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This is a list of notable
video game designers , past and present, in alphabetical order. The people in this list already have Wikipedia entries, and as such did significant design for notable
computer games ,
console games , or
arcade games . It does not include people in managerial roles (which often includes titles like "Producer" or "Development Director") or people who developed a concept without doing actual design work on the game itself (sometimes applicable to "co-creator" or "creator" roles). Just because a game is listed next to a designer's name does not imply that person was the sole designer. As with films, the credits for video games can be complicated.
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Ralph Baer : "Father of Video Games," created Chase (1967), the first game played in a television set.
Clive Barker :
Undying ,
Jericho .
Richard Bartle : co-author of MUD , the first
multi-user dungeon .
Arnab Basu :
Tomb Raider series and
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Chris Beatrice :
Caesar ,
Lords of the Realm .
Seamus Blackley :
Flight Unlimited ,
Ultima Underworld ,
System Shock , and
Trespasser
Marc Blank :
Zork
Cliff Bleszinski :
Gears of War ,
Gears of War 2 , &
LawBreakers
Jonathan Blow :
Braid ,
The Witness .
Ed Boon :
Mortal Kombat
Brenda Brathwaite :
Wizardry 8
Bill Budge :
Raster Blaster ,
Pinball Construction Set
Danielle Bunten Berry :
M.U.L.E. ,
The Seven Cities of Gold
Eric Barone :
Stardew Valley
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Tim Cain :
Fallout ,
Arcanum
Rich Carlson :
Strange Adventures in Infinite Space ,
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Charles Cecil :
Broken Sword ,
Beyond a Steel Sky
Mark Cerny :
Marble Madness ,
Knack
Eric Chahi :
Another World ,
Heart of Darkness
Trevor Chan :
Capitalism ,
Capitalism II ,
Seven Kingdoms ,
Seven Kingdoms II: The Fryhtan Wars ,
Bad Day L.A. ,
Restaurant Empire
Doug Church :
Ultima Underworld ,
Ultima Underworld 2 ,
System Shock
Lori and Corey Cole :
Quest for Glory series ,
Mixed-Up Fairy Tales ,
Castle of Dr. Brain
Chris Crawford :
Eastern Front ,
Balance of Power
Scott Cawthon :
Five Nights at Freddy's
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Don Daglow :
Dungeon ,
Intellivision
Utopia ,
Earl Weaver Baseball ,
Neverwinter Nights
Patrice Désilets :
Assassin's Creed .
Dino Dini :
Kick Off ,
Kick Off 2 ,
Player Manager ,
GOAL! ,
Dino Dini's Soccer
Neil Druckmann :
The Last of Us ,
The Last of Us Part II ,
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ,
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Jakub Dvorsky :
Samorost ,
Machinarium .
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Dean Hall :
DayZ
Jon Hare :
Sensible Soccer ,
Cannon Fodder ,
Wizball
Stieg Hedlund :
Diablo ,
Diablo II ,
StarCraft
Amy Hennig :
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune ,
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ,
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception ,
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
William Higinbotham :
Tennis for Two
Yuji Horii :
Dragon Quest ,
Chrono Trigger
Todd Howard :
Elder Scrolls ,
Fallout 3
Casey Hudson :
Mass Effect 1-3,
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Gregg Mayles :
Banjo-Kazooie series ,
Viva Piñata
American McGee :
American McGee's Alice ,
Doom ,
Quake ,
American McGee's Grimm
Edmund McMillen :
Gish ,
Aether ,
Coil ,
Spewer ,
The Basement Collection ,
Super Meat Boy ,
The Binding of Isaac ,
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth ,
The End Is Nigh ,
The Legend of Bum-bo
Colin McComb :
Planescape: Torment ,
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Brad McQuaid :
EverQuest
Jordan Mechner :
Karateka ,
Prince of Persia
Sid Meier :
Civilization ,
Railroad Tycoon
Steve Meretzky :
Planetfall ,
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ,
A Mind Forever Voyaging ,
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Shinji Mikami :
Resident Evil
Robyn Miller ,
Rand Miller :
Myst
Jeff Minter :
Tempest 2000 ,
Gridrunner
Shigeru Miyamoto :
Donkey Kong ,
Mario ,
Legend of Zelda
Hidetaka Miyazaki :
Dark Souls ,
Bloodborne ,
Sekiro ,
Elden Ring
Tetsuya Mizuguchi :
Lumines ,
Rez ,
Space Channel 5
Peter Molyneux :
Populous ,
Syndicate ,
Black and White ,
Fable
Brian Moriarty :
Trinity ,
Loom
David Mullich :
The Prisoner ,
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
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Alexey Pajitnov :
Tetris
Rob Pardo :
World of Warcraft ,
Warcraft III
David Perry :
MDK ,
Earthworm Jim ,
Wild 9 ,
Enter the Matrix
Markus Persson :
Minecraft
Sandy Petersen :
Lightspeed ,
Doom ,
Rise of Rome
Simon Phipps :
Rick Dangerous ,
ShadowMan ,
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Randy Pitchford :
Borderlands ,
Brothers in Arms ,
Half-Life
William Pugh :
The Stanley Parable
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Robert Topola :
Geometry Dash
Rick Raymer :
Clue ,
Scooby Doo: Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom
Frédérick Raynal :
Alone in the Dark ,
Little Big Adventure ,
Toy Commander
Paul Reiche III :
World Tour Golf ,
Strange Adventures in Infinite Space ,
Mail Order Monsters , the
Star Control series, the
Archon series, the
Starflight series, and the
Skylanders series
Tommy Refenes :
Super Meat Boy
Brian Reynolds :
Civilization II ,
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri ,
Rise of Nations and
FrontierVille
Chris Roberts :
Wing Commander ,
Star Citizen
Warren Robinett :
Adventure ,
Rocky's Boots , &
Robot Odyssey
Scott Rogers :
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory ,
Maximo vs. Army of Zin ,
God of War
Ken Rolston :
The Elder Scrolls (Morrowind and Oblivion)
John Romero :
Doom ,
Quake ,
Daikatana
Jason Rubin :
Crash Bandicoot ,
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back ,
Crash Bandicoot: Warped ,
Crash Team Racing ,
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy ,
Jak II ,
Jak 3
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Yoot Saito :
Seaman ,
Odama ,
The Tower SP
Hironobu Sakaguchi :
Mistwalker ,
Final Fantasy series,
Chrono Trigger
Masahiro Sakurai :
Kirby ,
Super Smash Bros.
Kevin Saunders :
Torment: Tides of Numenera ,
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Chris Sawyer :
Transport Tycoon ,
RollerCoaster Tycoon .
Josh Sawyer :
Neverwinter Nights 2 ,
Icewind Dale ,
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Tim Schafer :
Grim Fandango ,
Psychonauts
Jesse Schell :
Toontown Online ,
Pixie Hollow
Glen Schofield :
Dead Space
Laura Shigihara :
Rakuen
Ryan Shwayder:
EverQuest II
Jeremiah Slaczka :
Scribblenauts ,
Drawn to Life
Doug Smith :
Lode Runner
Harvey Smith :
Deux Ex , more
Warren Spector :
System Shock ,
Thief ,
Deus Ex
Tim & Chris Stamper :
Wizards & Warriors ,
Battletoads ,
Donkey Kong Country ,
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest &
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Bruce Straley :
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ,
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End ,
The Last of Us
Goichi Suda :
Killer7 ,
No More Heroes
Yu Suzuki :
Afterburner ,
Hang-On ,
Virtua Racing ,
Virtua Fighter ,
Ferrari F355 Challenge ,
Shenmue ,
Out Run
Kim Swift :
Portal
David Sirlin :
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
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Robin Walker :
Team Fortress ,
Team Fortress 2 ,
Half-Life: Alyx
Tony Warriner :
Beneath A Steel Sky ,
Obsidian (1986 video game) ,
Broken Sword 1
Christopher Weaver : Gridiron!
Jordan Weisman :
BattleTech ,
MechWarrior
Richard Vander Wende :
Riven
Evan Wells :
Gex: Enter the Gecko ,
Crash Bandicoot: Warped ,
Crash Team Racing ,
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy ,
Jak II ,
Jak 3
Bill Williams :
Necromancer ,
Alley Cat ,
Mind Walker
Roberta Williams :
King's Quest
Tim Willits :
Quake ,
Quake II ,
Quake III Arena ,
Quake III: Team Arena ,
Doom 3
Gary Winnick :
Maniac Mansion ,
Thimbleweed Park
Will Wright :
SimCity ,
The Sims ,
Spore
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