Johan Andersson
Moby ID: 39146
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Johan Andersson has been with Paradox Interactive since the start in 1999, and worked as game designer and lead programmer for the Europa Universalis series, as well as the original Hearts of Iron game. Since 2002 Johan has been the Director of Development of Paradox's internally developed titles completing titles such as Crusader Kings, Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun, and Hearts of Iron II.
Formerly an employee of Funcom Oslo A/S, where he was responsible for titles such as Nightmare Circus and NBA Hang Time, Andersson moved back to his native Stockholm to work as a senior programmer for Target Games in January 1998. He was involved from the start in developing the award winning Europa engine, which has been used for over half a dozen successful games the last decade.
Credited on 96 games
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| Victoria 3 (2022, Windows) | Creative Directors |
| Crusader Kings III (2020, Windows) | EVP Creative Director |
| Europa Universalis IV: Emperor (2020, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Hearts of Iron IV: La RĂ©sistance (2020, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Imperator: Rome - The Punic Wars (2019, Windows Apps) | Creative Director |
| Imperator: Rome (2019, Windows Apps) | Creative Director |
| Hearts of Iron IV: Man the Guns (2019, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Crusader Kings II: Holy Fury (2018, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Hearts of Iron IV: Waking the Tiger (2018, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon (2017, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Europa Universalis IV: Cradle of Civilization (2017, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Hearts of Iron IV: Death or Dishonor (2017, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome (2017, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Europa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heaven (2017, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Crusader Kings II: Monks & Mystics (2017, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory (2016, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Europa Universalis IV: Rights of Man (2016, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due (2016, Windows) | EVP Creative Direction |
| Hearts of Iron IV (2016, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Stellaris (2016, Windows) | EVP Creative Direction |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 53 games with Fredrik Wester
- 50 games with Susana Meza Graham
- 40 games with Thomas Johansson
- 39 games with Henrik FĂĄhraeus
- 37 games with Carsten ’t Mannetje
- 35 games with Boel Bermann
- 34 games with Linda Kiby
- 32 games with Reena M. Miranda
- 31 games with Shams Jorjani
- 31 games with Sara Wendel-Ă–rtqvist
Companies
- 93 games with Paradox Interactive AB
- 57 games with Valve Corporation
- 28 games with Snowball Studios
- 25 games with 1C Company
- 18 games with S&H Entertainment Localization
- 17 games with GamersGate AB
- 17 games with Plaion GmbH (Germany)
- 14 games with CyberFront Corporation
- 14 games with GOG Poland Sp. z o.o.
- 13 games with QLOC S.A.
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