The studio behind the stories.
Barril Games turns the humor, places and everyday life we share into authentic, modern mobile games. By and for the Latino community.
- Founded in 2025
- Mobile games · iOS and Android
- Team across Latin America
Why we exist
394M
players in Latin America in 2026 (projection)
More than 1 in 5
adult players in the U.S. are Hispanic
Latin America is the fourth-largest games region in the world, and very little of what we play was made with our culture in mind. We grew up here. We make the games we wish we’d had.
Sources: Newzoo, Global Games Market Report 2026 · ESA, Essential Facts 2026.
THE OPPORTUNITY
A market growing faster than North America and Europe.
+4.7%
growth in players in Latin America in 2026, vs. 2.7% in Europe and 1.5% in North America.¹
11% · 4%
Latin America has 11% of the world’s players but only 4% of revenue. There’s room to grow.¹
57%
of the global games market is mobile in 2026: US$121.1B.¹
8 in 10
Hispanic adults in the U.S. play mobile games every week.²
56 min
a day is how long Hispanic adults in the U.S. play on their phones, on average.²
¹ Newzoo, Global Games Market Report 2026. ² Portal Latino / Cultural Inclusion Accelerator (urVETTED), 2026; survey of 2,988 adults.
How we work
Culture from day one.
Humor, places, music and the way we talk are part of the game from the first prototype, not a layer on top.
Players first.
We design for the person holding the phone: games that are easy to start and worth coming back to.
Decisions backed by data.
We test before we commit: we open early access, see if people come back and listen to players. That decides what ships.
The team
A small team spread across Latin America, with hands-on experience in mobile games, engineering and art.
EL FUNDADOR
Armen G.
Founder & CEO
Formerly a Strategic Partnership Manager at Google, working on mobile game monetization. Leads product, fundraising, partnerships and the studio’s audio direction.
EL INGENIERO
Ernesto C.
Technical Director
Computer engineer with 11 years in game development. Has shipped Unity games on Android, iOS and PC, one of them with more than 200,000 downloads.
EL PROGRAMADOR
Rodrigo S.
Mobile Engineer
Making games since 2015. Co-founded an independent studio with three games on consoles and Steam, and has brought several games to Nintendo Switch.
EL ARQUITECTO
Michael D.
Backend Engineer
First engineer hired at Bitso; built GoGoGammon, a real-time multiplayer backgammon app available on the App Store. Computer Science degree from University College London.
LA DISEÑADORA
Lucía C.
UX/UI Designer
Five years designing game UX/UI, from trivia to augmented reality.
LA ARTISTA
Andrea PBA.
2D Artist
Retail designer for Xiaomi; here she creates illustration and concept art.
EL ANIMADOR
Leo B.
VFX Artist
Unity developer since 2019, specializing in real-time VFX and shaders.
EL JUGADOR
Damián T.
Playtest & QA
Professional Counter-Strike player from 2019 to 2022; now a game tester.
LA DETECTIVE
Diana M.
Playtest & QA
QA tester with an eye for detail; runs our playtests with players.
What we’re building
The first in a series of games built on one idea: playing something that feels like home.
In development
Our first game
A 3D neighborhood full of characters, stories and puzzle minigames. Fix what’s broken and unlock the story chapter by chapter.
Coming free to iOS and Android.
Work with us
If you code in Unity, make game art or keep games alive after launch, we’d love to meet you.
Partner with us
If you’re a publisher or platform looking to reach players across Latin America and Hispanic audiences in the U.S., let’s talk. We’re an early-stage studio building for both audiences, rooted in the same culture.
Play what feels like home.
© 2026 Barril Games Corp.