Neil Arthur Alaan is Lead Programmer and Jhay Oliver Lauzon is Lead Artist & Game Director of Hinumdumi by Night Owl Games. Marde Campado is CEO of Sinawali Showdown by Thunderstack Studio. In this episode, we talk about game development in Butuan City! Hinumdumi is a horror game with Filipino childhood nostalgia elements being developed by Night Owl Games. Sinawali Showdown is a TCG and strategy game preserving the Filipino sport Arnis developed by Thunderstack Studio. This episode is recorded live at the 2026 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week in Caraga at Robinsons Butuan in Butuan City. In this episode: 00:00 Introduction 02:04 Hinumdumi 04:01 Sinawali Showdown 07:52 Why games 14:40 Game mechanics 24:23 Business model 33:00 Vision 44:40 Motivation 46:52 Milestone 51:59 Challenges 56:33 Lessons learned 1:02:41 Contact & information HINUMDUMI BY NIGHT OWL GAMES [Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577413321945SINAWALI](<Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577413321945SINAWALI>) SHOWDOWN BY THUNDERSTACK STUDIO Website: [https://thunderstackstudio.vercel.app](https://thunderstackstudio.vercel.app) Facebook: [https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585895250237](https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=61585895250237) THIS EPISODE IS CO-PRODUCED BY: Symph: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://symph.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://symph.co) OneCFO: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onecfoph.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://onecfoph.co) Yspaces: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://knowyourspaceph.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://knowyourspaceph.com) (5% discount on virtual office, meeting rooms, and event space! Code: YSPACESSUP) Vition Consulting and Workshops: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ksfinancialsph.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://ksfinancialsph.com) Twala: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twala.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://twala.io) GigGenius: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gig-genius.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://gig-genius.io) SkoolTek by Edfolio: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skooltek.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://skooltek.co) Red Circle Global: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://redcircleglobal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://redcircleglobal.com) CHECK OUT OUR PARTNERS: Enactus Philippines: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://enactus.ph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://enactus.ph) SoftPhil AI: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://softphil.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://softphil.com) Multibook Philippines: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://multibook.com.ph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://multibook.com.ph) Ask Lex PH Academy: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://asklexph.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://asklexph.com) (5% discount on e-learning courses! Code: ALPHAXSUP) Pahatid PH: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pahatid.ph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://pahatid.ph) Digital Workforce Group: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://digitalworkforce.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://digitalworkforce.com) Nascent Batteries: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nascentbatteries.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://nascentbatteries.com) Level Up Talent Solutions: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lvluptalentsolutions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://lvluptalentsolutions.com) Agile Data Solutions (Hustle PH): [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://agiledatasolutions.tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://agiledatasolutions.tech) CloudCFO: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cloudcfo.ph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://cloudcfo.ph) (Free financial assessment, process onboarding, and 6-month QuickBooks subscription! Mention: Start Up Podcast PH) ArkoTech: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arkotechspacesolutions.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://arkotechspacesolutions.com) DVCode Technologies Inc: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dvcode.tech⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://dvcode.tech) Argum AI: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://argum.ai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](http://argum.ai) PIXEL by Eplayment: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pixel.eplayment.co/auth/sign-up?r=PIXELXSUP1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://pixel.eplayment.co/auth/sign-up?r=PIXELXSUP1) (Sign up using Code: PIXELXSUP1) School of Profits: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://schoolofprofits.academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://schoolofprofits.academy) Hier Business Solutions: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hierpayroll.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://hierpayroll.com) START UP PODCAST PH YouTube: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/startuppodcastph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://youtube.com/startuppodcastph) Spotify: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVa) Apple Podcasts: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394) Facebook: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/startuppodcastph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://facebook.com/startuppodcastph) PIXEL: [https://pixelforcreators.com/startuppodcastph](https://pixelforcreators.com/startuppodcastph) Website: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://startupnetwork.ph⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠](https://startupnetwork.ph) This episode is edited by: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tasharivera.com⁠](https://tasharivera.com)