01 Our Story
It was a shared frustration from working in big game development factories that brought us together, and made us intent on creating a better studio.
We wanted to make games that truly entertain people and we wanted to create somewhere different. Somewhere you can make a decent living and still have a life. Where you know what is going on around you, with transparent access to players, finances, company thinking, decision making, board updates and metrics. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Teams at Hutch have the freedom and responsibility to make the best decisions for the players, and we are committed to making their working lives as easy and as simple as possible.
We also believe that there have been far too few definitive car games on mobile. We are working on this. Our car-themed mobile games aim to present more strategy, and skill too, but in a way that works on mobile.
Driven by our player communities, we are absolutely laser focused on cracking cars on mobile.
NASCAR® MANAGER WORLDWIDE LAUNCH!
We launched NASCAR® Manager worldwide on on iOS and Android, in partnership with NASCAR®.
Forza Customs Worldwide Launch
We announced the worldwide launch of Forza Customs, the ultimate car customization experience for mobile in partnership with Turn 10.
UK BEST PLACES TO WORK 2023
We won s a gamesindustry.biz ‘Best Places to Work Award’ for the fourth year in a row!
Hutch and Nascar!
We announced that we'll be teaming up with NASCAR to unleash a new standalone mobile game that brings the spectacle, tactics and drama of NASCAR to a global audience!
HUTCH BECOMES A 4 DAY WEEK COMPANY
We announced that following a successful trial, the 4 Day Week would be added as a rolling 12 month policy for all our staff.
Electric Vehicle Scheme Introduced
We partnered with Octopus Energy Electric Vehicles to bring a new benefit to Hutch staff offering a saving of up to 40% on a new electric vehicle.
Top Drives 5th Anniversary!
Top Drives celebrates its 5th anniversary with a huge game update, adding over 200 more cars and an overhaul of in-game environments.
UK BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022
Hutch wins a gamesindustry.biz ‘Best Places to Work Award’ for the third year in a row!
4 Day Week Trial Begins
We began our 4 Day Week trial along with a group of other UK businesses. For 6 months staff will have a 4-day week with no reduction in pay.
New Dundee Office
We moved into a much bigger office in Dundee at the award-winning Water’s Edge development. Our Dundee office is home to our performance marketing team.
UK Best Places To Work 2021
Hutch once again wins a prized gamesindustry.biz ‘Best Places to Work Award’, making us one of the 7 best mid-sized companies to work for in the UK games industry!
A Decade in the Making
In July 2021 we celebrated our 10 year anniversary! A huge THANK YOU to everyone that’s been a part of the Hutch family x
F1 Manager Rebrand
Following extensive audience research F1 Manager is rebranded to F1 Clash.
Puzzle Heist Launch
A Hutch take on the hugely popular puzzle RPG sub-genre, bringing action-movie characters, narrative, and an automotive flavour of course!
HUTCH <> MTG
Hutch is acquired by Modern Times Group (MTG) who will support us in our mission: to build the most diverse and engaged automotive gaming communities on mobile!
UK Best Places to Work 2020
Hutch wins a coveted gamesindustry.biz ‘Best Places to Work Award’, making us one of the top 6 mid-sized companies in the UK games industry!
F1® Manager Launch
New team, huge brand, huge potential. Still built through our rapid validation process. A challenging launch for the team and they absolutely came through and delivered.
Hutch Dundee
We established our new Hutch Dundee studio, a new team with the remit to evolve our progressive performance marketing approach.
Rebel Racing Launch
Broad, relevant global appeal built from the ashes of Race Kings. Rebel Racing continues to grow stronger with updates that respond to the needs of a passionate community of players.
Top Drives Launch
This is where the Live Ops era truly kicked off. We began to adapt the way we work to serve the amazing worldwide community that loves Top Drives.
A New Approach
We changed our development philosophy and moved toward shorter dev cycles and leaner products. Hill Dash was born from a game jam and released worldwide within 5 mnths of full time dev!
Began Development on Race Kings
First external dev project with a great partner but sadly we made a great game, but not a great business… Still, a ton of important lessons were learned that are fundamental to how Hutch works today.
Found a Home
We moved into the Scrutton Street studio that we now call home. We've since expanded to spread over 3 floors that house over 90 Hutchies, and more than 120 staff worldwide!
MMX Racing
This game hugely boosted our games-as-a-service understanding, with use of data, competitor analysis and performance marketing all contributing to a prolonged successful game.
Going International
One of our founders moved to Nova Scotia, Canada to set up a new studio focused on providing support for our expanding tools and technology needs.
Followed Up with Smash Bandits
A game we loved making. Some tough lessons learned but it gave us the best named power-up in the world - the A-Team themed ‘Jibba Jabba’!
Smash Cops Heat Released
We tried out the freemium model and developed an early understanding of what would be needed for Hutch to succeed as a games-as-a-service business.
Smash Cops "Game of the Week!"
We kicked off our long term partnership with Apple. We were amazed at the level of featuring support for our first ever game.
