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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 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Schafer is the 65th most popular game designer (down from 44th in 2024), the 14,366th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,113th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Game Designer.

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Among GAME DESIGNERS

Among game designers, Tim Schafer ranks 65 out of 77. Before him are Keiichiro Toyama, John Tobias, Michel Ancel, Amy Hennig, Tetsuya Takahashi, and Koji Igarashi. After him are Yoshiaki Koizumi, Patrice Désilets, Uwe Rosenberg, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Tom Hall, and Chris Sawyer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Tim Schafer ranks 614. Before him are Konstantin Kozeyev, Andrea Jürgens, Amar Osim, Maya Harris, Gustavo Matosas, and Wladimir Kaminer. After him are Lionel Plumenail, Ivaylo Andonov, Güler Duman, Andreas Umland, Tomasz Tomiak, and Sebastián Losada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Schafer ranks 14,370 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), Rebecca Heineman (1963), Michael Morhaime (1967), Chris Avellone (1971), American McGee (1972), and Chris Metzen (1973).

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