5 most famous Finnish video games of all time

Finland is known to be one of the leading countries in game development. Numerous large gaming companies have made efforts in Finland, and in recent years, for example, the mobile gaming giants Supercell and Rovio have been extremely important companies nationwide.

Both domestic and international players can enjoy the fruits of high-quality game development. Many well-known console and computer games have been developed in Finland, and there are dozens of top domestic mobile games in the phone's application stores.

Finland has gaming expertise in both video and gambling. Many PaynPlay Casinos are partly Finnish-owned, so you can also enjoy domestic expertise when playing at online casinos.

Without further ado, let's jump to the next list of the most famous Finnish video games.

Max Payne

In 2001, one of the most important games in the history of Finnish video games was published, when Max Payne saw the light of day. Max Payne has since released two sequels and even his own film. The rights to the game series were sold fairly early on, and the games have been released by Rockstar Games.

Max Payne is a third-person shooting game with lots of different cinematic elements. The game was also the first video game to take advantage of the bullet time special effect.

A total of eight million copies of Max Payne and Max Payne 2 have been sold, and the games have received many awards from various gaming industry events. Later in 2012, Max Payne 3 was released, but it was developed entirely by Rockstar Games.

Max Payne has definitely been one of the pioneers in the Finnish video game industry. It was the first domestic hit game with which the domestic game industry has grown year by year.

Angry Birds

If Max Payne was a pioneer in the Finnish video game industry, Angry Birds has definitely been on the side of modern mobile games. Rovio’s 2009 release of Angry Birds is a simple mobile game with game mechanics that aims to spin birds on various structures to destroy them.

The game immediately became an international mega-hit on both Apple iOS devices and Android. Since then, Angry Birds has become a big brand, which has been commercialized e.g. in the form of various plush toys, movies, TV series, food and even theme parks.

The Angry Birds game series has grown much bigger than what the game was originally. Rovio, who developed the game, has been one of the giant winners in the domestic gaming industry.

Clash of Clans

The second mobile game series on the list is Clash of Clans, which raised the Finnish Supercell to the top of the mobile gaming world. Clash of Clans was originally released in 2012 - it is a strategy game where you build your own village and develop its protection through various means.

Clash of Clans is an online game where you can attack other players' villages and fight against others.

Clash of Clans is an exceptionally well-monetized game. It was one of the pioneers of free-to-play games - the game could be downloaded from the app store completely free, but it was on the lists of the most lucrative mobile games for several years on both the App Store and Google Play. Namely, you can progress better in the game by paying for various add-ons.

FlatOut

FlatOut is a car game series developed in Finland, which became known especially with its 2006 hit FlatOut 2 game. The second installment of FlatOut sold a million copies worldwide within a year, and was one of the favorites of console and computer gamers of its time.

FlatOut is a junk rally game where you can drive a wide variety of cars. The game got an added advantage by colliding with other cars.

The video game series released by BugBear is definitely one of the most well-known domestic games.

Habbo Hotel

Who could forget the 21st century art social game Habbo Hotel? Released by Fuse in 2000 was an online community game that was especially popular with young people, where a virtual character moved around the hotel and chatted with other users.

Habbo Hotel was quite a pioneer that has inspired many other similar social games since.