Gamestarplus
Los Angeles, US · 1 known investors
Gamestar+ offered interactive games based on licensed properties such as Family Feud and Scene It?, which it distributed to players. The service has been discontinued after the company lost the licence agreements for those intellectual properties.
Also known as Gamestar App&Play · Gamestar Gaming Inc · Gamestar Plus · Gamestar+
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Gamestar+ (operating entity Gamestar Gaming Inc) is a Los Angeles, California-based entertainment company that builds interactive games and digital companion experiences based on licensed television game-show and board-game properties. Its public positioning describes an interactive streaming platform for games, aimed at group and family game-night play.
The company's principal consumer products include the Gamestar App&Play mobile applications for iOS and Android, described as "Appcessories" for Imagination Gaming's physical board games, including Deal or No Deal, Family Fortunes (UK) and Supermarket Sweep (UK), plus additional in-house titles such as Feud Masters and Grocery Run. The apps are not standalone games and require the corresponding physical board game; app users have also encountered a subscription requirement after a short trial period. Reviews reference additional game-show-branded modules such as Press Your Luck, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.
Gamestar+ also distributed interactive games based on the Family Feud and Scene It? properties. The company has stated on its website that it is outside the licence agreements for both properties and that access to those games has been discontinued, alongside a server shutdown notice.
Business model
Gamestar+ licenses television game-show and board-game intellectual property and produces interactive digital games and companion applications around it. The mobile App&Play apps are distributed free on the Apple App Store and Google Play but require both a corresponding physical board game from Imagination Gaming and a paid subscription after a three-day trial, with in-app purchases enabled on both stores.
Consumer subscriptions and in-app purchases through the Apple App Store and Google Play; a third-party business-data profile lists estimated revenue in the $1-10M range.
Traction
The Google Play listing reports over 100,000 downloads; the iOS listing shows a 4.2 rating from approximately 3,000 ratings. Investor-data profile lists 17 employees and a 2019 founding date, while another business-data profile lists 5 employees.
Latest developments
As of 2025 the company's website carries a server shutdown notice and states that Gamestar+ is outside the licence agreements for the Family Feud and Scene It? intellectual properties, with access to those games discontinued. The Google Play listing for Gamestar App&Play shows an update dated May 2026. User reviews in late 2025 report subscription paywall and purchase-failure problems in the iOS app.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
A small licensed-IP interactive games operator positioning itself as an interactive streaming platform for game night; the Android app reports more than 100,000 downloads and the iOS app around 3,000 ratings with a 4.2 average.
Technology
Mobile companion applications for iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android that augment physical board games with interactive audio-visual components such as buzzers, wheels and on-screen game boards, delivered with user accounts and subscription entitlements.
Go-to-market
Distribution through the Apple App Store and Google Play, tied to retail sales of licensed physical board games from Imagination Gaming that direct buyers to download the companion app, supported by the company's own website and account system.
Consumers and families playing group "game night" sessions, particularly owners of licensed TV game-show board games from Imagination Gaming.
Geography
Headquartered at 12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1540, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States, with apps distributed internationally, including titles tied to UK board-game editions (Family Fortunes, Supermarket Sweep) and an Australian contact number.
History
Public profiles date the company's founding to 2019, with an early companion app published on the Apple App Store under developer Gamestar Gaming Inc and later expansion of App&Play titles tied to Imagination Gaming board games. External investor data records the most recent recorded investment in September 2021. By 2025 the company had exited its Family Feud and Scene It? licence agreements and discontinued those games.
Risks & controversies
The loss of the Family Feud and Scene It? licences ended access to those titles, illustrating dependence on third-party intellectual property licences. App store reviews raise complaints about mandatory subscriptions on top of the purchased physical board game, failed purchases with no restore option, sign-in and account-access failures, missing game content, and unanswered support requests.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsGamestar+ announced on its website that it is outside the licence agreements for the Family Feud and Scene It? intellectual properties and that access to those games has been discontinued, alongside a server shutdown notice.
Companion app for game night published by Gamestar Gaming Inc, providing App&Play "Appcessories" for Imagination Gaming board games including Deal or No Deal, Family Fortunes (UK) and Supermarket Sweep (UK), plus Feud Masters and Grocery Run.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- Gamestarplusgamestarplus.com · web
7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Gamestarplus do?
- Los Angeles company behind Gamestar+ interactive TV game-show experiences and companion apps for licensed board games.
- Who are Gamestarplus's investors?
- Gamestarplus's investors include Woodstock Fund.
- Where is Gamestarplus headquartered?
- Gamestarplus is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.