Ánimo Games Studio discusses their journey, coding and Star Stuff
pcgamesinsider.bizThe Big Indie Pitch is a regular event run by the makers of Pocket Gamer and PC Games Insider. It sees indie developers engage in a speed-dating-styled pitching competition for fame and those sweet, sweet promotional packages.
The event gives indies five minutes to pitch their games to a panel of press, publishers and industry pundits. The judges then pick three winners and everybody gets valuable feedback.
The indie view
The Big Indie Pitch is getting bigger and bigger as we bring it to events all across the world. To give you an idea of what the event is like, who attends the events and the games on show, we've sat down with several past Big Indie Pitch contestants to offer their views.
Today, we're speaking to Sylvia Aguiñaga from Ánimo Games Studio, who submitted Star Stuff to The Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2023 and walked away as the winner.
Sophia Aubrey Drake: Tell us a little about yourself and your indie studio - who is on the team, and what are their inspirations?
Sylvia Aguiñaga: We’re a small but mighty team brought together by three co-founders driven by the belief that games empower us to overcome any challenge. I named our studio after the word, “Ánimo”, Spanish for “encouragement”. It’s not as easily translatable as that. It implies the act of reassuring, inspiring, or cheering someone on to overcome a problem. It means “Don’t give up. You can do it.” But also invokes a certain state of mind. It felt perfect as we were committing to making games that make it feel good to try new ideas and make you feel hugged as you traverse through challenges.
Our founders have a unique background, coming from non-profit organizations working toward equity and access to
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