Litejoy Games
Berlin, DE · 1 known investors
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Litejoy Games is an independent game development studio that develops mobile games, including a title available on Google Play. The studio is based in Berlin.
Also known as Litejoy Games UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Litejoy Games is an independent game development studio based in Berlin, Germany, operating as Litejoy Games UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The studio describes itself as a team of industry experts backed by investors in the games space, and markets its output under the theme of "lite games, full joy" with a focus on story-driven titles.
The studio's mobile applications include Hidden Tales - Puzzle Stories, distributed through third-party platforms such as the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. A further project, Journey of Words, is in development with support from German federal games funding covering a project period from September 2025 to February 2027. The company is registered with the Local Court (Amtsgericht) Charlottenburg under HRB 253504 B, holds VAT ID DE363012932, and lists Jan Spaeth as managing director and content-responsible person at an address on Lydia-Rabinowitsch-Straße in 10557 Berlin.
Founding story
The studio was founded by Jan Spaeth, who serves as managing director of Litejoy Games UG (haftungsbeschränkt) and describes himself as having ten years in game development and a background as a competitive FPS player.
Business model
Litejoy Games develops and publishes its own mobile games, distributed via the Apple App Store and Google Play. Monetisation combines advertising with in-app purchases: games may include interstitial and banner advertising that players can remove through a purchasable "No Ads" feature, optional rewarded video ads that grant in-game bonuses or extra lives, and purchases of virtual currency, virtual goods or subscriptions. All payments are processed and billed by Apple or Google rather than by the studio.
Revenue derives from in-app purchases (virtual currency, virtual items, subscriptions and a "No Ads" upgrade) and from advertising served in its free-to-play mobile games, billed through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Virtual currency and goods carry no real-world monetary value and are licensed rather than sold outright. The studio has additionally received non-dilutive public project funding from the German federal government.
Traction
The company has at least one released mobile title, Hidden Tales - Puzzle Stories, available through the Apple App Store and Google Play, and secured €300,636 in German federal games funding for its Journey of Words project in 2025.
Latest developments
In October 2025 the BMWE confirmed €300,636 in funding for Litejoy Games' project Journey of Words, with a funding period running to 28 February 2027. The company's terms of service were last updated on 11 March 2026.
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Market position
A small independent Berlin studio in the German mobile and indie games sector, listed alongside other domestic recipients of federal games funding such as Tunermaxx Media, Bitfall Studios, Edurino, Wild River Games and Chimera Entertainment.
Go-to-market
Distribution is through mobile app storefronts (Apple App Store, Google Play), with the company website serving as a hub to its games, support and business-inquiry channels. The site invites partnership and press contact through a business inquiry form and lists open roles on a LinkedIn careers page.
Mobile game players aged 16 and older, the minimum age set out in the company's terms of service; games are casual puzzle and story titles distributed on iOS and Android.
Geography
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with a registered office at Lydia-Rabinowitsch-Str. 24, 10557 Berlin. Games are distributed internationally through the Apple App Store and Google Play, and terms are published in English and German with reference to EU consumer protection law and German liability rules.
History
Litejoy Games operates as Litejoy Games UG (haftungsbeschränkt), registered at the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg under HRB 253504 B. In October 2025 the company was named among German studios receiving direct project funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, with a grant of €300,636 for Journey of Words covering 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2027. Its terms of service, covering Hidden Tales - Puzzle Stories and other games, were last updated in March 2026.
Risks & controversies
As a small limited-liability entity (UG, haftungsbeschränkt) the studio depends on third-party app store platforms for distribution, billing and payment processing, and part of its project financing is tied to a time-limited public grant.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsThe German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) granted Litejoy Games of Berlin €300,636 for the project Journey of Words. The funding period runs from 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2027. Other recipients announced alongside included Tunermaxx Media, Bitfall Studios and Edurino.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Litejoy Games do?
- Berlin-based independent studio Litejoy Games develops mobile puzzle and story games such as Hidden Tales - Puzzle Stories.
- Who are Litejoy Games's investors?
- Litejoy Games's investors include BLN Capital.
- Where is Litejoy Games headquartered?
- Litejoy Games is headquartered in Berlin, DE.