Guest writer Vlad Micu has been a freelance game industry journalist for over five years while running his company VGVisionary. He is also the managing director of WindowsPhoneFans.com. Currently residing in Bangkok, Thailand, he is pursuing his dream of making video games as the game producer of arkavis, an up and coming casual game studio.
The Thai video game industry is on the rise! This has mostly come through the rise of different app stores and a growing interest from foreign investors in Thai game development talent, and more and more Thai game studios are being empowered to produce quality content for a global audience.
Some games are slowly getting a foothold in the international market, with an increasing number Thai game developers finding both the talent, resources, and the guts to aim for international releases of their games. We rounded up some of the most interesting video games made in the Asian nation that you should check out for yourself. Here they are!
1. Stylista (PC), from Sandbox Global
Though Sandbox Global has not yet started largely promoting its first social game, the fashion themed Stylista, user numbers are growing steadily and a Thai version is already up as well! Stylista is a social game that lets the player explore the world of fashion, art, and design. The game allows you dress up your avatar, travel to different destinations to shop for new clothes and design your own apartment. Sandbox Global has the ambitious goal of reaching one million users by the third quarter of 2012.
2. Cube Raider (iOS), from Gamesquare
You have to give it to the guys from Gamesquare for coming up with one of the more original 3D puzzle games available on iOS. The game blends a bit of action with a lot of puzzling in 3D cube worlds where you have to move boxes, fill holes, and sometimes fall off the side to get where you need to be. There’s also a free ‘Lite’ version for everybody to try.
3. Spot the Differences (Android), from Sanuk Games
Though ‘spot the differences’ might be a very well known concept, Sanuk’s Spot the Differences is one of the most polished and fun versions on the entire planet. And best of all, it’s free to play using Google Play. The Bangkok-based studio is mostly known for their outsourcing work that involves bringing popular mobile game titles to platforms such as the Playstation 3 and the Wii. Sanuk Games has worked on and released over 40 titles to date.
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