SilverTree Media

SilverTree Media was an entertainment video game technology center founded by Nate, Ben, and Tom Smith. (aka "The Smith Brothers") Their goal was to create video games that 'return players to their childhoods'. However, after the removal of their mobile games, such as the Cordy series and Sleepy Jack, they seem to be no longer active, as there has been no new game from them since 2013, and they are also not active on any of their social medias.

Why They and Their Games Rocked

 * 1) They were known for producing high-quality mobile games, specifically the Cordy series and Sleepy Jack.
 * 2) For an indie game development studio, the quality of their games can near that of a console game, which is really impressive, given for its time.
 * 3) Their mobile games (such as the Cordy series and Sleepy Jack) had pretty creative and unique concepts, such as a limbless robot having to power up his home planet, and a flying shoot-em-up game that stars a child who loves to sleep, as in-game, you literally collect Z's in order to prevent him from waking up.
 * 4) Speaking of their games, some of them can even be played with a controller, such as the original Cordy game and its sequel, making it feel like you're actually playing a console game.
 * 5) Like Nintendo, they care more about gameplay than graphics as shown in this video, which is a really nice touch and that most video game companies should have nowadays. But weirdly enough, the video was published after they were bought out by GSN Games, a company who mainly makes slot machine/casino games.
 * 6) Speaking of their mobile games, they usually have pretty intrusive and fun gameplay, such as Cordy 2, a platformer where you play as a small, joyful robot who can swing across environments, stomp on enemies, and use his friends (such as Volt, MagnetBot, CopterBot, and SmashBot) as power-ups in order to fly/run faster/break blocks in your path.
 * 7) Their games can be visually appealing to look at and play, as they are made for everyone, not just children, and don't use the infamous "It's made for kids" excuse a lot of games that are targeted at children use nowadays.
 * 8) SilverTree Media wasn't originally a mobile game studio, in fact, they even used to work with Disney in order to create MMO games such as Pirates of the Caribbean Online and Pixie Hollow from 2007-2008, that is, until they decided to re-structure themselves a year later in 2009, and the rest is history.
 * 9) Their games usually have pretty lighthearted and happy endings, such as Cordy 2, where when Boogaloo is defeated, Cordy and his friends happily dance until the former's son crash-lands onto the planet with his ship, causing some of the GearBots to fall off.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Despite most of their games having pretty fun and unique gameplay, Cordy Sky, while decent, is rather inferior and can also be considered lackluster compared to Cordy 1 and 2, as it's pretty much just a Doodle Jump clone, and once you have already "completed" the game, (collecting all 5 Fuel Cells and reaching 5000 meters) the game can get a litle bit boring after a while.
 * 2) They were bought out by GSN Games on March 24, 2013, and all of their games were removed from both Google Play and the App Store on December 8th, 2017, and to make matters worse, neither SilverTree Media nor GSN Games gave any explanation why the games were removed. However, the original Cordy game is still avaliable on the Amazon App Store, but it doesn't work on modern Kindle devices, and it seems that SilverTree Media company has gone defunct, because there hasn't been any new game from them since 2013, and it seems like the former workers from the company are now working for GSN Games in order to develop slot machine/casino games.

Reception
Due to the high quality nature of their games, they received generally positive reviews from critics, reviewers, and audiences alike, as they are mainly known for creating the Cordy series, and as well as working on other games, such as Pirates of the Caribbean Online and Pixie Hollow.