Zylom is a distributor, developer and publisher of PC-based casual games. Based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, Zylom delivers the casual games throughout 12 countries in Europe. Zylom offers both online and downloadable games through its own direct-to-consumer web site zylom.com, which has more than 300 games to play and download.

On a monthly basis, Zylom offers its games to 13 million unique visitors of whom most are females aged 20 and older. On average, around 300,000 people play Zylom-games at any point in time.

Games

Web game

Browser game

A browser game is a computer game that is played over the Internet using a web browser. Browser games can be created and run using standard web technologies or browser plug-ins. Browser games include all video game genres and can be single-player or multiplayer...

s at Zylom are free of charge and can be played online unlimitedly. The downloadable versions of games are called Deluxe games. Anyone who registers can download free 60-minute trials of the Deluxe games before purchasing. Zylom also offers a subscription model called FunPass, which allows players to download and play all Deluxe games with no restrictions.

The main genres of the games offered on Zylom are:

• Card games
• Puzzle games
• Word games
• Mahjong
  Mahjong
  Mahjong, sometimes spelled Mah Jongg, is a game that originated in China, commonly played by four players...
  
   games
• 3-in-a-row games
• Hidden Object games
• Board games

All of the games offered by Zylom are fully localized in 8 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian and Portuguese). New games are released every week – one web game and three Deluxe games. Since April 2009, Zylom also releases 4 English games a week on their US

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

- and UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

-websites, prior to their localized release.

RealGames

In 2006, Zylom became a subsidiary of RealNetworks' RealGames

RealNetworks

RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services based in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The company is the creator of RealAudio, a compressed audio format; RealVideo, a compressed video format; RealPlayer, a media player; RealDownloader, a download...

, but kept their office in the Netherlands. Zylom is also responsible for the localization

Internationalization and localization

In computing, internationalization and localization are means of adapting computer software to different languages, regional differences and technical requirements of a target market...

 of RealGames' products.

In 2008, Zylom was officially renamed RealGames. This name change is only on official level however; the game portal website has kept the name of Zylom.

Zylom Studios / GameHouse Studios Eindhoven

Zylom Studios is the in-house development studio of Zylom, who are responsible for best-sellers like the Delicious

Delicious (game)

Delicious is a series of time management casual games, developed by Zylom Studios, and published by Zylom. The games tell the story of Emily, a waitress who aspires to one day run her own restaurant, and who works in several other restaurants in order to earn the money to make her dream come true.-...

-series and Pastry Passion. After Zyloms merger with RealGames, the studio continued under the brand of GameHouse

GameHouse

GameHouse is a casual game developer, publisher, digital video game distributor, and portal, based in Seattle, Washington, United States-History:...

, becoming the second GameHouse studio, GameHouse Studios Eindhoven, next to the one in Seattle.

Games

• Babel
• Lotus
• Caramba
• Mahjongg Fortuna
• Shangri La
• Mahjong Fortuna 2
• Text Express
• The Legend of El Dorado
• Pastime Puzzles
• Text Express 2
• Taxonomy
• Yahtzee
• Safari Island
• Delicious - July 2006
• Delicious 2 - June 2007
• Shangri La 2
• Hotel Mahjong
• Sunset Studio Deluxe
• Mirror Magic Deluxe
• Pastry Passion - 2008
• Delicious - Emily's Tea Garden - September 27, 2008
• Delicious - Emily's Taste of Fame - June 1, 2009
• Campfire Legends - The Hookman
  Campfire Legends - The Hookman
  Campfire Legends - The Hookman is a casual Hidden Object Adventure-game, developed by GameHouse Studios Eindhoven, and published by GameHouse...
  
  - October 14, 2009
• Delicious - Holiday Season - November, 2009

Awards

• 2004 – Rising Star Award
• 2005 – Website of the Year in Germany and United Kingdom (games & entertainment category)
• 2006 – Website of the Year in Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands (games & entertainment category).
• 2006 - According to Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ranking, Zylom is the fastest growing media/entertainment company in 2006.
• 2007 - Website of the Year in Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands (games & entertainment category).
• 2008 - Website of the Year in United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands (games & entertainment category).
• 2009 - Website of the Year in United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands (games & entertainment category).
• 2010 - Website of the Year in United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands (games & entertainment category).