GAME DESIGNER

Tim Schafer

1967 - Today

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Timothy John Schafer (born July 26, 1967) is an American video game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in July 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts. Schafer is best known as the designer of critically acclaimed games Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, Brütal Legend and Broken Age, co-designer of Day of the Tentacle, and assistant designer on The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. He is well known in the video game industry for his storytelling and comedic writing style, and has been given both a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Game Developers Choice Awards, and a BAFTA Fellowship for his contributions to the industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Schafer is the 62nd most popular game designer (down from 44th in 2019), the 14,281st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,116th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Tim Schafer ranks 62 out of 77. Before him are Mark Cerny, Éric Chahi, John Tobias, Michel Ancel, Amy Hennig, and Koji Igarashi. After him are Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Tom Hall, Chris Sawyer, and Michael Morhaime.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Tim Schafer ranks 576. Before him are Tohir Yoʻldosh, Konstantin Kozeyev, Amar Osim, Maya Harris, Gustavo Matosas, and Wladimir Kaminer. After him are Lionel Plumenail, Ivaylo Andonov, Tomasz Tomiak, Sebastián Losada, Hayat Sindi, and Artashes Minasian.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Schafer ranks 14,285 out of 20,380. Before him are Nita Strauss (1986), Stephen Chbosky (1970), Duke Nalon (1913), Barbara Bedford (1903), Alex Webster (1969), and John Crowe Ransom (1888). After him are Michael Cimino (1999), Yaya DaCosta (1982), Linda Lingle (1953), Kira Reed (1971), Vincent Martella (1992), and William Safire (1929).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United States

Among game designers born in United States, Tim Schafer ranks 21. Before him are Ron Gilbert (1964), Ed Boon (1964), Jordan Mechner (1964), Mark Cerny (1964), John Tobias (1969), and Amy Hennig (1964). After him are Tom Hall (1964), Michael Morhaime (1967), American McGee (1972), Chris Metzen (1973), Jonathan Blow (1971), and Rob Pardo (1970).

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