The Ministry of Silly Games: the Monty Python Facebook game

Zattikka unveiled the game in early December 2010 on Tower Bridge, with Monty Python members Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam presenting it. It was billed as the first new Monty Python video game in 13 years: a virtual world on Facebook in which players try the world's most ridiculous games, free to play, with a launch planned for the first quarter of 2011.

Named minigames included Camelot Smashalot, Gumby Flower Arranging and King Arthur's Knight Fight. Jones listed ideas such as catapulting livestock at French fortresses and playing Russian roulette with an Upper Class Twit. Gilliam, whose animation gave the group its look, said the visuals had always been a bit videogamey and that the game looked like what had been in his head when he made that imagery.

Zattikka had announced on November 19 of that year that it had acquired the license to make social games based on Monty Python's Flying Circus. Jim McDonagh, the studio's external producer, said the Python team was involved, Gilliam in particular, and that having them look over the developers' shoulders raised the standard.

Zattikka Ltd was founded in 2009 by Tim Chaney and Mark Opzoomer. At the time of the announcement it listed more than 100 social, casual, mobile and online titles and more than 2.5 million unique visits to its game properties a month. Chaney had worked in the video game industry for 25 years, and Opzoomer had been chief executive of Yahoo! Europe and Rambler Media.

Zattikka described the game as a homage to the group's characters, settings, sketches and comedic approach, and described its own strategy as fast growth through acquiring development talent and creating intellectual property. The plan was to launch first on Facebook, to reach Python fans and general players directly, and to add a web presence to widen the audience.

Zattikka's website loads in November 2026 and presents four companies: Spellgun Studios, Sneaky Games, Hattrick and Concept Art House. Its newest press items are Trading in line with revised market expectations (London, January 22, 2013) and Hattrick Update (Malmo, January 11, 2013), and The Ministry of Silly Games does not appear anywhere on the front page.

No official page that offers the game turned up, so the game's status is listed as unconfirmed here. The company describes itself in its footer as Zattikka plc, registered in England.