#colombian devs

[indiegamesofcolor]

Operation Kanshi is about being an Intel Operative in the fictional country of Mihong. Take orders from radio transmissions and wiretapped phone lines from the Ministry of Order and Stability. Follow the journey of Vera and Poppy Song, two sisters aligned with opposing political views in the aftermath of a civil war. 

For Windows and Mac. 

Developed by Emperatriz Ung, a Chinese-Colombian game designer and writer, and Amanda Siswojo, an Indonesian designer and illustrator. Both developers set out to create a game about Asian diasporic experiences and generational trauma within post-colonial Asia. 

[indiegamesofcolor]

[ID: A gifset containing four gifs of the game Alpaca Stacka.

Gif 1 shows the player character, Paz the alpaca, approaching the character Mama Hen. She says, “All my children aren’t back in the fence yet...”

Gif 2 shows Paz running into a tree to make fruit fall from it.

Gif 3 shows Paz carrying a stack of baby chickens into a pen. 

Gif 4 shows Paz bouncing on giant mushrooms.

end ID.]

Alpaca Stacka is a 3D platformer about helping your animal friends! Play as Paz the alpaca and explore your island surroundings. Meet Streusel the mischievous squirrel and embark on a mission to collect and return Mama Hen’s lost chickens!

For Windows and Mac.

Developed by level-designer and engineer Sebastian Baracaldo; artist and engineer Michelle Ma; sound composer Zafire Dragoon; and additional development by Spookulele Games. This game was created in 4 months and was featured in Steam’s Top Free-To-Plays of July 2021.

[indiegamesofcolor]

[I.D.: A gifset containing four gifs of the low-poly exploration sandbox game ASTRONEER.

Gif 1 shows a sped up timelapse of a player base being constructed. Buildings are being built and 3D printed as the daylight transitions into night.

Gif 2 shows two perspectives. One perspective shows the player, wearing an astronaut suit, driving a drilling vehicle into an underground cave. The next perspective of the same scene is of the vehicle from behind as the player drives towarsd pink crystal formations and collects them. 

Gif 3 shows two scenes. One scene shows the player running across an environment as an explosion goes off behind them. The other scene is set in a different envrionment and shows players manipulating a pink rock formation to generate an arch-like bridge.

Gif 4 shows players driving buggy-like vehicles around while pushing a striped black and white ball towards a hole in a wall. 

end I.D.]

ASTRONEER is an exploratioin game about reshaping worlds in the 25th century! Journey to the frontiers of outer space to build custom bases and use your deform tool to dig, collect, and shape anything you wish. Survive 7 wonderous planets, traverse unique cave biomes, and even play with your friends!

For Nintendo Switch, Windows, PS4, and Xbox One.

Developed by System Era Softworks, a studio based in Seattle, Washington that was formed out of a passion for interesting games with optimistic space-age futurism. Their team includes Anthony Patterson, who also has a YouTube Channel where he talks about games; and Joe Tirado, a co-founder of the Latinx in Gaming nonprofit. 

[indiegamesofcolor]

Papo & Yo is a 2012 puzzle platformer about a boy who finds himself in a dream-like favela while trying to hide from his abusive father. Play as Quico, whose befriends a huge beast named Monster. Build your friendship with Monster and try to save him from his violent fits of rage every time he consumes a poisonous frog in this magical, surrealist world!

For Windows, Max, Linux, and PS3.

Developed by Minority Media. The game’s story was inspired by the childhood of its Colombian Creative Director, Vander Caballero, who grew up with an abusive father.

[indiegamesofcolor]

[ID: A gifset containing four gifs of the game Palenquera.

Gif 1 shows the palenquera woman that the character plays as standing on a beach.

Gif 2 shows the player character walking around singing a song in Spanish: “Casera comprame a mi / que vengo del barrio / de getsemani” which translates in English to “Landlady buy from me / cause I come from the neighborhood / of getsemani.”

Gif 3 shows the player negotiating prices with tourists.

Gif 4 shows the player setting up a photograph to be taken with a tourist.

end ID.]

Palenquera is a game about selling photos to tourists on the Colombian Caribbean coast! Play as a palenquera woman and attract customers’ attention with your singing. Negotiate prices and earn enough money to survive the day!

For Windows.

Developed by LoOs Studio, a small team made up of Oscar Durán Sotomayor, Camila Alejandra Rodríguez, and Lorenzo Sampedro Posada. This game was created for the Colombian game jam #StayAtHome GameJam.