“The Pirate Queen Interview: CEO Talks Championing Gender Equality and Female-Led Narratives”

Eloise Singer was interviewed by Game Rant’s Gemma Johnson to talk about about championing gender equality and female-led narratives in the game industry. Make sure to read all of the interview!

Q: As a female-led studio, how do you think the landscape regarding women in games development has perhaps changed over the years? Where do you think you'd like that landscape to be in the next 10-20 years?

A: Good question. I guess I'm still comparatively new to the game industry, so in some ways, it's a bit hard to give a retrospect because I'm literally diving into it. I started my company seven years ago next month, which is bizarre and exciting at the same time, but we only started developing games during the pandemic at the top of 2020. Before that, I worked in the film industry, so it's really hard for me to say, in some respects, because, unlike a lot of various game devs who have been in the industry much longer can see a lot more of the changes.

I feel very lucky that I came into the industry at a time when there were a lot of opportunities for women, and people were actively starting to seek female narratives and female studios, and champion female games, which was really exciting. The Pirate Queen is a prime example of that. It's a female-led narrative created by a female-led studio. One of the reasons that it's got so much traction is because of that and because we're championing gender equality. I'm positive and optimistic about how things are because I'm really lucky that we've been funded to create this game. But at the same time, we face constant challenges and hurdles. We're constantly having to prove ourselves and fight really, really hard to get funding, recognition, and attention. The bar, in some respects, is set just that much higher, just because of the nature of living in a glass ceiling.

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