About Failbetter Games

Purveyors of only the finest examples of interactive narrative – Failbetter are an independent games studio, creating games and stories mostly set in the Fallen London Universe. At present there’s Fallen London, a highly acclaimed Victorian fantasy RPG set in a unique subterranean city, Sunless Sea, an exploration and trading game set in a vast underground ocean of the same world (plus its expansion, Zubmariner), and Sunless Skies, a spacefaring exploration RPG, which was released in January 2019.

The team

Paul Arendt, a hollow-eyed and reclusive gentleman
Art Director

Olatz Castaño, a resilient, inquisitive force
Senior Gameplay Programmer

James Chew, a dapper and efficient gentleman
Writer

Tobias Cook, an inventive and meticulous gentleman
Senior Artist

Bruno Dias, a prolix and mercurial creature.
Senior Writer and Narrative Designer

Hannah Flynn, an ebullient, technicolour individual
Communications Director

Chris Gardiner, an optimistic and beneficent gentleman
Director of Narrative

Connor Halford, a methodical, industrious individual
Senior Gameplay Programmer

Helena Morris, a sagacious and scrupulous individual
Operations Manager

Adam Myers, a bejumpered and socratic gentleman
CEO

Séamus ó Buadhacháin, a reserved and entomopoeic gentleman
Programmer

Henry Senior, a base individual
Director, Chief Technical Officer

Emily Short, a weathered and daedalic individual
Creative Director

Lesleyann White, a sigil-ridden and vivacious individual
Principal QA Tester

Sara Veal, an inescapable and fanciful individual
Marketing Manager (Maternity Cover)

Olivia Wood, a perspicacious and whimsical entity
Narrative Editor, Writer and Content Manager

Stuart Young, a garrulous and ardent gentleman
Senior Producer