John Johanas

What you do at Tango?

I’m Creative Director at the studio, so outside of directing the titles we develop, I work with the other creative leads and staff to help achieve cohesive creative visions on our projects.
It’s mostly about maintaining the culture that we see for our studio and supporting everyone here creatively!

How do you describe Tango’s development environment?

I feel like Tango has quite an “open” development philosophy. We want team members to casually and freely talk about what’s working or not working when making a game.
That sometimes means the office can be quite noisy at time since we will casually talk about ideas and rope in different people at any moment, but there’s a liveliness to it all that makes it fun!

What do you think makes Tango unique as a game studio?

While any major studio works as a team, I like to think the ownership we push to our team members is a key factor in achieving the best quality and allowing creators to grow their skills. Attachment breeds inspiration, and here we really want you to feel a personal attachment to our games and put your heart into them.

What are your thoughts about the type of people who work at Tango?

Tango just feels like a group of gaming fans being able to work on something they’re excited about. Everyone is passionate (in a supportive way) and we have creators who are industry veterans, younger people getting their start, and everything in between so there is a wide range of inspiration that everyone brings to a project.

Looking to the future, what are you excited for when working at Tango?

Of course it’s working on our future projects. At Tango we’ve jumped through genres before, showing we can pull off the unexpected, even if it’s a challenge. Whatever we make next won’t be easy, but as we all get even better at making games, the next projects we put out will be our best yet!

What’s something you’d like to tell someone interested in the company or working with your team?

Tango may feel a mix of scrappy idealists, but we’re also smart people with passion. Working here requires you to want to have your input makes a difference in a game, because honestly…it does! We welcome anyone who brings positivity to the creative process. Also, those who thrive in teamwork, not just being assigned tasks.