Embracer Group grows mobile net sales 42% in Q227, driven by Sled Surfers
Published 11 Nov 2026 · Games Atlas Editorial · Financial Results · Companies: DECA Games, THQ Nordic
Games Atlas summary: Embracer Group grew net sales 14% to $416m (SEK 4,127m) in Q227. Mobile net sales rose 42% year-on-year to $76.5m (SEK 759m). Sled Surfers and Glow Fashion Idol drove the mobile segment gain. Fellowship Entertainment, home to Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider, fell 3% to $105.3m.
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Mobile growth outpaces the Lord of the Rings business
- Fellowship Entertainment covers Lord of the Rings, Tomb Raider and PC/console games.
- That segment posted $105.3m in net sales, down 3% year-on-year.
- The rest of Embracer, spanning CrazyLabs, Deca and THQ Nordic, grew 21% to $310.6m.
Deca Games expands its mobile portfolio
- Deca Games, via A Thinking Ape Entertainment, acquired farming title Island Hoppers from GDEV's Nexters.
- The deal totaled about $4.5m upfront plus an earn-out of up to $0.5m.
- Embracer said Deca will keep pursuing accretive add-on acquisitions to expand its mobile slate.
Sled Surfers growth follows a $190m mobile writedown
- Embracer wrote down its mobile division by $190m after selling Easybrain to Miniclip.
- That writedown preceded the current growth run led by Sled Surfers.
- The swing from writedown to 42% growth shows how concentrated hit titles drive mobile results.