SYBO Games (2010)
The Danish Studio Co-Creating Subway Surfers, the Most Downloaded Mobile Game in History
Founded in 2010 in Copenhagen by animation directors Sylvester Rishøj Jensen and Bodie Jahn-Mulliner, SYBO Games achieved unprecedented historic scale by co-creating Subway Surfers with Kiloo. Accumulating over 4 billion lifetime downloads, Subway Surfers became the single most downloaded mobile game in history and the first game to cross 1 billion downloads on Google Play.
From Award-Winning Student Film to Global Mobile Phenomenon
SYBO's founders met at The Animation Workshop in Denmark, creating a beloved student short about a mischievous graffiti kid eluding a grumpy rail inspector and his dog. Translating that character kineticism into responsive three-lane swipe controls on iOS and Android in 2012, SYBO and Kiloo unleashed an enduring global sensation across every continent.
The 'World Tour' LiveOps Blueprint
Subway Surfers sustained its decade-long cultural relevance through the innovative 'World Tour' cadence, transforming the game environment every month to celebrate global cities from Cairo and Seoul to Havana and London. Acquired in 2022 by Miniclip, SYBO remains a shining testament to Danish creative animation excellence.