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The game Royal Kingdom is the second major mobile title from Dream Games, the Istanbul (and London)–based developer behind the hit match‑3 puzzle game Royal Match. Released globally on November 21, 2024 after a lengthy soft launch, it stars King Richard (younger brother to Royal Match’s King Robert), Princess Bella, the Builder, the Wizard, and the Grand Duke as players solve match‑3 puzzles, build new districts, and defeat the Dark King .

Dream Games is a mobile game studio established in 2019 and headquartered in Turkey. It’s best known for Royal Match, which launched in early 2021, became one of the top-grossing match‑3 games globally, and dethroned Candy Crush in 2023 .

As of early 2025, Royal Kingdom has generated over $50 million in IAP revenue across its first five months and exceeded $20 million during its soft launch alone .

1049-0Dream Games recently received a major investment from private equity firm CVC (with Blackstone providing debt financing), valuing the company at approximately $4–5 billion  .