Scopely Acquires Majority Stake in Loom Games, Retains Pixel Flow Leadership

Scopely acquired an undisclosed majority stake in Loom Games, the Istanbul-based developer behind Pixel Flow, in a deal announced on February 19, 2026. The transaction gives Scopely control of the studio most recently known for the pixel-art mobile hit Pixel Flow, while Loom leadership will remain in place.

Scopely, identified in the announcement as a major mobile games publisher and live-ops specialist, did not disclose financial terms or the exact percentage of ownership in Loom Games. The publisher has built a track record running live-service ecosystems on mobile, and the company’s decision to take a majority position signals a strategic interest in Loom’s IP and operations.

Loom Games was singled out in the deal as the Istanbul studio responsible for Pixel Flow, described in the release as a pixel-art mobile hit. CEO Kübra Gündoğan and CTO Emre Çelik are named as part of Loom’s leadership who will continue with the studio following the acquisition, preserving the developer’s existing management structure.

The retention of Kübra Gündoğan and Emre Çelik keeps the creative and technical leads in place after Scopely moved to majority control. That continuity matters when a publisher with Scopely’s live-ops focus steps in; the named leaders provide an intact handoff for whatever integration or scaling Scopely pursues post-closing.

Details on immediate operational changes, roadmaps for Pixel Flow, headcount adjustments at Loom Games, or specific live-ops plans were not included in the announcement. The parties limited public disclosure to the deal’s basic structure - an undisclosed majority stake - and the explicit note that Loom’s leadership will remain.

Investors and players tracking post-acquisition shifts should note the timeline: the transaction was made public on February 19, 2026, and the Istanbul location of Loom Games anchors the studio’s regional presence. For developers watching publisher-studio pairings, this deal pairs Scopely’s live-ops expertise with Loom’s pixel-art IP under the continuing oversight of CEO Kübra Gündoğan and CTO Emre Çelik.

The practical upshot is straightforward: Scopely now controls a studio that makes a proven mobile product, Pixel Flow, and has chosen to keep Loom’s named executives in place as it moves forward from the February 19, 2026 announcement.