About
An independent game studio in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, founded and run by one person.
The studio
A studio at the start of its story.
BTDYA is one person. I am Tewodros Basie, and I work across game development, 3D, animation and creative direction.
I started the studio in Addis Ababa to build original games and to do animation work worth putting my name on. Right now that means one game, Backhand, and a small amount of client work chosen to fit around it.
Everything here was made by me, and I would rather say that plainly than dress it up as a team. I want BTDYA to grow into a small studio once the work justifies it. That is the whole plan, and there is no rush to overstate it.
I move between disciplines rather than stopping at one. A character gets sculpted, textured, rigged and animated by the same person, which means the early decisions are made with the end of the pipeline in mind.
If you are working on something and want to talk it through, I am easy to reach. Telegram is fastest, email works fine, and there is a form at the bottom of the homepage.
The name
Five letters, five people.
BTDYA is not an acronym for anything about games. It is built from the names of my family, in order. It seemed a better foundation for a studio than something invented to sound like a company.