Sberbank of Russia

12/22/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/22/2021 07:40

Sber summarizes results of SmartMarket Cup HTML5 Games

SmartMarket Cup HTML5 Games, Sber's first tournament for creating and porting HTML5 games, has come to an end. The competition, which had a prize fund of RUB 1.5 mn, enabled independent game developers and studios to port new or existing games to the SmartMarket platform, which provides access to the Sber ecosystem's 100+ million-strong audience. Several hundred entries were registered by participants over the course of the competition.

In the Best Game category, the jury awarded the following contestants:

  • First place - Heroes and Elements smart app; developer - Odin Games
  • Second place - Ognenny Basketbol (lit. fire basketball); developer - CUBE Solutions
  • Third place - Impossible Path smart app; developer - Daniil Naletov

In the Active Developer category, the winners were determined by the number of games ported:

  • First place - Meganet-2003
  • Second place - Maksim Kochergin, individual entrepreneur
  • Third place - Justforward

The games are available on Sber smart devices and in the SberBank Online and Salute mobile apps. They can be viewed in the web catalog.

Under the terms of the competition, the winners in each category receive RUB 350,000 for first place, RUB 250,000 for second place and RUB 150,000 for third place.

Ivan Smirnov, head of Smart Market, SberDevices:

"Games are one of the most popular app categories on SmartMarket, and we strive to make the gaming experience even more interesting and diverse for users. We are pleased that so many new developers have joined our platform through the tournament, and we would like to thank them for their contribution to the development of SmartMarket. We recently introduced advertising monetization opportunities in HTML applications; I am certain that this will also serve as motivation for developers to port their games to our platform."