Glen Henry, gamemaker, co-founder Jamaica Game Developer Society.

Glen Henry, gamemaker, co-founder Jamaica Game Developer Society.

My guest today is a Jamaican game developer and studio founder. Based in Kingston, he is the founder of Spritewrench Studios, a narrative-focused micro studio he built after realising, in his final year at university, that he did not need to leave Jamaica or join a hundred-person team to make games of his own.


Inspired by that possibility, he began creating small projects, taking part in game jams, and steadily turning Spritewrench from a name into a company. His work is shaped by a commitment to cultural representation that reaches beyond cliché, and by a wider effort to grow the local scene through the Jamaica Game Developer Society, where he has worked to connect creators and open up pathways into the industry. Now, with Duppy Detective Tashia, a point-and-click mystery rooted in Caribbean folklore, he is bringing that vision to a wider audience.


Glen Henry & Spritewrench Studios

Spritewrench Studios – official website

Spritewrench – itch.io (all games)

Glen Henry – Instagram (@spritewrench)


Duppy Detective Tashia

Duppy Detective Tashia – Steam

Duppy Detective Tashia – itch.io


Jamaica Game Developer Society

Jamaica Game Developer Society – official site

JGDS – YouTube channel (Crash Course series)


Glen's Perfect Console

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Wikipedia

Viewtiful Joe (GameCube, 2003) – Wikipedia

Spelunky Classic – free download (Derek Yu's site)

Spelunky Classic – Wikipedia

Hades – official site

Hades – Steam

Hollow Knight: Silksong – official site


Also mentioned

Bastion – Supergiant Games

Transistor – Supergiant Games

Indie Game: The Movie – official site

Black Voices in Gaming – community Discord

Rami Ismail – game developer and advocate

Chase Bethea – composer (Duppy Detective Tashia)

Bubblexity – BChaotic (Jamaican student dev team, Steam)

TIGSource – indie game development forums

Global Game Jam


Next week's guest

Soren Johnson – designer of Civilization IV

Old World – Mohawk Games (Steam)


Simon's book

Trial of the Space Invaders – pre-order (Bookshop.org UK)

Trial of the Space Invaders – pre-order (Amazon UK)


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