About us

A small team with big-studio experience

Alioli Games is an independent game studio in Espoo, Finland. We make casual mobile games that are easy to pick up — and engineered to a standard you wouldn't expect from a team of two.

Our story

We met 10 years ago at Ubisoft and have been building games together ever since — at Ubisoft, Socialpoint and Metacore. Four years ago we moved to Finland, home to some of the world's best mobile game studios. Over those years, one thing became clear: if we were ever going to build a company of our own, it would be here.

In 2026, we found ourselves with something rare: time, skills, and no excuse not to try. So we founded Alioli Games.

Why us

Two people, one team. A decade of working side by side means we coordinate without friction — designer and engineer moving as one. At Metacore we formed a two-person new games team and learned something that changed everything: we can do more together than we originally believed.

Market-first mindset

We know the casual audience deeply — from leading audience insights on merge games at Metacore, to UX design and research on match-3 and builder games at Socialpoint.

Strong execution

We believe a small team with deep experience, determination and strong execution can move fast — faster than anyone expects.

The team

Julia Maroto, co-founder of Alioli Games

Julia Maroto

Co-founder · Design & Research

15+ years crafting player experiences at Ubisoft, Socialpoint (Zynga), Supercell and Metacore. Audience Insights Lead on merge games, UX Design & Research Lead on match-3 and builder titles. Julia leads design, research and everything players see and feel.

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Javier Calet, co-founder of Alioli Games

Javier Calet

Co-founder · Engineering

15+ years building mobile game technology at Ubisoft, NaturalMotion, Socialpoint and Metacore — studios known for their advanced tech. At Ubisoft he was an expert technologist and created the SDK used across the studio; at Metacore he built the SDK and codebases powering new games development. Calet leads technology at Alioli, from gameplay code to live ops.

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Our experience includes

Ubisoft·NaturalMotion·Socialpoint·Supercell·Metacore

What we're building

We're in production on our first title, launching in 2026 on iOS and Android. Learning fast, building together, and genuinely excited to see where this leads.

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