Game development and staff augmentation services.
Sababa Labs is a team of professionals that help tech companies hire qualified IT specialists for projects of any size. We specialize in software development team augmentation as well as full-stack game development services.
Collaboration with us allows our clients to solve the problem of local talent shortage, reduce operational costs, and meet strict project deadlines without compromising efficiency.
We value our customers' time and experience which is why our teams are formed only with experienced IT professionals.
Sababa Labs has been on the market since 2016, having delivered a range of successful gamedev projects and built a lasting relationship with one of the world's largest gaming companies - Playtika.
Focus
Portfolio
Playtika, Jelly Button Games, Supertreat.

Playtika
Sababa Labs has been working with the world’s leading mobile game developer Playtika since 2016, having helped them on a variety of projects. We augmented their team with over 250 key talents in game development, quality assurance, and art production.
The resources provided by Sababa Labs, both in terms of personnel and time, have helped the client reduce costs while accelerating their development timelines and expand the scope of their projects.

Board Kings
Project:
Board Kings by Jelly Button Games is a multiplayer board game with over 500K monthly downloads.
Our services:
Sababa Labs works on a mobile game development project, having extended the client's team with over 25 Unity developers, QA engineers, and .Net server developers.

Bingo Blitz
Project:
Bingo Blitz is an arcade-style board game with over 500K monthly downloads.
Our services:
Sababa Labs works on a mobile game development project, having extended the client's team with qualified 2D artists and 2D animators.

Grand Harvest Solitaire
Project:
Pirate Kings is a classic card game for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices with over 500K monthly downloads.
Our services:
Sababa Labs works on a mobile game development project, having extended the client's team with qualified Unity developers., QA engineers, and Flash integrators.

Pirate Kings
Project:
Pirate Kings by Jelly Button Games is an original mingle player game with over 500K monthly downloads.
Our services:
Sababa Labs works on a mobile game development project, having extended the client's team with qualified Unity developers.
Reviews
the project
Staff Augmentation for Gaming Company
“They are incredibly open to whatever requirements and feedback we give them and always think outside the box.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I am VP of R&D for the casual division of Playtika. We are one of the biggest casual game developers and operators in the world, and we have a variety of games across all kinds of technologies and platforms, including mobile, Windows, and Amazon.
What challenge were you trying to address with Sababa Labs?
There were actually two main goals for our partnership with Sababa Labs. We wanted to expand our resources for engineering and R&D, and we also wanted to cut costs around QA and several other particular roles in our engineering department as well.
What was the scope of their involvement?
They have provided development resources that integrate into our teams working on a variety of projects. They touch pretty much every part of our business, starting with QA but expanding to client and server development and UI art on some of our biggest development projects.
What is the team composition?
All in all, we work with close to 80 members of their team.
How did you come to work with Sababa Labs?
I had received a very strong recommendation from people I know in our local office who had worked with them before and loved their work. I met with their managers and it seemed like we had a good understanding, so we started small and expanded from there.
How much have you invested with them?
We have spent over $1,000,000 in total with Sababa Labs.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started in late 2016 and have continued to partner with them since then.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
We mainly measure their work in a few particular aspects. The main one is cost, which continues to be lower than their work would be if it was being done in house by a significant margin. We also track their quality and progress towards goals the same way we would evaluate the work performed by our own employees. Overall, we are very happy with everything they have provided.
How did Sababa Labs perform from a project management standpoint?
For the most part, our own project managers and supervisors are organizing and keeping track of the work, but we do have supervisors and an HR team coming from their side as well to help support us. Overall, that creates a very strong managerial connection that allows both sides to stay completely up to date on what the team is doing. The cooperation is very smooth.
What did you find most impressive about them?
We are a multi-vendor company, and we work with a lot of other companies in different places around the world. What I think sets Sababa Labs apart from the competition the most is their flexibility. They are incredibly open to whatever requirements and feedback we give them and always think outside the box.
Not only that, but they always make sure that their employees are given all the resources they need to deliver high-quality work. Their management works hard to provide their employees with an environment that helps them feel productive, wanted, and encouraged, and it makes them a really enjoyable team to work with.
Are there any areas they could improve?
There is nothing I can think of that they need to improve. We are very happy with them.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Don’t be afraid to come to them very openly with your problems and requirements. They provide very creative suggestions that can improve the project significantly, and it would be a mistake not to take advantage of that.
The resources provided by Sababa Labs, both in terms of personnel and time, have helped the client reduce costs while accelerating their development timelines and expand the scope of their projects. Their team is highly collaborative and enjoyable to work with, focusing on long-term success.