List of video game auteurs
This is a list of video game developers who have been described as auteurs.[a]
- Hideo Kojima – Metal Gear[1][2]
- Fumito Ueda – Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Last Guardian[3]
- Shigeru Miyamoto – Mario, The Legend of Zelda[4]
- Goichi "Suda51" Suda – Killer7, No More Heroes[5]
- Hidetaka Miyazaki – Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring[6][7]
- Yasumi Matsuno – Ogre Battle, Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy Tactics[8]
- Yoko Taro – Drakengard / Nier[9]
- Keita Takahashi – Katamari Damacy[7]
- Kazunori Yamauchi – Gran Turismo[10]
- Tim Schafer – Grim Fandango, Psychonauts[11]
- Ken Levine – Bioshock, Bioshock: Infinite[12]
- Edmund McMillen – The Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy, Mewgenics[13]
- Ragnar Tørnquist – Dreamfall: The Longest Journey[14]
- Éric Chahi – Another World[7]
- Jeff Minter – Gridrunner, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Tempest 2000[7]
Notes
- ↑ The name of the developer must be followed by the notable games on which they worked.
References
- ↑ "Hideo Kojima – video gaming's first auteur – Screen Robot". Screen Robot. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Pirie, Anna (2024-03-01). "Are we finally in the age of the video game 'auteur'? - The Mancunion". mancunion.com. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Fahey, Rob (9 December 2016). "Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian: The Last of their Kind". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Paumgarten, Nick (13 December 2010). "Master of Play". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Williams, G. Christopher (15 February 2010). "Is Suda 51 the Alfred Hitchcock of Video Games?". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Parkin, Simon (February 25, 2022). "Hidetaka Miyazaki Sees Death as a Feature, Not a Bug". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Hosie, Ewan (26 July 2013). "The Architects: Video Gaming's Auteurs - IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Studio BentStuff (13 April 2000). 開発者インタビュー. Ultimania (in Japanese). Vol. 5. DigiCube. pp. 1–493. ISBN 978-4-9250-7575-6. Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2026-06-30. (Translation by Shmuplations. Archived 2020-07-26 at the Wayback Machine).
- ↑ S., Matt. "SMASH! 2018 Interview: Yoko Taro: The game industry's true auteur". Digitally Downloaded.Net. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Welsh, Oli (2014-02-06). "Kaz: Pushing the Virtual Divide review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ Glasser, A. J. (30 April 2009). "Brütal Legend: The Auteur's Art". Kotaku. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Allen, Josh (26 November 2013). "Game Changer: Ken Levine". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Glagowski, Peter (2018-09-18). "Life after death: Edmund McMillen on the success of The Binding of Isaac and his future". Destructoid. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
- ↑ "How the creator of Dreamfall got back to his roots – Polygon". Polygon. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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