The Studio Behind Your Favorite Servers

Our Story

From One Server to a Global Game Studio

CraftiGames started with a simple idea: build multiplayer Minecraft experiences that players love. What began as a single game server has grown into a studio running multiple networks with hundreds of thousands of active players across the globe.

Along the way, we built everything needed to operate at this scale: custom tools, game systems, analytics, and automation. We do it all in-house because that is what it takes to deliver the best experience.

Today, CraftiGames is a studio that does everything: game design, development, operations, and community, all under one roof.

2015
JartexNetwork Launches
Founded as a Java Edition multiplayer server, JartexNetwork quickly grew into a major platform in the ecosystem.
2018
PikaNetwork Acquired
Acquisition of PikaNetwork significantly expanded the player base and established CraftiGames as a multi-network operator.
2020
Scaling Up
Major investment in custom tooling to support growing player demand: automation, analytics, and game management systems.
2023
Team Growth
Expanded the team with developers, configurators, and community staff to support rapid growth across both networks.
2025
Expansion
Expansion into new platforms, games, and infrastructure systems.

Why We Do This

We started as Minecraft players ourselves. We build the kind of servers we would want to play on.

Players First

Every decision starts with the player. Fast servers, fair gameplay, fresh content every week. That is what keeps people coming back.

Build It Ourselves

We write our own server orchestration, monitoring, and game systems. Off-the-shelf tools don't cut it when you have 50K players online and need things to just work.

Small Team, Big Impact

A small team runs everything. No layers of management, no committees. Everyone ships code, creates content, or keeps the lights on.

The Team Behind CraftiGames

A small, focused team of engineers, creators, and operators running multiplayer games at scale.

Mex Smits
Mex Smits
Founder & CEO
Max
Max
Founder & COO
Thiemo
Thiemo
Lead Developer
Quint
Quint
Game Producer
Arrly
Arrly
Staff Manager
Viktor
Viktor
Developer
Meet the Full Team

Built Without Outside Capital

CraftiGames is fully bootstrapped and profitable. No investors, no outside funding, just sustainable growth driven by players who love our games.

0
External Funding
2018
Profitable Since
5M+
Registered Players
50K+
Daily Players

Work With Us

We are expanding our team and our partnerships. Get in touch.