It’s that time of year again! Gamescom 2021 is set to kick off next week, and once again, the Brazil Games association is showing up in force with a lineup of fantastic indie studios. Taking place Tuesday, August 24, 2021, to Thursday, August 26, 2021, Gamescom is the world’s largest event for computer and video games and Europe’s most comprehensive business platform for the games industry and Brazil Games will be on hand to show off some of the amazing titles coming out of the country’s burgeoning indie scene. Additionally, the organization will be present for the business side of things during Devcom, from Monday, August 23, 2021, to Friday, August 27, 2021, to foster partnerships and develop business opportunities within the Meet-to-Match format.
In partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil), the group is led by Brazil Games (the Brazilian Games Export Program) — carried out by the Brazilian Games Companies Association and Abragames.
“We’re extremely proud of our stable of studios and cannot wait to once again show the whole world what the Brazilian gaming industry is capable of,” said Eliana Russi, Manager of Brazil Games. “From consoles, PC, and VR to all manners of external development, there’s a reason our scene has skyrocketed to international recognition over the last few years and our presence at Gamescom will shine an international spotlight on these amazing studios.”
Studios present at this year’s Gamescom event include:
- DX Gameworks
- Flux Games
- GameJamPlus
- Gameplan.GG
- Kokku
- Mad Mimic Interactive
- Manifesto Games
- Nuk Games
- PETIT FABRIK
- playSTEM Academy
- ux4indie.games
- Webcore Games
Of course, showing off the games to players and editors is only part of the process, and once again Brazil Games will participate in Meet-to-Match with the goal of exploring business partnership opportunities with publishers, investors, and developers. These studios will be on-hand to meet, greet, and chat bizdev:
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- Aiyra
- AKOM Studio
- Aoca Game Lab
- ARVORE Immersive Experiences
- Beta 2 Games
- Burning Goat Studio
- Cafundó Creative Studios
- Cute Army
- Diorama Digital
- Double Dash Studios
- Druzina Content
- Electric Monkeys
- Epopéia Games
- Fira Soft
- FireGecko
- Flux Games
- GameJamPlus
- Hermit Crab Game Studios
- Hoplon Infotainment
- IzyPlay Game Studio
- Kokku
- Napalm Studio
- Painful Smile
- PETIT FABRIK
- playSTEM Academy
- PUGA Studios
- QUByte Interactive
- Radioativa Game Sounds
- Rockhead Studios
- Skullfish Studios
- Smash Mountain Studios
- SouthBox Studios
- Theogames
- ux4indie.games
- Venturion – Taps
- Webcore Games
After the talks and mingling make sure to visit the Indie Arena Booth and check out two awesome titles from Brazil Games studios Electric Monkeys and Firegecko, who will be showing off their upcoming titles: the VR gravity-focused puzzle game Gravitational and the multiplayer artillery (in space!) title Space Mavericks.
Gravitational: Indie Arena Booth
Space Mavericks: Indie Arena Booth
A video reel featuring the Brazil Games video game development studios attending Gamescom 2021 Devcom Digital 2021 can be found below:
[YouTube] https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames-Gamescom2021-ReelYT
[Download] https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames-Gamescom2021-ReelDL
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.
A full press kit can be found here: https://uberstrategist.link/BrazilGames_Presskit.
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.
