Karla Reyes

Karla Reyes is a native New Yorker, game developer, and founder and creative director of Anima Interactive, a socially conscious indie media studio behind Take Us North. Take Us North has premiered at festivals around the world including Tribeca and SXSW Sydney and was listed among the top indie games at GDC 2025 by NPR and GamesHub. Slant Magazine described it as “one of the most important interactive narratives of the year”.

Prior to founding Anima, Karla developed games at Square Enix and Niantic and helped build Code Coven, a global classroom and accelerator for underrepresented creators. Passionate about harnessing the power of games for good, she has collaborated with Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions and UN agencies to explore ways games can encourage climate consciousness and helped launch Floodlight Games in partnership with OCCRP to adapt real-world investigative journalism into interactive media. Outside of games, Karla is also a DJ and radio presenter.