Astra Logical is delighted to publicly unveil itself as an indie publisher of premium thinky games powered by passionate folks. An evolution of the philanthropic Astra Fund (Zach Gage’s Puzzmo, Rytmos and more), the mission-driven publisher is determined to foster the growth of logic-driven games and creative problem-solving by publishing games that players will love to solve.
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Managing Director Heather Jackson and Zach Barth (founder of Zachtronics) would also be available for interviews (written or recorded). Please email kris@futurefriendsgames.com for more information.
Games lineup
Astra Logical’s games full line-up will include the first game from Coincidence, a brand new studio by the original team from Zachtronics (the puzzle game powerhouse known for Opus Magnum, SHENZHEN I/O, Infinifactory), as well as partnerships kaleidoscube (A Juggler’s Tale). They have also released Snakebird Complete on Nintendo Switch and PC in 2023 and will publish Star Stuff later this year on Steam.
Veteran team
The Astra Logical team is made up of industry experts, including:
- Managing Director Heather Jackson (Amazon Games)
- Operations and Finance Manager Ryan Tagawa (Serenity Forge)
- Head of Marketing Laura Topakian (Future Friends Games, Those Awesome Guys)
- Scout and Developer Relations Manager Rachel Heleva (Modus)
Additional support:
- Publishing Advisor Eileen Hollinger, head of Capybara Games (Grindstone) and ex-executive Producer at thatgamecompany (Journey)
- Experts in the 'thinky game' field and other advisors such as Nick Suttner, writer on titles such as Carto, Guacamelee! 2, and Bloodroots
The team is mission-driven and cares about ethos and design, and has been purposefully created to possess an incredible potential of bringing thinky/puzzle field mentors and experts into their circle. Together, they strive to help developers with their design ambitions so that the publisher’s signed studios can make the best games possible. With this line-up, Astra aims not only to support the games on a publishing site but also to offer genre-specific hands-on game design expertise.