Astra Logical adds Claire Barilla as Head of Production and Megan Carriker as Head of Marketing

Astra Logical :

July 10, 2024  - Los Angeles, CA - Astra Logical is just a teensy bit excited to announce that they have hired two veterans to expand their leadership team in their quest to publish systems and strategy games that don’t hate you.

(This is Claire and she’s very cool)

Claire Barilla hails most recently from Secret Mode and worked on titles like A Little to the Left, Loddlenauts, Still Wakes the Deep, and more. She is the one of the primary coordinators for SavePoint and before that she was a director for a games festival on a small island at the bottom of the world, New Zealand. She has spent too much time in her life playing Hades and Pharaoh.

“I came from Development to Publishing Production because I wanted to help more teams show the world their work,” said Claire Barilla. “I joined Astra because they give a shit about building sustainable teams. I get to build pipelines and structures which are developer focused and collaborative at their core. Also low-key joined because these are the types of games that I play and I want more of them to exist. We want to do weird things that push the medium or create new genres in this space!”

(This is Megan. She’s also very cool)

Megan Carriker has joined from Hooded Horse, where she was the Director of Operations and before that, supported Serenity Forge as Marketing Manager then Publishing Manager. She recently assisted in the launches of Manor Lords and Against the Storm and previously was a coordinator for the Game Devs of Color Expo and the IGDA Climate Special Interest Group. Until she had another kid and lost all semblance of “free time” to the tyranny of two small children now living rent-free in her home. She has spent too much time in her life playing Civ and Stardew Valley.

"I’m not sure anyone ever reads these quotes,” Megan Carriker said, “but if you’re reading this one, thanks! And if you’re a developer, we want your games. We are actively signing titles and my days have been filled with brainstorming some wild ways to help get the incredible games in our portfolio into the hands of the gamers who will love ‘em.”

Astra Logical will be launching Rebots, a first-person automation game with an endless universe to explore, by FlatPonies in Q3 2024. They will be announcing more titles soon™.

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About Astra Logical

Astra Logical publishes systems and strategy games that don’t hate you. A mission-driven indie publisher, they support games with an ethos of progressive complexity and emergent thought. Astra teams up with developers who create approachable yet deep challenges for the curious-minded.

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