André Young (YouTuber)
Amdre Young | |
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| Born | André Young Ferreira March 21, 1994 |
| Alma mater | Unesp |
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| Known for | 9 Kings |
| YouTube information | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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André Young Ferreira (Santos, March 21, 1994) is a Brazilian YouTuber, biologist, former podcaster, and game developer.[1] He is known for creating the YouTube channels "André Young" and "Andrezitos" and for being the founder of the publisher Sad Socket, a company that developed the games 9 Kings, Ending Tau, Seraph's Last Stand, and Gods of Sand.[2][3]
Biography
André Young holds a degree in biological sciences from Unesp, an area that is frequently reflected in his work.
Career
He began his career as a game developer in 2014, when he started challenging himself by creating his own games.
2017-2018: Initial Career
On September 6, 2017, he published his first video, still available to the public, on the André Young channel. The video blends biology, humor, and gameplay—characteristics that would remain and become the identity of his YouTube channel.[4]
On July 3, 2018, he created "Game JaaJ," a game jam held on the platform. Game Jolt.[5] The event gained popularity among developers and became an official event, with subsequent editions and awards. Currently, "Game JaaJ" is organized on the Itch.io platform by Sad Socket.[6]
His first commercial project was 23 Miles Deep, a mobile game created in a period of 10 days.[7]
2022-2025: First well-received Games
In 2022, he published the game Seraph's Last Stand, inspired by the browser game Heli Attack 2 (2003).[8] In the first few months after its release, the game sold over 30,000 copies.[9] and was nominated the following year in the Best Brazilian Game category at the Coelho Awards.[10]
His game 9 Kings was featured at the Latin American Games Showcase and has already sold over 400,000 copies on Steam in its release year.[11][12]
Parallel projects
André is also the creator of the game development course Oficina Indie,[13] The course teaches the C# programming language using the Unity graphics engine. It includes a game jam called Oficina Jam, where students create their own games and compete against each other.[13]
André Young, along with other collaborators, created an amateur podcast called Valdir Podcast, which aired between 2018 and 2020. The episodes were hosted in Soundcloud by André and two friends and covered a variety of topics with a humorous tone.[14][15]
References
- ^ "Andre Young - Pullig Influencers" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Pullig. September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Youtubers da Baixada Santista conquistam espaço na web". Boqnews (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 15, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ Fernandes, Saulo (June 2, 2025). "Sucesso brasileiro: 9 Kings ultrapassa 250 mil cópias vendidas na primeira semana". Gamers e Games. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ André Young (September 6, 2017), Desaprendendo – Dinossauros, retrieved September 25, 2025
- ^ "Game Jaaj 1 Gamejolt". gamejolt. 2018. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Itch.io". Itch.io. 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ "23 miles deep no IGDB". igdb. 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2025.
- ^ André Young (March 17, 2022), REFAZENDO um jogo da minha infância, só que MELHOR (talvez), retrieved September 25, 2025
- ^ André Young (May 2, 2022), Quanto ganhei com meu JOGO na STEAM? (Mais do que esperava), retrieved September 25, 2025
- ^ Ferreira, Beto. "Coelho Awards 2023: Confira a lista de vencedores da premiação". Nintendo Blast. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ^ "Latin American Games Showcase 2025 apresenta 57 títulos no Summer Game Fest" (in Brazilian Portuguese). June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ Frrnandes, Saulo (June 25, 2025). "9 Kings ultrapassa 400 mil vendas e revela roadmap de atualizações no Acesso Antecipado". Gamers e Games. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Oficina Indie - Curso de Desenvolvimento de Jogos". Oficina Indie (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- ^ "Valdir". Spotify (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ Andrezitos (January 13, 2022), O Valdir (meu podcast) ACABOU?, retrieved July 23, 2025