Very Big Indie Pitch
Tekore Studio emerges from the shadows to win the Very Big Indie Pitch at the Dubai GameExpo Summit
Winners breakdown
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Sophia Aubrey Drake
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Developer Evangelist & Big Indie Pitch Manager / Special Features Writer
Contact sophia.drake@steelmedia.co.uk
About Queen of all things Indie. Sophia is Steel Media’s Big Indie Pitch Manager and Developer Evangelist. She’s also a global speaker and lifelong gamer with a fanatical love of all things Nintendo and Japan. So much so that she’s written a thesis on one and lived in the other.
Articles by Sophia Aubrey Drake
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Very Big Indie Pitch
Hero brawler Battle Bears Heroes wins The Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2024
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Indie View
"Embrace challenges with passion; success follows dedication and vision": BAD Spiele Studio discuss indie creativity
BAD Spiele Studio came 2nd at the Very Big Indie Pitch in London - we discuss their road to the Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
"Don't be afraid to experiment. Learn from your mistakes": Tornado Bear discuss standing out as an indie
Tornado Bear won the Very Big Indie Pitch in London - we discuss their road to the Big Indie Pitch
Very Big Indie Pitch
Tornado Bear wins The Very Big Indie Pitch in London with its hybridcasual game Kingland
Winners breakdown
Big Indie Pitch Stories
Big Indie Interviews: Quang Nguyen discusses being passionate and finding new in the old
Interview! We chat with the long-time Big Indie Pitch participant and judge to discuss experimentation and helping the next generation
Big Indie Pitch Stories
Big Indie Interviews: Olexiy Izvalov discusses pitching, judging, and helping emerging developers
Interview: We chat with the long-time Big Indie Pitch participant and judge to discuss experimentation and helping the next generation
Big Indie Pitch Stories
Big Indie Interviews: Adriaan de Jongh discusses the importance of experimentation and creativity
Interview: We chat with the multi-time Big Indie Pitch winner to discuss creative development and marketing strategies as an indie developer
Big Indie Pitch Stories
Big Indie Interviews: Jai Bunnag and Chris Li tell us how FINIFUGU designs for its target audience
Interview: We sit down with the multi-time Big Indie Pitch winner to discuss growth and change
Big Indie Pitch Stories
Martine Spaans tells us what it takes to be a Big Indie Pitch judge
Interview: We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch judge Martine Spaans
Big Indie Pitch Stories
Happy Volcano discusses Big Indie pitch success and their continued growth as an indie studio
Interview: We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch winner Happy Volcano
Big Indie Pitch Stories
Three-time Big Indie Pitch winners Minidragon on embracing failure in order to succeed
Interview: We sit down with the Big Indie Pitch winner Minidragon
Indie View
"Our ultimate goal is to keep creating memorable and enjoyable experiences": Latchback Games discuss standing out as an indie
Latchback Games won the Very Big Indie Pitch in Helsinki - we discuss their road to the Big Indie Pitch
Very Big Indie Pitch
Boogiz blends dance, gaming and education to win The Very Big Indie Pitch in Helsinki
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Very Big Indie Pitch
Hero of Aethric conquers the competition and wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto
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Very Big Indie Pitch
Smash Head Studio's roguelite action platformer wins the first ever Dubai Big Indie Pitch
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Indie View
"Just make something and put it out there": Kaleidoscope Games discuss getting started in game development
Kaleidoscope Games took second place at our flagship Very Big Indie Pitch in London - we discuss their road to the Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
"Ask for help and advice from industry peers, all the time": Adriaan de Jongh discusses surviving as an indie
Adriaan de Jongh won the big indie pitch for the third time at PGC London 2023 - we discuss what it takes to survive and thrive as an indie developer
Indie View
"Keep your eyes on the goal and never lose sight of it": indie Samson Gabriels talks making maths fun
SumPop Online took second place at a Digital Big Indie Pitch last year - we discuss the team's inspirations, and their advice for other indies
Very Big Indie Pitch
Adriaan de Jongh becomes a three time Big Indie Pitch winner with Secret Shuffle
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Very Big Indie Pitch
Koala 4D's Locust swarms the competition and wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
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Indie View
"We are super-fast and iterate quickly": Lessmore talks pitching, development and Eatventure
PocketGamer.biz talks to Sophie Brügmann about The Big Indie Pitch and Eatventure
Very Big Indie Pitch
Latchback Games draws a winning hand as Break the Beyond wins The Very Big Indie Pitch
Winners breakdown
Indie View
Indie development and innovation: meet the team behind DT Space Races
We talk to Kevin Prigent about his recent third-place Big Indie Pitch experience
Indie View
We sit down with Minidragon to discuss its record-breaking Big Indie Pitch success
We talk to Minidragon's Hank Choi about The Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
Dunali Games sit down with us to discuss innovation and survival in indie game development
We talk to Dunali Games' Dipender Kaushik about The Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
Interview: Noah Rosenfield discusses solo development and the Big Indie Pitch winning game Addagrams
"Experiences. Go have some. Experiences are out there *points nebulously*, not in here *points to phone screen*"
Big Indie Pitch
Real-time chess puzzler Tale of Honour manoeuvres to the Big Indie Pitch crown
Winners Breakdown
Very Big Indie Pitch
Addagrams inventive additions to the word genre see it crowned Mobile Big Indie Pitch champion
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Indie View
Pixel Play discuss always learning as they develop their first game PXLPLAY
We talk to Pixel Play about indie development and The Big Indie Pitch
Very Big Indie Pitch
Shift Shaft awarded first place at The Big Indie Pitch after offering a new spin on a classic genre
Winners breakdown
Indie View
Hurley Games discuss offering something new to the word-based game genre
We talk to Hurley Games' Jack Hurley about The Big Indie Pitch
Big Indie Pitch
Minidragon becomes a three time Big Indie Pitch winner as Hyper Dungeon is crowned champion
We explore the top games from our recent Digital Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
Very Big Indie Pitch runner-up Hamdo Games discuss pitching Our Last Halloween
We talk to Hamdo Games' Parham Sorooshian about The Very Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
War Bear Games discuss all things pitching and making a new kind of roguelike in Minion Mash!
We talk to War Bear Games' Marcin Gola about The Big Indie Pitch
Very Big Indie Pitch
TAP TRICKS unique one-touch skateboarding action wins as live Very Big Indie Pitch returns
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Indie View
Exploring indie development and winning The Big Indie Pitch with Rikzu Games
We talk to Rikzu Games' Ricardo Mendonça about The Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
Three Dragons discuss Museum inspired tycoon management, AR and what it takes to survive as an Indie
We talk to Three Dragons' Milan Doležal about The Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
Conned Games discuss creating their running town-builder and pitching it at The Big Indie Pitch
We talk to Conned Games' Daniel Cohn about The Big Indie Pitch
Big Indie Pitch
Rikzu Games' relaxing platformer Leap: A Dragon's Adventure crowned Big Indie Pitch Champion
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Indie View
Anna Sevryugina discusses solo indie developer and a love of hidden object games
We talk to Anna Sevryugina who placed third in a recent Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
Hook Up: Exploring creativity through storytelling and dating
We talk to Sophie Artemigi from Team Hook Up
Indie View
Ablaze Interactive discuss solo development and blending genres
Guardians of Elderon placed second at The Big Indie Pitch
Big Indie Pitch
Hook Up's exploration of the trials and tribulations of dating wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital NEXT
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Indie View
JollyLabs on hypercasual development and latest game Dance Army
Dance Army placed third at The Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
Mavis Games discusses how it's bringing stealth genre to mobile with Sneacat
Sneacat placed third at The Big Indie Pitch
Big Indie Pitch
Musical traffic game Mr. Traffic wins the first ever Big Hypercasual Pitch
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Indie View
How learning from past experience took WRP Studios to second place at The Big Indie Pitch
Lost Twins 2 placed second at The Big Indie Pitch
Indie View
How Summoners Fate is trying to build a new kind of turn-based tactics/deckbuilding game
Summoners Fate placed second at The Big Indie Pitch
Big Indie Pitch
Relaxing idle game Hello Tokotoko wins The Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #7
Winner breakdown