Balanced Worlds is a developer of a series 3D games for the web loosely titled the “Buddies” franchise. Established in 2007, Balanced Worlds creates and distributes games to a global audience with partners in Taiwan, the United States, Southeast Asia, and China. They have offices in Beijing, China and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The first game in the Buddies series, Bomb Buddies, was launched on June 1, 2012. It is one of the first 3D games to be available in a player's web browser and as a downloadable client game.