# Critical Force: Computer games, Kajaani, Finland

> Critical Force: Critical Force is a Finnish mobile game company founded in 2012, specializing in competitive online multiplayer shooter games for mobile...

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# Critical Force

Critical Force is a Finnish mobile game company founded in 2012, specializing in competitive online multiplayer shooter games for mobile devices.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Computer games Kajaani, Finland

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2012 14 years old
- **Team:** 46 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 20.8M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Jan 2021

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## About Critical Force

Critical Force is a Finnish mobile game company founded in 2012, specializing in competitive online multiplayer shooter games for mobile devices.

Headquartered in Kajaani, Finland, with additional studios in Helsinki and Seoul, the company employs around 36 to 70 people from various nationalities. Its flagship game, Critical Ops, is a tactical shooter that has been downloaded over 145 million times and attracts over 1 million daily players. The game has generated over $40 million in revenue since its release in 2015. In addition to Critical Ops, Critical Force is developing Tumble Troopers, a cross-platform multiplayer cooperative shooter currently in soft launch. The company also creates backend infrastructure for portable esports, offering features like player registration, matchmaking, and analytics. Critical Force aims to lead the global market in real-time mobile online multiplayer games, targeting mobile gamers who seek deep, competitive experiences.

## What company datasets say Critical Force raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **20.8M** in the source's currency

Rounds **3**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round size **10M**

Last round date **Jan 2021**

Investors listed **1**

## Founders and team

From Critical Force's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Veli-Pekka Piirainen** CEO
- **Miikka Lehtonen** CFO
- **Noora Lumpo** CFO
- **Petteri Wahlroos** COO
- **Harish Rajan** Principal Environment Artist
- **Pavla Mužíková** UA Manager

## The company, in detail

What they build

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- **Sector:** Computer games
- **Industry code:** NAICS 519, 513210, SIC 7933, 7372
- **Revenue:** 5.7M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/critical-force)

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