The Top 10 Video Game Designers on the Web

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Of the vast many video game designers/developers indexed on PeekYou, which includes pretty much all of the industry’s best known and most legendary names, these 10 below are the folks with the highest PeekScores; our metric which gauges online prominence, impact, and influence.

We know that gaming enthusiasts can be a feisty bunch, so we do stress that we’re not suggesting that these are the best designers, or the most successful, simply that they are the most prominent here in cyberspace.

Rank Picture Name Notable Games PeekScore
1

Shigeru Miyamoto Mario, Zelda 8.29 / 10
2

Sid Meier Sid Meier’s Civilization 8.28 / 10
3

 Tim Schafer Full Throttle, Psychonauts, Brütal Legend 8.23 / 10
4

Hideo Kojima Metal Gear, Snatcher, Policenauts 8.12 / 10
5

John Carmack Wolfenstein 3D, Doom 8.09 / 10
6

Dave Jones Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto 8.07 / 10
7

Gabe Newel Half-Life, Steam 8.05 / 10
8

Will Wright The Sims, SimCity, SimAnt 8.04 / 10
9

Peter Molyneux Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, Fable 8.03 / 10
10

 Cliff Bleszinski Gears of War 8.00 / 10