Tim Schafer

Developer BIO

Tim Schafer is a North American game designer best known for his work on LucasArts adventure games. He was born July 26, 1967 in Sonoma, California, and studied computer science at the UC Berkeley. His first job at LucasArts (then Lucasfilm) was playtesting Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game (1989). He was the co-writer for The Secret of Monkey Island (1990), and co-designer (with Dave Grossman) of Day of the Tentacle (1993).

Tim Schafer was the project leader, writer and designer of Full Throttle (1995) and Grim Fandango (1998).

After spending more than eight years at LucasArts, Tim Schafer left the company in January 2000 to found his own company Double Fine Productions in July 2000, and went on to direct and design Psychonauts (2005), Brütal Legend (2009), and other games.

Also Known As

• Tim Shafer

Websites

• A Conversation with Tim Schafer -- An interview with Tim Schafer from 2003

Games Credited

• Deadlight (2012), Microsoft Studios
• MacGuffin's Curse (2012), Brawsome
• Alice: Madness Returns (2011), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Hector: Episode 1 - We Negotiate with Terrorists (2011), Telltale, Inc.
• LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
• Stacking (2011), THQ Inc.
• Costume Quest (2010), THQ Inc.
• Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition (2010), LucasArts
• Brütal Legend (2009), Electronic Arts, Inc.
• Host Master and the Conquest of Humor (2009), Double Fine Productions, Inc.
• The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (2009), LucasArts
• Hellgate: London (2007), Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
• Ankh (Special Edition) (2006), bhv Software GmbH & Co. KG
• Ankh (2005), bhv Software GmbH & Co. KG
• Death Jr. (2005), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• Death Jr. (Limited Edition) (2005), Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
• Psychonauts (2005), Majesco Entertainment Company
• Star Wars: Episode I - Racer (1999), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
• Grim Fandango (1998), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
• Heart of Darkness (1998), Ocean Software Ltd.
• The Curse of Monkey Island (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (1997), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996), Nintendo Co., Ltd.
• Full Throttle (1995), LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
• Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (1993), Funsoft
• Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992), Lucasfilm Games LLC
• Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991), U.S. Gold Ltd.
• The Secret of Monkey Island (Demo Version) (1990), Lucasfilm Games LLC
• The Secret of Monkey Island (1990), Softgold Computerspiele GmbH
• Maniac Mansion (1988), Jaleco Ltd.