ABOUT US.

Hey there! We're Sam and Kostia - first-time game makers and full-time creatives. But we also happily hold the titles of innovators, articulators, and mischief-makers. 

Welcome to our gaming collective called Spoonful of Wonder. Here you can find us tinkering on our debut game Copycat and drinking tea. Our vision is to develop video games that ignite imagination, spark nostalgia and speak to the soul. Our creative practice sits at the alchemy of optimism, metaphor and magic—with the ambition to unearth the stronger side of humanity. We believe every game needs a spoonful of the sweet stuff.

For the last 10 years we have called Sydney, Australia home.

We are no strangers working together. Besides our 10+ year career in commercial creativity, we have successfully produced a six-minute feel-good animation, a couple of award-winning short films, as well as a vibrant children's book. Now we’re taking on our biggest project ever Copycat.

Samantha Cable / Game Director,
Head of Narrative, and Founder

Sam is a vibrant writer who specialises in stories for video games, animation and comic books. Her creative portfolio has won her title of 'Young Creative of the Year' at ADC Europe. Sam holds a Masters in Screenwriting from the Australian Film Television and Radio School where she has returned as a guest lecturer. Sam is a 2023 award jury member for the gaming category of the Art Directors Club in New York.

Kostia Liakhov / Game Director,
Head of Art, and Founder

Kostia has over 10 years of experience in commercial creativity where he polished his directing, innovation, and design craft; winning over 100 international art direction awards including Cannes Lions, D&AD and New York Festivals. In addition to speaking English, German, Ukrainian and Russian, Kostia is also fluent in Unity 3D, Blender, After Effects, FMOD, Reallusion iClone and Photoshop.