Who Is Yggdrasil Gaming?
Yggdrasil Gaming was founded in 2013 by Fredrik Elmqvist, a former NetEnt executive, and is headquartered in Malta with a development hub in Kraków, Poland. The studio holds a Malta Gaming Authority B2B licence, a UK Gambling Commission remote casino operating licence, and a Gibraltar Regulatory Authority licence, alongside further registrations across Sweden, Romania and elsewhere. Yggdrasil has remained an independent operating company rather than being folded into a larger group.
What Makes Yggdrasil Distinctive
Yggdrasil built its reputation on a set of named, reusable mechanics it calls GEMs (Game Engagement Mechanics) — including Splitz™, where a mystery symbol splits into multiple copies of the same symbol across the reels, and GigaBlox™, where symbols can span multiple reel positions and rows at once to create larger, more dynamic win combinations. Rather than keeping these mechanics exclusive to its own releases, Yggdrasil licenses them out through its YG Masters partner programme, letting independent studios build games on Yggdrasil's engine and mechanics under their own branding.
Notable Titles
Vikings Go Berzerk is one of Yggdrasil's signature originals, a Viking-themed slot with a berserk-mode free spins feature that later spawned a "Reloaded" sequel. Valley of the Gods built its identity around the GigaBlox mechanic, using variable-size symbols across an ancient-Egypt theme to create expanding win potential.