What is Overwolf?

Overwolf is a software client which brings your life into your games. It seamlessly integrates social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, Skype or MSN Messenger in order to help you share game experiences and connect with your friends while playing.

Game publishers

Overwolf can provide you with a branded tool for distribution with your game. For additional details please email info@overwolf.com

The story behind Overwolf

Overwolf is a startup company founded by avid gamers. As such, they have identified the need for a tool which helps one to stay connected to the real life while playing computer games. Although similar tools already have been developed, they lacked in user experience and functionality. Overwolf offers a simple, intuitive interface, a great user experience and most importantly, it never interferes with the game.

By bringing the most important social media tools into the game in a simple and easy way, Overwolf has quickly established itself as a pioneer of social media integration in games.

Overwolf's "Rules of Engagement"

Never interfere with your gaming experience - We go out of our way to stay out of yours. The only thing that matters is the game.
Keep it super simple and easy to use - Overwolf is based on simplicity and ease of use. This is how we roll and we intend to keep it that way with future widgets/add-ons.
Provide great experience and user interface - We are here to enhance your gaming experience. See rule No. 2.
Bring your life into the game in the best possible way - We love gaming. Much like you, we also have a life. Overwolf is our way of bringing life into gaming. It is our gift to all gamers out there, ourselves included.
Always listen to user feedback - As rule No. 4 clearly states, Overwolf is by and for the people. As such, we strive to give you the best possible experience and base development decision on your valued input.

Overwolf team

(Try putting your mouse cursor over our faces…)

Everybody loves games.

Think about the ability to change the way people play PC games together. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. Put yourself on a big stage where you can show off your exceptional development skills to the world of gamers. Combine passion, with work.

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join Overwolf’s development team. You will play a key role in a team responsible for developing the core functionality of Overwolf. If Creativity, agility and outstanding delivering capabilities are in your nature, come join us in developing unique and exciting features that touch gamers worldwide.
Oh… and YES. We do “QA” sessions every day after lunch – aka Playing Team Fortress II.

Required Skills and Experience for all positions

3+ Years of experience
Willingness and ability to work hard and play hard in a Start-Up environment
A Bachelor's degree of C.S. or equivalent – A big advantage
You also need to be: Nice and friendly, responsible, sharp, a self-learner and a bonus for hardcore PC gamer (No, Farmville does NOT count J).

Position #1: In-Game developer:

C/C++, Win32.
OOA/OOP, Design patterns and all the obvious...
Multi-threading
Multi-Process communication
DirectX
OpenGL - A big advantage
Game Developer – A big advantage

Please send CV’s to IAmYourMan@Overwolf.com

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Look mom, we're on Tom's Hardware!

"The new offering from the Tel Aviv-based company provides a novel way to retrofit existing games so that they can support virtual goods and micro-transaction-based business models."

VentureBeat

"Overwolf provides an easy way to integrate social media within games to boost virality and reduce user acquisition costs without touching a line of code."

TechCrunch

"The company will have a lot of competition, but it’s at the forefront of a trend toward the socialization of all games."

VentureBeat

"Microsoft Israel’s Best & Brightest on Parade at ThinkNext Tel-Aviv."

TechCrunch

"With Overwolf, any game publisher can integrate social media and have it just a click away,” added former Xfire GM Chris Kirmse, who works closely with the company. "They have achieved the quality of user interface that I was striving to build at Xfire."

Gamasutra

"game publishers can add this functionality without touching a line of code in their game, making it fast and seamless to integrate social media into their games. Overwolf is entering beta with multiple launch partners and their own branded versions."

Tom's Hardware

"Can I just say one thing…. WOW where has this been all my life? This is the most exciting thing I have ever seen."

Average Joe Gamers

"They have made another step forward in catching up with the industry by teaming up with Overwolf to provide in-game social features to keep players connected."

MMOGames

"Overwolf is working on such a solution. The company announced during GDC 2012 a new collaboration with Intel to help make PC games playable on Windows 8 tablets."

Tom's Hardware

"Runes of Magic, The free-to-play fantasy title, now features something called the Magic Hub, and if you're into Facebook as well as easily publishable screenshot and video captures, you'll want to check it out."

Massively

"The addition of Ezra Hoch, Ph.D. as well as the addition of Chris Kirmse, the person behind Xfire’s technology, to the company’s advisory board solidifies the company’s engineering direction for years to come and firmly establishes a competitive advantage in the market."

Gamasutra

"With major companies like Activision releasing social networks for their own games like Call of Duty Elite--and Xbox 360 having cross-game social features since its launch--the desire to share is certainly there. And as publishers and start ups alike begin to notice, the lines between Facebook game and hardcore game continue to blur. Services like Overwolf are only the beginning, so it might not be long before the word "social game" becomes moot."

Games Blog

"I love feeling connected to the world and the community, but I also like skipping around, checking my e-mail, browsing the web, and all the other wonderful things that being a product of the 21st century allows."

MMORPG

"Our new partnership with Overwolf will finally link the fantastic world of online gaming with the diversity and accessibility of multiple social platforms,” says Daniel Ullrich, Chief Marketing Officer at Frogster Online Gaming GmbH. “It will allow our millions of players to stay in touch with their guild members on Facebook, post screenshots and videos on Flickr and YouTube, search databases for new items or simply check their game account settings while they are still in the game."

Gamasutra

"The BizSpark startup of the day is Overwolf, based in Israel. Below you will find an interview with Uri Marchand, CEO and Co-founder of Overwolf. All the best to them and congratulations for being the startup of the day!"

Microsoft Startup Blog

"Rather than a simple IM facility, the Overwolf software provides a complete suite of social tools for use in game. Players can access Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Skype, the web, email and a variety of other services without having to leave their game."

GamePro