money
The Benefits Of Code Sharing
How To Effectively Work on Multiple Games at the Same Time
Economy In Free-to-Play Mobile Games, Part 1
Playing is Engaging
UA In Free-to-Play Mobile Games, Part 2
Why It's Important to Show the Right Ad to the Right Player
UA in Free-to-Play Mobile Games, Part 1
Why You Should Never Stop Testing
What Happens in One Hour of Idle Miner Tycoon?
A 60 Minute Data Story
Structuring Game Development Around Data
A Guide to Data-Driven Decision Making
Kolibri Games’ Data2020
Why You Need Data to Be Truly Player-Centric
Players Gonna Play Play Play
A Month of Event Mine Engagement in Numbers
How to Hire From Home
Experts Adjust Processes and Workflows to Suit Remote Recruiting
Recruiting at Kolibri Games
Data Insights from 2019
A Day in the Life of a QA Tester
What does Jonas do all day?
Kolibri Conference Tips
Making Games From Home
Shipping Updates From Home
How to Make the Best of Rainy Days
The Impossible Island
6 Month Retrospective
Kolibri Recommends
Places to Visit in Berlin
People at Kolibri Games
Who is: Barry?
A History of Kolibri Games in Ten Objects
An Illustrated Blog Post
The Secret to Shipping Hotfix-free Updates
A QA Story
People at Kolibri Games
Who is: Evgenia?
People at Kolibri Games
Who is: Anagha?
Let’s Dig In
Tips to get better at Idle Miner Tycoon
Kolibri Games Goes: Thessaloniki
Waterfall VS Agile Workflows
What It Is and How It’s Done
From 5 to 100
How to Grow a Company without Losing its Culture
Kolibri Games Around The World
Where Do Our Players Come From?
How to Prepare for Your Trial Days at Kolibri Games
What to Expect and What to Pay Attention to
How to Prepare for Your Interview at Kolibri Games
What You Should Know and Where to Look for It
Kolibri Games at 100 — Infographic
What’s in a number?
Beyond Code, Art & Design
Roles in Games for the jack of all trades
Code Mentoring at Kolibri Games
Every Player Counts!
The Sound of Silence
Revolutionizing the Open-Plan Office
Making Games the Lean Way, Part 2
How Kolibri Games Develops with Players, for Players
Making Games the Lean Way, Part 1
Using Code Architecture to Build Reusable Prototypes
Our First Year in the Capital
What happened at Kolibri Games in 2018?
Striving for Ownership in a Growing Company
30 Months of Idle Miner Tycoon in Numbers — Infographic
Big Works on Small Screens
The Art of Making Art for Mobile Games
Hiring for Smarts over Experience
A Letter to Young Developers
Punctuality, or:
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love German Work Culture
The Way of the Kolibri
Or How We Rebranded Our Games Company with Big Words and Tiny Birds
Kolibri Games Goes: Tenerife
Kolibri’s Core Values
Keep On Shipping
How Kolibri Games Managed to Update Their Game 50 Times in a Year