Franchise timeline
From the first hackathon in Vologda — to a full metaverse. What has already happened and what is in the works.
Sineus hackathons · Vologda → Moscow
Three seasons of the Game Dev hackathon: the first and only in Vologda, and in 2025 — a leap to Moscow. Hundreds of developers, artists, and writers; a total prize pool of 5M RUB. The franchise grew out of this.
Writers' contest in the Svemir canon
An open literary contest held before the first game's launch. The best texts entered the world bible and canonical scripts.
Launch of Sineus Arena Survivors
The first franchise game launches on Steam. In parallel — the launch of the YouTube and Rutube channel "Only the Murk Knows" with the animated project of the same name by Johnny & Clyde studio.
Global publishing
Opening of an international publishing house with a portfolio of franchise games.
Flagship game announcement · music contest
The flagship franchise release is announced to the broad market, alongside an open contest for composers based on the Svemir world.
Guinness-record hackathon
A large-scale hackathon aiming for a world record participant count.

Andrey Krylov
Andrey Krylov is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of the Sineus media franchise. Creator of an ecosystem uniting game development, content, and investment around an original universe and a scalable IP.
Previously — founder of the HR-tech platform Skillaz, one of the market leaders in recruitment automation, which grew into partnerships with major corporations.
Today Andrey Krylov is focused on building Sineus as a new media franchise with global potential at the intersection of games, technology, and storytelling.
It all started with a local Game Dev hackathon in Vologda — Andrey's hometown. Over three seasons the hackathon grew from a city story into an industry event, and around it — into an entire universe.
Franchise ambassadors
People who publicly support Sineus — not for a fee, but because the story resonates with them.
Press about us
Publications about game development, technology, and culture — about the Sineus ecosystem.
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