Competitive mobile game developer Gamelynx announces $1.2M funding round.

Investors include Riot Games, Y Combinator, and Skycatcher Fund.

Launch details for first multiplayer title to surface later this year.

Gamelynx, an indie game developer based out of Santa Monica, has raised $1.2M with the goal of developing esports-focused mobile titles.

One of the studio’s investors is none other than League of Legends developer Riot Games , with others including Y Combinator, Skycatcher Fund, M Ventures, Everblue Esports Ventures, Three Leaf Ventures, and Lyle Fong, co-founder of mobile games studio Hobo Labs, Lithium Technologies, and Gamers.com.

“As the line between mobile and PC/console continues to blur, the portability and accessibility of mobile creates an even brighter future for competitive gaming and esports,” writes Alexander Mistakidis, CEO of Gamelynx, in an email to GamesBeat. “At the same time, it creates a desire for less of the same. Many have tried to build a mobile competitive multiplayer game, but very few have made a game that was differentiated from what was already available to watch or play on PC/console.”

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With the exception of perhaps Clash Royale , most popular mobile esports titles, such as Arena of Valor, Mobile Legends and Vainglory take inspiration from PC MOBAs, with top-revenue generating titles like PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS and Fortnite being actual mobile ports.

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Mistakidis, who was previously a developer for League of Legends, says the company wants to deliver multiplayer gameplay on mobile that are responsive and light on data use, adding that “we’re marrying that technology with applied psychology to design a new combination of gameplay and watching experience.”

While Gamelynx’s first title will only be announced later this year, the studio has been around since 2016. The company and its current three employees participated in the Y Combinator 2017 accelerator program, working with partners Michael Seibel, the CEO of Y Combinator, and a co-founder of Justin.tv (which spun-off into Twitch ), and Aaron Harris, co-founder of TutorSpree.

Gamelynx may be entering a market dominated by titles linked to Riot Games-parent company Tencent , but there is still space for an indie competitor to carve a niche—providing the studio can indeed put something more unique into an esports player’s hands.