Samuel Montanini

What they built

Founded Piggle Studios at age 9 — an independent one-person game studio producing Unity-based games for Android and PC, including Space Cannon and other titles available on the Google Play Store. Motivated by a lifelong passion for gaming, Samuel self-taught game development as a child and grew his studio to over 7 published games. Recognising that young aspiring developers lacked accessible, relatable learning resources, he extended his work into Piggle Class — a beginner game-development course built around his own experience as a young learner, designed to teach Unity from scratch in a fun, approachable way. He participated in GamesCom Latam 2024 and was highlighted in the São Paulo state government's innovation programme in 2025.

Verified track record

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