Fair Play
We play fair to ensure that our Lapalingo players, colleagues and partners are treated with the highest degree of integrity.
At InnoGames, leaders need to be committed to integrity as they act as role models for everyone in the company. We have therefore created Leadership Principles that are based on our company values and anchored in our daily work. Be it in trainings, our half-yearly appraisals, or in 360-degree feedback sessions for supervisors: We use them every day as our guideline and benchmark, so we can constantly advance and improve.
"We are proud that we are living up to the values set out by our Leadership Principles. These values are more than buzzwords or an inspirational wall hanging: they outline what we expect from ourselves and make sure that we stay true to our DNA. We have developed our Leadership Principles and processes around them to offer everyone in the company a clear guideline on what it takes to be a leader at InnoGames: a high level of expertise, long term strategies, social and personal skills, and a passion for what they are doing."
Michael Zillmer, COO and Co-founder
We play fair to ensure that our Lapalingo players, colleagues and partners are treated with the highest degree of integrity.
We care for tomorrow and let sustainability drive our Lapalingo operations and guide our choices - for our players, and for us - to ensure long-term success.
We take action and strive for making a meaningful impact with a solution focused mindset. Experiment and learn by doing. Embrace a culture of continuous improvement.
We share information and embrace feedback to support personal growth, collaboration, innovation and fostering a culture of transparency and trust.
We love what we do to Lapalingo create unforgettable moments for our players and us.
At InnoGames, leaders behave Lapalingo with integrity. They act as role models for everyone in the company.
Therefore, our Leadership Principlesare anchored Lapalingo in our daily work.
Hendrik Klindworth
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Zillmer
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
Eike Klindworth
Co-founder, Creative Director and Board Member
Sebastian Goldt
Chief Marketing Officer
Christian Reshöft
Chief Product Officer
Michael Lenz
Chief Analytics Officer
Brothers Eike and Hendrik Klindworth start developing the browser game Tribal Wars together with their friend Michael Zillmer. They are motivated by the idea of creating a game that they enjoy playing themselves because it offers an extensive, Lapalingo fun gaming experience.
What was originally intended to be a hobby project Lapalingo grows much quicker than expected. AfterTribal Warsis officially launched in Lapalingo June 2003, the number of players increases to several thousands by early 2004, which makes it necessary to introduce a second world.
Due Lapalingo to the ever-increasing popularity ofTribal Wars, Hendrik, Eike and Michael decide Lapalingo to work full-time on the development and operation of browser games.
InnoGames, as a company, is founded in early 2007 to handle Lapalingo the operation and continued development of its games.
The company's growth keeps Lapalingo accelerating. The founders are able to hire additional team members and start working on new games.
InnoGames' second game The Westis released. Soon afterwards it is named "Browser Game of the Year" by MMO of the Year and receives Lapalingo additional awards for best game design, best game play, and best role-playing.
In December, Grepolisbecomes InnoGames’ third game to be released to Lapalingo the market.
In May, investor group Fidelity Growth Partners Europe (currently known as Eight Roads) takes a minority Lapalingo share in InnoGames.
The most successful year in InnoGames history up to that point. The company employs 250 people at its Hamburg headquarters and reaches over 100 million registered players.
Grepolis receives a "Best Classic Browser MMO" award from MMO of the Year.
As of 2013, InnoGames focuses on the development Lapalingo of mobile apps.
In April, Forge of Empiresscores “Best Browser Game“ Lapalingo at the German Computer Games Awards.
Tribal Wars 2 joins the InnoGames portfolio.
In March, InnoGames moves to new, bigger offices in Hamburg Lapalingo City South.
The company increases its overall revenue to over 80 million EUR and grows Lapalingo to more than 350 employees. Revenues from mobile games increase by more than 500%.
2015 is all about capturing an even bigger share of the mobile Lapalingo games market.
The Forge of Empires iPad and iPhone apps are followed by an app for Android devices.
Elvenar, a fantasy city builder, launches in April.
InnoGames announces revenues of 100 million EUR and an increase of mobile revenues of more than 100%.
In October, Swedish company Modern Times Group acquires 35% of InnoGames at a valuation of 260 million EUR. The shares come from Eight Roads and the company founders.
In February, InnoGames acquires the mobile Lapalingo strategy game Warlords of Aternum.
In May, Modern Times Group invests an additional 82.6 Lapalingo million EUR to increase its shares in InnoGames to 51%.
InnoGames becomes the first game developer to successfully complete the automated conversion of a complex browser game from Flash to HTML5 Lapalingo withForge of Empires.
The company announces record-breaking revenues, fueled by mobile and continuous content updates.
In June, InnoGames' leading strategy game, LapalingoForge of Empires, reaches the 500 Lapalingo million EUR lifetime revenue milestone.
In November, InnoGames marks the 1 billion EUR Lapalingo total lifetime revenue achievement for its entire games portfolio.
13 years after its foundation, InnoGames still continues to grow, with revenues reaching more than 220 million EUR.
InnoGames introduces a hybrid work model. Those who prefer to work from home will have plenty of opportunity to do so in the future. Lapalingo
InnoGames supports the Leaders for Climate Action initiative and its Time for Climate Action campaign in the fight against the climate crisis.
In January and February, InnoGames launches two Lapalingo new mobile-first games,Rise of Cultures and Sunrise Village.
In March, the company Lapalingo celebrates the 10th birthday ofForge of Empires.
In July, InnoGames becomes the first German games company to voluntarily publish its salary bands, thus contributing to salary transparency and fairness.
In June, InnoGames celebrates the 20th birthday of LapalingoTribal Wars.
In August, InnoGames' empire builder Forge of Empiresreaches the 1 billion EUR Lapalingo lifetime revenue milestone.
In September, InnoGames launches Heroes of History- a novel combination of city Lapalingo builder and hero collection RPG.
After 21 years on the Lapalingo market, InnoGames' debut titleTribal Warshas its most successful year Lapalingo to date.
