Co-founder Alexander Santiago discusses running a studio in a market of “smaller teams delivering bigger successes”<\/p>\n
Image credit: 2Awesome Studio <\/p>\n
Last week, indie publisher Critical Reflex hosted its annual showcase, featuring a host of hard-to-define titles including Altered Alma, a cyberpunk-infused Metroidvania from Barcelona-based 2Awesome Studio.<\/p>\n
2Awesome is finalizing its largest title to date, which raised over \u20ac260,000 from more than 5,100 Kickstarter backers. Launched in 2024, the campaign initially aimed for \u20ac40,000.<\/p>\n
As Altered Alma nears completion, 2Awesome co-founder Alexander Santiago tells GamesIndustry.biz<\/em> that the team is optimistic about the game’s launch.<\/p>\n “Wishlist numbers are looking really good; we featured in Steam Next Fest and had a really good reception. We’re always going to different events. We were in the Indie Arena at Gamescom, which is a seal of quality because the games are curated. When you get in that, your game has something. We’re going in the right direction.”<\/p>\n Development on Altered Alma started in 2023, at a time when the industry had “big projects and big budgets,” says Santiago. “Altered Alma was a challenging and ambitious project for us. It’s the biggest game we’ve done,<\/p>\n