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Chris Sawyer

1961 - Today

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Christopher Sawyer is a Scottish video game designer and programmer. He is best known for creating Transport Tycoon, which has been considered "one of the most important simulation games ever made", and the bestselling RollerCoaster Tycoon series. Sawyer began his career developing eleven games published for the Memotech MTX in 1984–5, some of which were clones of existing arcade video games. In the late 1980s and early 1990s he ported nine games from the Amiga and other systems to MS-DOS. From 1994 to 2004 he designed and programmed a series of Tycoon games, which became hallmarks of the simulation genre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Sawyer is the 71st most popular game designer (down from 60th in 2024), the 6,914th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,268th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Chris Sawyer ranks 71 out of 77. Before him are Tim Schafer, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, Uwe Rosenberg, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, and Tom Hall. After him are Hajime Tabata, Rebecca Heineman, Michael Morhaime, Chris Avellone, American McGee, and Toby Gard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Chris Sawyer ranks 927. Before him are Brian McMahon, Susanne Riess, Cecilia Bouzat, Jill Dando, Eva Pfaff, and Darío Rojas. After him are Yvonne McGregor, Frank Emmelmann, Maurizio Milani, Ben Spijkers, Basil Gorgis, and Joanna Scanlan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chris Sawyer ranks 6,916 out of 8,785. Before him are Sharon Maguire (1960), Martin Buchan (1949), James Garner (2001), Paul Arthurs (1965), Windsor Davies (1930), and Dakota Blue Richards (1994). After him are Alison Hargreaves (1962), Yvonne McGregor (1961), Alison Goldfrapp (1966), David Gyasi (1980), Agyness Deyn (1983), and Gabriella Wilde (1989).

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Among GAME DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among game designers born in United Kingdom, Chris Sawyer ranks 2. Before him are Peter Molyneux (1959). After him are Toby Gard (1972), and Jeff Minter (1962).

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