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@anima-interactive.com
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A new socially conscious indie games studio that blends art and technology to ignite positive cultural impact. Currently developing Take Us North! ⬆ Back our Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/takeus…

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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 02/04/2026
Heads up, Investigative Journalism Jam participants! The jam winner will receive a free membership to the Global Game Jam Indie Studio Supporter Program. This program is designed to support smaller game studios year-round, providing a sense of community for those building their own studio.
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 02/04/2026
You can register for the jam directly here: animainteractive.typeform.com/to/S4XahbUG
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Floodlight Game Jam 2026
Welcome to Floodlight: Gaming in the Public Interest! We’re glad you’re here. We want to generate a new wave of entertaining interactive media experiences and games that drive positive social change.
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 01/04/2026
What if your next game mechanic was based on a real-world exposé? Join the 2nd Investigative Journalism Game Jam by Floodlight Gaming! Our jammers are turning @occrp.org's hard hitting investigations into games. 💰 $5k Prize 🎮 Showcased @ INDIGO Festival ✨ Spielfabrique Launchpad Mentorship
JAM TIMELINE

STAGE 1

March 24 - April 6

Register to join the jam, join our Discord, & find a team!

STAGE 2

April 6

Virtual Kickoff & Q&A

April 6 - May 7

Game Jam Window! Pick a story, build a game, and submit!

May 7

Submit a game by 11:59 p.m. PDT!

May 18

Finalists are notified.

STAGE 3

June 2

Winner announced at Indigo Festival
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 25/03/2026
What if you could turn real-world investigations into games? The 2nd Investigative Journalism Game Jam by Floodlight Gaming is here! Create a game inspired by hard-hitting investigative reporting, uncovering injustice & corruption🔎 Jam with us: www.floodlightproject.org/floodlight-g... #gamejam
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 22/08/2025
Thank you so much to @wingsfund.me and @indiearenabooth.de for nominating us for this year’s WINGS Award! It’s an honor to be recognized alongside incredible devs and projects. If you’re at Gamescom this weekend, swing by Hall 10.2 to check out Take Us North and the other nominees! #indiegames
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 20/08/2025
This week we’re showcasing at the Indie Arena Booth at #Gamescom! If you're going, please come by and check out Take Us North! #indiedev
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 14/08/2025
We're weaving real-world migrant stories into Take Us North. This illustration is a digitized reproduction of a quilt handcrafted by a migrant from Nicaragua. "Turn off the lights of your mind and turn on the ones of your dreams." ✨ Stickers included in our KS rewards! Back us: shorturl.at/bBSnE
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 14/08/2025
Have you had a chance to check out our Kickstarter for Take Us North? We're still working toward our $60k stretch goal to include more unique features and levels like La Bestia. Humanize migrant and immigrant stories. Promote healing through art. Back us now: shorturl.at/bBSnE #wishlistwednesday
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 09/08/2025
Take Us North honors the lives of migrants and the immense sacrifices they make in pursuit of una vida mejor (a better life). Love and loss are at the core of the journey. Learn more and support: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #indiegames
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 05/08/2025
We're psyched to announce that Take Us North is part of this year's #SXSWSydney Official Games Selection! Massive thanks to @sxswsydney.com for the opportunity to share our labor of love at the festival. Check out the incredible lineup here: www.sxswsydney.com/games-showcase #indiegames
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 03/08/2025
This #screenshotsaturday, check out a rendering of Nogales, Mexico (a border town) in Take Us North. TUN follows migrants and asylum seekers crossing the US-Mexico border. Learn more and back our KS here: shorturl.at/E3gMR Join our movement to humanize migrant stories. #indiegamedev
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 24/07/2025
"The individual who is free knows how to transform." A testament to the plight of migrants and the need to adapt to change during their journeys. This embroidery and illustration are included in our Take Us North KS rewards. Late pledges are available! Back us: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 24/07/2025
Looking for a team to join our investigative journalism game jam? 👁️ 🔍 Join our Discord server and meet hundreds of devs and potential collaborators! discord.gg/PvgWeNWb Apply to join the jam here: shorturl.at/bQ7Le #indiegamedev #gamejam #impactgames
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 22/07/2025
Want to uncover hidden truths via games? We've teamed up with GGJ, @igda.org, and OCCRP to host an investigative journalism game jam! 🔍 Get access to exclusive investigative reports 💰 Prize: $5K + spot in @spielfabrique.bsky.social ’s Launchpad Apply: www.floodlightproject.org/floodlight-g...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 19/07/2025
Happy #screenshotsaturday! Check out some early tests of The Darien Gap in Take Us North next to a real-world photo. The Darien is a jungle in South America and one of the most perilous migrant trails in the world. Want to learn and see more? Back us on KS! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 17/07/2025
Did you know we have a music player in Take Us North? Music plays a powerful role in migration, serving as a cultural bridge and connection to migrants' homes. Music heals. We're curating an eclectic collection and need support to realize our vision! Back our KS: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 16/07/2025
Happy #wishlistwednesday! Take Us North allows you to walk alongside migrants in a harrowing but hopeful journey across the US-Mexico border. These stories deserved to be told. Learn more and back our Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... #indiegamedev #artactivism #kickstarter
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 14/07/2025
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who pledged during our KS campaign! We're emboldened by the support and committed to bringing Take Us North to life ✨. Late pledges are available, so back us today to help us reach our stretch goals and receive beautiful rewards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 12/07/2025
Take Us North honors the lives and experiences of migrants who've traversed through some of the deadliest trails in the world. Help us dignify these vital stories by backing our Kickstarter! ‼️ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT‼️ Pledge now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 12/07/2025
🚨 ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT 🚨 in our KS campaign! Can you help us get closer to our $60k stretch goal and bring more vital migrant stories to life? This is also the LAST CHANCE to get a DISCOUNTED TRAILBLAZER PACK, which includes a gorgeous handcrafted ukulele. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 11/07/2025
Achievement unlocked! Thanks so much to everyone who's helped us reach our $50k goal. There are 🚨ONLY 34 HOURS LEFT 🚨. Additional support will help us develop more unique features for levels like La Bestia shown below. Read thread for more details! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 11/07/2025
We're so close to reaching our $50k stretch goal! We just need 8 more backers to reach our 500 backer goal too. If you have a friend, family member, or anyone in your community who cares about human rights, immigrant stories, and healing through art when we need it most, please share with them.
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 10/07/2025
🚨 2 DAYS LEFT 🚨 to back Take Us North on Kickstarter! Our work to shine a light on migrant stories is more urgent than ever. Support our labor of love and help us reach 500 backers and $50k! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... #artactivism #indiegamedev #kickstarter
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Richard Atlas @richmakesgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Still 3 days to back this important project by @anima-interactive.com on @kickstarter.com ! The game tells the stories of migrants and their harrowing but hopeful journeys across the southern US border: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
Header image of Take Us North, showing five people looking at a setting sun over a large border wall
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Mark DeLoura @markdeloura.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Just three days left for you to back Take Us North: a game about crossing the US-Mexico border! If you think games can do more, can be more, can tackle important topics and contribute to the national conversation -- now's your chance to get behind this timely tale. Click through to check it out!
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 10/07/2025
Can you help us reach 500 backers and $50k in the next 3 days? By backing Take Us North, you empower our dev team AND support programs that aid migrants and asylum seekers. It takes a few minutes to pledge but makes a meaningful difference in many lives. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 09/07/2025
🚨3 DAYS LEFT🚨 to back Take Us North on Kickstarter! In honor of the final moments, we're teasing a bit more of the game! Check out this scene set in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We're excited to share underrepresented parts of the world. Pledge now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... #wishlistwednesday
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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
You might have seen Take us North at the Day of the Devs' live show in San Francisco. It's a narrative adventure/survival game about crossing the US-Mexico border from @anima-interactive.com and there are just 4 DAYS left on their Kickstarter! Back it!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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Take Us North
A narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 08/07/2025
🚨4 DAYS LEFT🚨 to back Take Us North on KS. Help us reach our $50k stretch goal! $5-10 can go a long way. By backing us, you empower our dev team AND contribute to programs that provide aid to migrants and asylum seekers. Our work is more urgent now than ever. vimeo.com/1088171351 #indiegamedev
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Take Us North - Trailer
This is "Take Us North - Trailer" by Tribeca on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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Leah 🩵🩷 @myleah.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Help us push towards our 50k stretch goal! With both English AND Spanish VO, we'll be able to be more authentic and accessible to our audience! 🌄 Just 5 days left to #TakeUsNorth! ⬆️ 🔗 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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Take Us North
A narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border
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All Will Rise by Speculative Agency @allwillrise.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The countdown is ON to support Take Us North, from @anima-interactive.com! Only 5 days left to support this brilliant project on #Kickstarter! Support this #IndieGame with a strong message now!
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Cosmo 🌚 @ SpawnFestival @cosmografik.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
En ce moment sur Kickstarter : "Our debut original project, Take Us North, is a narrative-driven video game inspired by real-world stories that follows the poignant journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border" I wish you all the best @anima-interactive.com !
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 07/07/2025
Help us reach our $50k stretch goal to localize VO and honor migrant stories in their original language! We've interviewed dozens of migrants throughout our dev process. By backing TUN on KS, you can help bring these vital stories to life. Pledge now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 07/07/2025
Only 5 DAYS LEFT in our KS campaign! We've added more 🧵 Weaving Stories Packs and have discounted our 🕊️ Trailblazer Pack. By supporting Take Us North, you're supporting a diverse dev team AND programs that provide aid to migrants and asylum seekers. Pledge now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 05/07/2025
Only 7 days left in Take Us North's Kickstarter campaign! Our work to humanize migrant and immigrant stories is more urgent than ever. Support our labor of love 💜. Pledge now and Take Us North ⬆️ kickstarter.com/projects/takeusnorth/take-us-north #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #artactivism
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Lis @thewritegame.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
I had the pleasure of being posted next to this team at the MIX event earlier this year and in addition to being delightful to speak with, their project was beautiful, compelling, and timely.
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 05/07/2025
We're collaborating with migrants and asylum seekers on Take Us North. By backing our Kickstarter, you not only support our diverse dev team (which is >60% female non-binary and over 60% BIPOC) but also contribute to art therapy projects for impacted communities. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 05/07/2025
Only 7 days left in our KS campaign for Take Us North! Below is a digital version of a painting by Lika Macias who runs Casa MTN migrant shelter in Mexico. 'De Sin Fonía a Sinfonía' translates to 'From Without a Voice to a Symphony'. Help amplify migrant voices. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 05/07/2025
We're nearing our $50k stretch goal! Unlocking our $50k goal allows us to honor stories in their original language. Consider our 🕊️ Trailblazer Pack for a ukulele handcrafted with love or our 💌 Stamped in Solidarity pack for a lower tier option. Only 8 days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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Jonas 'The Rising Star' Gawe @jttg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I am very jetlagged so I keep this simple: Please support Take Us North by @anima-interactive.com on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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Take Us North
A narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border
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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Take Us North is aiming to deliver a narrative experience that the world needs more of, especially now. Contribute if you can and help the team at @anima-interactive.com push this project further.
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 03/07/2025
We're digitizing artwork made by migrants to immortalize their stories and enable them to reach a broader audience. The message below translates to "An entire life doesn't fit in a suitcase", a reminder of the sacrifices migrants make when leaving their homes. Both are included in our KS rewards.
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 03/07/2025
#TBT to last week when we had the chance to share more about Take Us North at @gamesforchange.bsky.social ! It was wonderful to be in community with values-aligned folks who work to harness the power of games for good. Only 9 days left to back our Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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Captain Fury @captain.anchored.digital · 03/07/2025
This game looks incredible and is being made with such thought and care for the people and stories that inspire it. It really should hit its Spanish localization goal to truly honor the contributing voices. I backed this project and encourage you to too if you can.
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 02/07/2025
We're 75% toward our $50k stretch goal! Thank you to all who've pledged 💜. We've interviewed dozens of migrants and asylum seekers. With your support, we can unlock our stretch goals and bring more of these vital stories to life. Pledge today and Take Us North ⬆️: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 02/07/2025
We still have a few [LIMITED] 🧵 Weaving Stories Packs left on Kickstarter! Help us unlock our stretch goals to include more characters and vital migrant stories into Take Us North. Translation for embroidery: "You are not what you have. You are what you give." Pledge now: shorturl.at/ptc8w
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 01/07/2025
Haven't backed Take Us North yet? Pledge today to help us unlock stretch goals to include more characters and VO. Take Us North is rooted in research, and our work to humanize and share as many migrant stories as possible is more vital than ever. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... #GivingTuesday
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Ryn | Lyon's Den Projects @lyonsdenprojects.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I just backed Take Us North on @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... This story is so important and so relevant right now. Consider supporting this indie games project!
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Take Us North
A narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 30/06/2025
Help us unlock our Kickstarter stretch goals so we can create an even more powerful and poignant experience for our audience! Check out some of our stretch goals and an example of a magical realism concept for Take Us North below ✨ Only 12 days left! Pledge here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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IGDA NYC @igdanyc.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
BRAVO @anima-interactive.com for funding your game!, TAKE US NORTH! 13 days left to hop on this crowdfund campaign. #NYMakesGames
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