Liam Welton
Over 13 years experience making games.
A role-spanning skillset that informs design approach.
If it involves computers, I've probably done a bit of it in my time.
Current Senior Game Designer at Dlala Studios.
Former Game Director at Failbetter Games Ltd.
Games
A small selection of games that I've worked on. Get in touch for a full list of credits.
Disney Illusion Island
Award-winning co-op platformer starring Disney's iconic characters designed to be enjoyed by all ages.
In 90 Days
A serious learning game that explores the challenging decisions field managers face while responding to crises.
Battletoads
An all-new action-packed adventure of choreographed chaos.
Sunless Skies
The sequel to Sunless Sea. A Victorian Gothic adventure for PC, Mac and Linux.
Sunless Sea
Set sail for the unknown in a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death.
Fallen London
A dark and hilarious Gothic underworld where every action has a consequence.
Industry Contributions
A sample of the work I've contributed to the games industry outside of actual games.
Accessibility Talk
Gave a talk at GAconf 2024 on the approach taken in Disney Illusion Island to make open-world platforming more accessible and approachable.
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Procedural Generation In Game Design
Contributed a chapter on aesthetic considerations when dealing with the procedurally generated world of Sunless Sea.
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Student Mentorship
Mentorship for students studying Game Design at the University Of Staffordshire to help nurture the talent of the future.
TIGA Accreditation Panellist
Provide industry insight at TIGA University Accreditation panels to help ensure the next generation of designers are ready for the world of work.
Experience
A record of my roles and the companies I've worked for.
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Dlala Studios
•Senior Game Designer June 2023 - PresentResponsible for overseeing whole features and ensuring a consistent vision across the entire design team. Using technical design skills & UI/UX experience for rapid prototyping.
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Dlala Studios
•Game Designer September 2020 - June 2023Performed system and level design throughout development of Disney Illusion Island as well as holding the accessibility vision for the project.
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Preloaded
•Game Designer July 2020 - September 2020Oversaw design on several projects; concepting, writing documentation, and calibrating A.R. games.
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Freelancing
•Game Developer January 2018 - July 2020Did general game development support and consultancy for several clients, as well as contributing UI/UX design & implementation and game design for Battletoads.
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Failbetter Games
•Game Director July 2016 - December 2017Oversaw game direction on the Sunless Sea Expansion and the sequel, Sunless Skies.
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Failbetter Games
•Game Developer August 2012 - July 2016Designed, coded, sound designed, UI/UX designed, and animated for Sunless Sea and several other games.
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Freelancing
•Mixed Media Designer September 2007 - August 2012Founded a small business and created many websites, trailers, posters, sound design for multiple theatrical performances. Included a long period of exclusively working for Sophos as a Creative Content Editor.
Career Start
Skills
The skills and software proficiencies I've developed over the years.
- Unity
- Game Maker
- Twine
- Xamarin
- Pen, Paper & Dice
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Adobe XD
- C#
- SQL
- Javascript
- ASP
- Actionscript
- PHP, HTML, CSS
- Audition
- Reason
- Cubase
- Premiere Pro
- After Effects
Hobbies
Stuff I like to get up to in my spare time.
London Horror Festival
Co-founded and ran an annual horror themed theatre festival between 2012 and 2014.
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Trailer Editing
Created promotional trailers for various video game and theatrical projects.
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