Biagi Calicchia makes games! Sometimes with code, sometimes with cardboard, always with care. You can play some of the most notable ones to the right of this text (or probably below if you're on mobile). All of Biagi’s digital work lives on itch.io, and his board games live at Orto Games, the independent label he founded to self-publish games like Jungleball, a chaotic backyard sport that debuted on Kickstarter and sold out through national conventions.
Biagi thrives on collaboration, sharing knowledge, and making strange, delightful things with others. His games have been nominated for awards at IGF, A MAZE., and the BAFTAs, and he’s taught and co-taught game design courses at NYU and beyond. He’s worked with organizations like the United Nations and Play360 to create immersive experiences and educational tools around the world, and recently completed an MFA in game design at NYU.
Whether he’s building narrative adventures, party games, or systems-driven experiments, Biagi’s work explores the peculiarities of human existence—with humor, with play, and with deep love for the weird little bonds that form when we interact.
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Growth Spurt: a Meandering Intermission into the Afterhours of a Miscalculation
Jungleball
Abigail
Growth Spurt
Prototype Studio
Relatable (Game design/ PD team)
Jungleball
Cardboard creatures
Orto Games
Aalto Summer School
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