Bruno Urbain

TLDR

Bruno Urbain is CEO and co-founder of Fishing Cactus, the largest independent game studio in Wallonia, known for narrative-driven titles including Epistory: Typing Chronicles and Nanotale.

Overview

Urbain co-founded Fishing Cactus in Mons in September 2008 with Julien Hamaide, following the bankruptcy of 10Tacle Studios Belgium. The studio has grown to 36 developers and combines original IP development with work-for-hire projects for partners including Disney, Decathlon, SEGA, and Microids. Epistory: Typing Chronicles won the Creative Play Award in Paris (2015) and the Innovation Award at the Belgian Game Award (2016).