Chris Sawyer

Chris Sawyer
Born (1967-10-27) 27 October 1967 (age 57)[1]
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
NationalityScottish
EducationUniversity of Strathclyde
OccupationVideo game designer
Years active1983–2005
2010–2017
Known for
Websitewww.chrissawyergames.com

Christopher Sawyer is a Scottish video game designer and programmer. He is best known for creating Transport Tycoon, which has been considered "one of the most important simulation games ever made", and the best-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon series.[2]

Sawyer began his career in the early 1980s producing small games for Memotech and developing DOS ports of many Amiga games. From 1994 to 2004 he produced a series of Tycoon games, which became hallmarks of the simulation genre. After a period away from the gaming industry in the late 2000s, Sawyer founded the mobile game studio 31X which has handled modern ports of his work.[3] Wired has described Sawyer as "one of gaming's greatest enigmas" given his legendary contributions to the genre while maintaining little presence online, and rarely agreeing to give interviews.[4]

  1. ^ "AP01 Appointment of Director". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Chris Sawyer (Transport Tycoon/RollerCoaster Tycoon) – Interview". Arcade Attack. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023.
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  4. ^ Faraday, Owen. "Enigmatic developer Chris Sawyer on remaking Transport Tycoon for mobile devices". Wired.