Hello!

I make games for a living and climb things for fun.

I’ve spent the last 20+ years designing games across AAA, VR, mobile and a few unexpected corners of the industry. I’ve worked on titles like Burnout Paradise, BLACK, Until Dawn, and most recently led design on Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow. I enjoy solving tricky design problems, building gameplay systems, and helping teams turn ambitious ideas into games players genuinely love.

Outside of games I’m usually at the climbing gym, out running (when weather in the north of England allows), or chipping away slowly at my sci-fi novel. My family and I are volunteer dog walkers at our local shelter, and we’re setting up a home dog-sitting service - mostly so I can have more dogs asleep somewhere near my desk.

I’m pretty easy-going and always up for a chat - drop me a line using the Contact page, or say hello on LinkedIn if that’s more your thing.

- Rich