1. Rod Fergusson (1968)

Game Designer

Video game producer who is best known for his time as the studio head at The Coalition production company. During his time there, he has overseen the production of the...

2. Doug Church (1968)

Game Designer

Video game designer who's worked for major gaming companies like Eidos Interactive, Electronic Arts, and Valve. He received a Community Contribution award from the IGDA in 2003.

3. Taymastar (1995)

Game Designer

Game designer who is known for his prolific Roblox account, where he announces his new games. Most notably, he has developed the Twisted series of games for the site.

4. Badcc (1999)

Game Designer

Software and video game designer named Alex Balfanz who is recognized for having created the popular Jailbreak modification for the user-generated massively multiplayer online game Roblox. As of October 2020, his game...

5. Marcus Bromander (1990)

Game Designer

Game designer, known online as Puffballs, who has gained prominence as the co-founder of Innersloth video game studio, and co-creator of Among Us. He also created the third map featured in...

6. Mike Wang (1974)

Game Designer

Video game designer and game play director who is known for serving as the game play director of visual concepts on the NBA 2K franchise. He also worked as a game designer...

7. Dan Paladin (1979)

Game Designer

Video game artist and developer known for his work on the games Sack Smash 2001, Dad N' Me, and Alien Hominid. He also helped found the gaming company The Behemoth.

8. Laura Shigihara (Unknow)

Game Designer

Video game developer, YouTuber, Twitch streamer and composer known for writing, producing and performing her own songs. She created the 2017 video game Rakuen. She has worked on more than...

9. Jakob Porser (1978)

Game Designer

Swedish video game designer who is best known for having co-founded the studio Mojang AB. With Mojang, he oversaw the development of the popular sandbox video game Minecraft.

10. Jonathan Blow (1971)

Game Designer

Video game designer and programmer known for creating the indie games Braid and The Witness. He also helped found the investment company Indie Fund, which focuses on independent video games.

11. Eric Lang (1972)

Game Designer

Board game and card game designer best known for his work with renowned properties like Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and World of Warcraft. He has also worked with...

12. Mat Dickie (1981)

Game Designer

Independent video game designer and developer notable for the professional wrestling game Wrestling Revolution and its sequel Wrestling Revolution 3D. He releases games under the name MDickie.

13. Jens Bergensten (1970)

Game Designer

Swedish designer of video games who became known for his work on the popular game Minecraft.

14. Bennett Foddy (1978)

Game Designer

Creator of the 2008 game QWOP who went on to be an instructor at NYU Game Center. In 2017, he released the video game Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy...

15. Neil Druckmann (1978)

Game Designer

Israeli-American programmer and writer best known for his work with the video game developer Naughty Dog. He has earned widespread acclaim for his work on 2014's The Last of Us...

16. Christian Whitehead (1992)

Game Designer

Game developer known professionally as The Taxman who became a celebrity within the Sonic the Hedgehog fan community by producing well-regarded ports of the early games in the series. He was...

17. Nathan Adams (1991)

Game Designer

Game developer who began working for Mojang AB on the game Minecraft in February of 2012. He is known by his Minecraft name Dinnerbone.

18. Brendan Greene (1976)

Game Designer

Game designer who has acted as lead designer and director of the Twitch hit PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds. 

19. Eiji Aonuma (1963)

Game Designer

The popular game designer and director who is most recognized for his work with The Legend of Zelda series.

20. Gary Baseman (1960)

Game Designer

Famous for designing the board game Cranium and for creating the Emmy-winning animated series Teacher's Pet, this multi-genre artist became known for work that combines elements of pop art, psychological...

21. Daniel Doan (1989)

Game Designer

Co-founder of the indie game publishing and marketing studio Black Shell Media who has served as Development Lead, Design Lead, and Producer of video games including SanctuaryRPG, Overture, Dungeon Souls and...

22. Todd Howard (1971)

Game Designer

Winner of three consecutive Game of the Year awards for his work on the video games Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim known for his work as a video game director,...

23. Brianna Wu (1980)

Game Designer

American video game developer and programmer most famous for co-founding the independent game development company Giant Spacekat. From 2014 to 2016, she was the co-host of the Isometric gaming podcast.

24. Dan Houser (1974)

Game Designer

Vice president of Rockstar Games as well as the main producer and writer for the Grand Theft Auto game franchise.

25. Terry Cavanagh (1984)

Game Designer

Game programmer and developer most well known for his work on the 2010 puzzle platform game VVVVVV and the indie Twitch game Super Hexagon.