Pathfinders Studio

Pathfinders Studio is a game development studio founded in 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team consists of 12 developers, artists, and designers working across game design, 2D art, and programming. Lucas Malvaso leads the studio as founder and CEO. The studio develops games for PC, console, and mobile platforms, with a track record spanning educational games, hypercasual prototypes, and narrative-driven titles.

Services and capabilities

Pathfinders Studio offers game design and pre-production services, starting from either existing concepts or blank slate development. The studio emphasizes the design phase as foundational—understanding user experience, narrative intent, and technical execution before building. They develop across multiple genres and platforms. Their portfolio includes educational games (10+ titles created for Legends Of Learning since 2019 covering math and science topics), hypercasual mobile games, narrative-driven adventure games, and strategy games with progression systems.

The studio works with a variety of game engines and tools. They've shipped titles on PC, console, and mobile. Their educational work demonstrates ability to balance entertainment with learning objectives. The hypercasual work, done in partnership with CrazyLabs, shows capacity to iterate quickly on market-tested prototypes.

Notable work

Pathfinders Studio has shipped several public titles. "A World Without...: Videogames" (developed for Naisekai) is a narrative adventure where players accompany characters through different worlds, solving science-based puzzles. "Time Blast" places players in a time-travel scenario where they restore civilizations and interact with historical figures like Caesar, Cleopatra, and Lagertha. "Merge Knight" is a strategy game where players command troops across five biomes and merge units to unlock stronger variants.

For World Vision, the studio created "Protection," an educational game about safety aimed at children and adolescents. The studio also developed hypercasual prototypes in rapid iteration cycles with CrazyLabs. Since 2019, they've created over 10 educational titles for Legends Of Learning, indicating sustained work in the edutainment space.

How they work

Pathfinders Studio engages on a project basis. Contact is initiated via email (hi@pathfindersstudio.com) or phone (+54 11 6935-7039). The studio describes its approach as "easygoing and professional," emphasizing that having fun and caring about the work is integral to their process. They emphasize the game design and pre-production phase as critical to establishing direction before development begins. No pricing, retainer, or dedicated team models are mentioned in available materials.

Team and credentials

The studio has 12 named team members: Lucas Malvaso (founder, CEO), Sofia Paz (lead 2D artist with credits on Warcraft and Portal 2), Patricio Di Lauro, Franco Vega, Lucia Martin, Ignacio F. Lemos, Mauro Mendoza, Guille Manzano, Juan R. Giles, Facundo Ponce, Lucas R. Roge, and Naza Fazzolari (game designer). The team is located in Buenos Aires. No formal certifications, partnership statuses, or third-party ratings are mentioned on their website.