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About Hammer Out Games
Our Mojo
At Hammer Out Games, we believe "Happy People Make Good Games."
We give our team members what they need most to create the best games: trust, and the space to express themselves, be creative, and succeed in a high-potential games environment.
Our aim is to entertain people worldwide and contribute positively to the broader ecosystems. Ultimately we're proud nerds, parents, and pizza enthusiasts who make it #HomeForDinner whenever needed. By working with a forward-thinking company culture, we're dedicated to creating positive vibes in everything we do.
Team
Sami Liukka
Gellert Keresztes
Gellert Keresztes
CEO Sami Liukka is guided by principles like radical transparency and creating a positive work environment, he has a proven track record as a serial entrepreneur in games, and a hands-on approach. Liukka creates a supportive and exciting culture where team members can thrive and focus on contributing their best work for the long term.
Gellert Keresztes
Gellert Keresztes
Gellert Keresztes
With 15+ years in the gaming industry, our COO Gellert Keresztes excels in professional game development, with his expertise extending to people, production processes, and methods. He has a strong track record in the industry, consistently driving success and innovation. The core trait of Gellert is his leadership, where he demonstrates exceptional passion.
Lennart Berg
Gellert Keresztes
Ricci Rukavina
With 15+ years in the gaming industry, our CTO Lennart Berg is technically very gifted and excels as an inspiration and a leader of developers. He has a strong track record in the industry, consistently demonstrating his ability to communicate complex concepts and solve deep technical problems, which has been instrumental for our projects.
Ricci Rukavina
Samuli Tuomainen
Ricci Rukavina
Our CSO Ricci Rukavina transitioned from films to games, excelling as an executive at Blizzard and Disney. He founded two successful game studios: Loose Cannon Studios, which was sold to Popcap Games, and Kung Fu Factory, which was sold to Netmarble. His remarkable expertise in building successful game companies has been invaluable to our team.
Roosa Mäkinen
Samuli Tuomainen
Samuli Tuomainen
With a decade of freelance anime illustration experience, Roosa Mäkinen was carefully chosen to lead the overall art style in our studio. Creatively gifted and possessing a solid and distinctive art vision, Roosa brings invaluable expertise to our team.
Samuli Tuomainen
Samuli Tuomainen
Samuli Tuomainen
Samuli Tuomainen, a versatile full-stack developer, has led PC game projects, handling everything from coding to 3D modeling. His musical expertise extends to audio production and composing for video games and this renewed collaboration with Sami brings Samuli’s deep talent to the team.
Alli Loikkanen
Alli Loikkanen
Alli Loikkanen
Alli Loikkanen, our multi-talented game designer, bringing a diverse skill set encompassing scripting, creative writing, and entrepreneurial experience from founding their own game studio.
Marko Haaja
Alli Loikkanen
Alli Loikkanen
Marko Haaja, our versatile game developer and founder of his own studio, specializes in programming, bringing fantastic expertise to contribute across tech and diverse aspects of game creation.
Esa Ruoho
Alli Loikkanen
Davide Benedetti
Esa Ruoho is a quality assurance expert in games with background working in the industry for 20+ years. With this renewed collaboration with Sami, Esa's trusted character helps in maintaining and enhancing the quality standards for our gamers and community members.
Davide Benedetti
Davide Benedetti
Davide Benedetti
As an adaptable software and game developer, Davide Benedetti seamlessly transitions between disciplines, having collaborated with Sami, Gellert, and Lennart on various projects, from PC games to mobile titles.
Jeremias Sandes
Davide Benedetti
Jeremias Sandes
Freelancer and a tattoo artist who's drawing comics and illustrations. Jeremias has knowledge in all the classic art techniques and as tattooer. Recently, he started to develop digital art, and is currently learning pixel art and animation.
Sajid Alam
Davide Benedetti
Jeremias Sandes
Experienced community lead with 5 years of expertise in building and managing energetic communities for Web3 Gaming projects. Passionate about the intersection of gaming and blockchain, fostering innovation and engagement in the gaming spaces of the future.