Name: Lacey “Xitzalz04” Rivera
Tagline: “Turning glitches into gold.”
Location: Seattle, WA (formerly Phoenix, AZ)
Passions: Indie game development, speed‑running, retro synthwave, and community mentorship.
Lacey first burst onto the gaming scene in 2017 under the handle Xitzalz04, quickly gaining a reputation for dissecting complex game mechanics and sharing crystal‑clear tutorials on Twitch and YouTube. By 2020 she’d pivoted from pure gameplay to indie game creation, co‑founding PixelPulse Studios—a small team that released three award‑winning titles on itch.io, each praised for their nostalgic pixel art and tight, story‑driven design. lacey xitzalz04
When she isn’t coding or streaming, Lacey volunteers as a mentor for the Girls Who Code chapter in Seattle, runs a monthly “Retro‑Jam” livestream where she builds games live in under an hour, and curates a synth‑driven playlist that fuels her late‑night coding sessions. Lacey first burst onto the gaming scene in
Fun fact: She once beat Celeste on “Hardest Mode” in under 30 minutes—without using a controller. If "Lacey xitzalz04" were fictional, the name might
If "Lacey xitzalz04" were fictional, the name might inspire these archetypes:
Lacey • Xitzalz04 🎮 Indie dev | Speed‑runner | Synthwave lover | Mentor @GirlsWhoCode
Name: Lacey “Xitzalz04” Rivera
Tagline: “Turning glitches into gold.”
Location: Seattle, WA (formerly Phoenix, AZ)
Passions: Indie game development, speed‑running, retro synthwave, and community mentorship.
Lacey first burst onto the gaming scene in 2017 under the handle Xitzalz04, quickly gaining a reputation for dissecting complex game mechanics and sharing crystal‑clear tutorials on Twitch and YouTube. By 2020 she’d pivoted from pure gameplay to indie game creation, co‑founding PixelPulse Studios—a small team that released three award‑winning titles on itch.io, each praised for their nostalgic pixel art and tight, story‑driven design.
When she isn’t coding or streaming, Lacey volunteers as a mentor for the Girls Who Code chapter in Seattle, runs a monthly “Retro‑Jam” livestream where she builds games live in under an hour, and curates a synth‑driven playlist that fuels her late‑night coding sessions.
Fun fact: She once beat Celeste on “Hardest Mode” in under 30 minutes—without using a controller.
If "Lacey xitzalz04" were fictional, the name might inspire these archetypes:
Lacey • Xitzalz04 🎮 Indie dev | Speed‑runner | Synthwave lover | Mentor @GirlsWhoCode