Brazil Games is bringing along 22 indie game studios to GDC 2021

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Press release:
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (July 14, 2021).
With the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2021 just around the corner, Brazil Games, the Brazilian Games Export Program, which is carried out by Abragames (Brazilian Games Companies Association) in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, Apex-Brasil, today revealed the 22 studios that will showcase at this year’s event.

From PC to mobile, puzzlers to roguelikes, single-player, multi-player, and everything in between, the Brazil Games’ stable is set to show off some fabulous titles and put a spotlight on the thriving Brazilian game industry.

The 22 studios set to appear at GDC 2021 represent nearly every corner of the video game spectrum, whether that be creating traditional survival horror games like Kriophobia from Fira Soft, breaking new ground with co-op VR games like Laser Storm from Venturion, or licensed games based on smash-hit IPs like Flux Games’ Cobra Kai – The Karate Kid Saga Continues. From in-house creation to external development, design, consulting, and more across every platform from PC to VR and mobile, these studios really showcase not just the incredible variety to be found in Brazil’s game industry, but also the talent, dedication, and creativity in one of the world’s fastest growing development scenes.

“To say we’re thrilled to be attending GDC for another year would be an understatement,” said Eliana Russi, Manager of Brazil Games.

“We’re extremely proud of our studios and GDC is a wonderful opportunity to show the world why Brazil is becoming such a hot-spot for game developers and the industry as a whole.”

GDC isn’t the only big event Brazil Games will be attending this year, as the organization will also present at Game Connection Online 2021 from July 19 to August 1, 2021, MeetToMatch – The San Francisco Edition 2021 from July 19 to Jul 23, 2021, and MeetToMatch – The Shanghai Edition from July 28 to August 2, 2021.

Brazil is now the 13th largest video game market in the world and second in Latin America, only to Mexico. The $1.6 billion (USD) Brazilian games industry has nearly doubled in size since 2014, and the number of local gamers reached 81.2 million as of 2019, making Brazil the fourth-largest consumer market in the world. Half of both men and women in Brazil play mobile games, while roughly 40 percent of men and women play PC games, according to Newzoo. Purchase intent is healthy as well, as 83 percent of gamers in the region have made an in-game purchase within the past six months.

A full list of all the studios attending GDC 2021 under the Brazil Games’ banner can be found below:

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BitCake Studio
Cavylabs
Dogs Underground Game Lab
Double Dash Studios
DXGameworks
Fira Soft
FireGecko
Flux Games
GamePlan.GG
Hoplon Infotainment
Kokku
Manifesto Games
MTI Studio
PETIT FABRIK
Pipa Studios
PUGA Studios
Smash Mountain Studio
Space Sheep Games
Venturion
Webcore Games
Gazeus

And that’s not all! 14 of the studios will also be participating in this year’s GDC ‘Best in Play’, including:

Diorama Digital’s Araní
Fira Soft’s Kriophobia
Hermit Crab’s Arsenal Freestyle Show
Space Sheep Games’ Bid Wars
Cute Army’s Crazy Party 3D
Petit Fabrik’s Kukoos – Lost Pets
Electric Monkeys’ Gravity Heroes
Epopeia Games’ Outland Rapture
AKOM Studio’s Let’s Play Cooking
Seize Studios’ What the Duck
FireGecko’s Space Mavericks
Cafundó Creative Studio’s Tetragon
Aquiris Game Studio’s Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker
ARVORE Immersive Experiences’ Yuki

More information about the studios set to be showcased at GDC can be found in the catalog here: https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames_GDC2021-Catalog and in this video reel highlighting the studios and their titles https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames_GDC_YT.

Follow Brazil Games on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to learn more about the many talented studios and companies, and to keep up to date with their achievements.

About Brazil Games
Brazil Games is the export program created by the Brazilian Independent Game Companies Association, ABRAGAMES, in partnership with Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. Our goal is to promote the Brazilian Indie Game industry internationally, developing new business opportunities for our companies. The Brazil Games Program also promotes Brazil as the hub for business in Latin America and invites buyers, investors, and publishers for BIG Festival, Brazil’s Independent Games Festival, the most important international indie games festival, and the hub for international business in Latin America.

About Apex-Brasil
The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) works to promote Brazilian products and services abroad and to attract foreign investment to strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy. The Agency’s efforts comprise trade and prospective missions, business rounds, support for the participation of Brazilian companies in major international trade fairs, the arrangement of technical visits of foreign buyers and opinion makers to learn about the Brazilian productive structure, and other select activities designed to strengthen the country’s branding abroad. Apex-Brasil also plays a leading role in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to Brazil, by working to identify business opportunities, promoting strategic events, and providing support to foreign investors interested in allocating resources in Brazil.