International Women’s Day: Celebrating six women who played the best games last year

TODAY, March 8, is International Women’s Day, a time when we celebrate the achievements of women in all walks of life.

Because the gaming industry is still largely male-dominated, it’s all the more important to look at just a few of the thousands of women who work every day to bring the best experiences to gamers around the world.

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These are six amazing women who helped create some of the most inspiring video games to come out in the past year.

Yoko Shimomura

One of gaming’s most iconic composers, Yoko Shimomura has worked on the music of classic games like Street Fighter II and The King of Dragons.

Shimomura, best known for writing the score to Kingdom Hearts, was also involved with the score to Xenoblade Chronicles and was the sole composer of Live a Live.

This year, the Super Mario RPG remake brought back its memorable themes, rearranging them for its 2023 release.

Brigitta Rena and Galuh Elsa

The Indonesian adventure video game A Space for the Unbound was praised for its excellent story about two high school students set at the end of the world.

The game’s pixel art style is enhanced by the heartfelt story written by Brigitta Rena and Galuh Elsa, and we can’t wait to see more from the female writing duo.

Hana Takeda

Voice actors in Japan enjoy the same celebrity status as their film and stage counterparts, and Hana Takeda has lent her voice to numerous characters in video games.

Most recently, Takeda reprized her role as Seonhee in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, as the leader of the Geomijul, and Liumang was promoted to a playable character.

Tilly Steele

Baldur’s Gate 3 has been widely praised for the quality of its cutscenes, which are packed with branching dialogue and memorable performances.

Thanks to Baldur’s Gate 3 Voice and Performance Director Tilly Steele and her work with a brilliant cast of actors, we will never forget Astarion, Shadowheart, Lae’zel and the ubiquitous Narrator.

Abby Howard

Together with her husband, Abby Howard created Slay the Princess, one of the highest-rated games of 2023.

With Howard’s beautiful pencil art style, the game quickly gained universal acclaim and is a must-play horror adventure.

If you want to know more about women in video games, check out our picks from last year.

Written by Stoyan Ovcharov on behalf of GLHF.

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