
Its first pinball game was Pinball FX, released for Xbox 360 in 2007. The company CEO Zsolt Kigyossy, a pinball fan, decided to try to make the best pinball simulation video game on the market. By the time PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade arrived, the studio had gained knowledge and experience with console platforms and gaming handhelds. The company name is based on the team's belief in Zen as a creed to follow in their work and lives, specifically with employees and fans. It started as a technology and work for hire studio, doing game engine development, middleware tools, and ports for other games.

Zen Studios was founded in Budapest in 2003 by a team of four people. Zombies, Portal, Street Fighter, and The Walking Dead. The company is considered "synonymous with licensed pinball tables," having produced dozens of tables with characters and themes from the Star Wars and Marvel universes, films like Guardians of the Galaxy, TV series like Archer, South Park, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers, and video game franchises such as Plants vs.

It is known for its game franchises, Pinball FX and Zen Pinball, as well as CastleStorm, a tower defense hybrid which received the Apple Store's Editor’s Choice award. Zen Studios is a Hungarian video game developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software with headquarters in Budapest, Hungary and offices in the United States.
