What Timba does

Timba Games is an independent video game development studio headquartered in Medellín, Colombia, founded in 2015, operating a B2B services model that serves game publishers, studios, and agencies globally. The company delivers two primary service lines: a work-for-hire offering covering full game development from concept to delivery (including development, game design, art, and QA), and a staffing offering that places developers, artists, designers, and specialists into client teams for project scaling.

The studio's core technology rests on a production-grade art pipeline spanning 3D game art (sculpting through engine-ready rigging and animation), specialized 2D styles (anime, cartoon, stylized), and cross-platform UI/UX for PC, mobile, and VR. Work-for-hire projects can be scoped as full game builds or as discrete components (art, programming, design), with pricing delivered through custom quotes per project rather than public rate cards. Client acquisition is sales-led, executed via direct outreach, the company's portfolio website, and a contact form for project scoping conversations; no named anchor customers, marketing partners, or distribution alliances are disclosed.

Operationally, Timba Games runs with a small team (1–10 employees) led by four executives — Founder Iván Álvarez, CEO Julián Álvarez, Creative Director Roberto Fuentes, and COO Camilo Rios — and is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds, parent company, or institutional backing. Revenue, headcount trajectory, and contract value data are not publicly disclosed, limiting external visibility into unit economics, customer concentration, and absolute growth rates.

Name

Timba

Legal name

Timba Games

Website

https://timba.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Timba Games is an independent B2B video game development studio in Medellín, Colombia, offering work-for-hire game development, art production (3D, anime, cartoon, stylized), UI/UX design, and developer/art staffing to global game publishers and studios.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game Development Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Outsourced Art/Audio Production Services (2D/3D, Animation, VFX, Audio/VO) (MPAFAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobile & F2P Game Studios (MPAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Game development services
• 3D game art production
• Game studio staffing
• Anime art outsourcing
• UI/UX design games

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Work for Hire - Full Game Development: Complete game development services from concept to final delivery, tailored to client vision. Includes full game development or specific components like art, programming, or design.
2. Staffing Services: Providing highly skilled professionals (developers, artists, designers, specialists) to seamlessly integrate into client's teams, helping them scale efficiently and meet project demands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Timba Games is an independent game development studio offering two primary B2B service lines: (1) Work-for-Hire — full game development from concept to final delivery covering art, programming, design, and QA; and (2) Staffing — providing skilled developers, artists, and designers to integrate into client teams. The studio produces specialized art across 3D game art, anime, cartoon, stylized, and UI/UX design for PC, mobile, and VR platforms.

Product overview

Timba Games is an independent video game studio based in Medellín, Colombia, founded in 2015. The company operates as a game development services provider offering two primary service lines: (1) Work for Hire – full game development from concept to final delivery, covering development, art production, game design, and QA; and (2) Staffing – providing skilled professionals (developers, artists, designers) to integrate into client teams. The Art service encompasses five specialized sub-offerings: 3D Game Art (full 3D production pipeline from sculpting through rigging and animation), Anime Art Style (vibrant anime-style characters and environments), Cartoon Art Style (playful bold visuals for mobile and casual games), Stylized Art Style (balancing realism and abstraction across various aesthetics), and UI/UX Design (interfaces for PC, mobile, and VR platforms). Together, these services enable clients to access end-to-end game development capabilities or specific components as needed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Work for Hire Full game development services from concept to final delivery for game publishers and studios, including art, programming, and design components tailored to client vision.
• Staffing Provides highly skilled professionals including developers, artists, and designers to integrate seamlessly into client teams for project scaling.
• 3D Game Art High-quality 3D assets for games including characters, creatures, environments, props, and weapons, covering the full pipeline from sculpting to engine-ready models with PBR or hand-painted textures, rigging, and animation.
• Anime Art Style Vibrant, expressive anime-style art for games including dynamic characters, rich environments, UI elements, and VFX with emphasis on motion, feeling, and aesthetic consistency from concept through animation.
• Cartoon Art Style Playful, bold cartoon-style art with vibrant colors, fun shapes, and expressive design appealing to wide audiences, ideal for mobile games and casual titles, including card illustrations and animated scenes.
• Stylized Art Style Stylized visuals balancing realism and abstraction including painterly, minimal, and surreal styles. Services include moodboards, concepts, lighting, rendering, character design, and full art pipeline integration with game engines.
• UI/UX Design Intuitive, visually engaging interface design for PC, mobile, and VR games, covering HUDs, menus, icons, and interactive elements with usability and strong visual identity. Includes touch-friendly mobile interfaces and immersive VR UI elements scaled for comfortable 3D interaction.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Keywords Studios: Largest independent global provider of game services including art production, QA, localization, and player support — the most direct comparable business model to Timba's work-for-hire and staffing offerings, only at vastly greater scale.
• PTW (Pole To Win): Global gaming services firm offering QA, localization, art, and audio production for publishers — directly comparable on the QA and art production services that anchor Timba's offering.
• Glass Egg Digital Media: 3D art outsourcing and game asset production studio for AAA and mid-tier publishers — closely comparable on the 3D production pipeline and engine-ready asset delivery Timba highlights.
• Amber Studio: Latin American-rooted game development outsourcing and co-development studio offering art, engineering, and QA services — highly comparable geography-to-services model, making Amber one of the closest regional peers.
• Leartes Studios: Game art and design outsourcing studio covering characters, environments, UI/UX, and stylized art — directly overlapping with Timba's art sub-offerings (anime, cartoon, stylized, UI/UX).
• Virtuos: Major game art outsourcing and co-development studio with full 3D pipelines, character/environment production, and VR expertise — directly comparable to Timba's 3D game art and cross-platform capabilities.
• Room 8 Group: Outsourced game development, art, and QA services provider serving AAA publishers; comparable offering across art styles, co-development, and QA testing — directly overlapping with Timba's service portfolio.
• Lemon Sky Studios: Game art outsourcing studio specializing in 3D characters, environments, and stylized art for publishers — directly comparable to Timba's 3D Game Art and stylized sub-offerings.
• Snowed In Studios: Mid-sized game development and art services studio offering co-development, art production, and QA — comparable B2B services model and scale tier to Timba's work-for-hire portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Sumo Digital: Established game co-development and work-for-hire studio with multiple service lines including art, engineering, and QA — broader and larger incumbent operating in the same outsourced game services category as Timba.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/timbastudio
• Facebookfacebook.com/timbagames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/timba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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