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Blue Orange Games — publisher focused on family and children's games, active 2000–2023.
- 3 Games
Biography
Blue Orange Games is a San Francisco–based publisher. Our database lists 26 published titles and an active period from 2000 to 2023. In June 2013 the company announced a partnership/renaming related to the French publisher Jactalea, creating distinct US and EU releases.
Career
The publisher emphasizes family- and child-friendly titles as well as card and abstract games. Top mechanics in the data are Tile Placement, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Open Drafting and Memory. Blue Orange's catalogue spans lightweight children's games to deeper family strategy games, with releases handled across US and European divisions.
Most Famous Games
Top titles in our data include Kingdomino (2016), Photosynthesis (2017) and Dragomino (2020). Other notable releases are Spot it! (2009), Battle Sheep (2010) and Planet (2018). Several of these games have received multiple awards in family and children's categories.
Design Style
Blue Orange favors accessible mechanics—tile placement, pattern-building and memory—making its games approachable for kids and families while retaining tactical choices for casual gamers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Blue Orange Games from?
Blue Orange Games is based in San Francisco, California; the 2013 partnership with Jactalea relates to European releases.
What is their most famous game?
Kingdomino (2016) is the top title in our data.
What mechanic is their signature?
Frequent mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Building and Pattern Recognition.
How long have they been active?
In our data Blue Orange Games is active from 2000 to 2023.
Verdict
Good choice for players seeking well-designed family and children’s games with clear mechanic focus.
