# Graeme Makes Games

> Portfolio of Graeme Lord, an indie game designer and producer based in the UK and currently working with Reforged Studios. His approach is "Pitch, Plan, Play": pitch ideas so people can see them, plan them so teams can build them, and make them playable so everyone can feel them.

Graeme is currently open to work: design, production and hybrid roles, or a chat about something new.

Graeme works across game design (systems, economy, progression, balancing, onboarding, UX flows) and production (scoping team, budget and timeline, milestones, design gates, client check-ins, playtesting and A/B testing). He has shipped Sounds Fishy and Tilt 'n' Shout for Big Potato Games, and previously worked at Creative Assembly (World Tech, Hyenas). He holds a bachelor's degree in Game Design and Production Management from Abertay University. Contact: GraemeMakesGames@gmail.com.

## Pages

- [Work timeline](https://www.graememakesgames.com/): Selected projects with filters for type (design, production, client work, original IP, published, consultancy) and focus (economy, balancing, progression, pitch creation, onboarding, UX flows, playtesting, prototyping, retention). Filtered links use ?tags=, for example https://www.graememakesgames.com/?tags=economy,balancing
- [Big Potato Games dev log](https://www.graememakesgames.com/big-potato/): Onboarding in under 10 minutes across four user types, weekly A/B tests, and game flows for Sounds Fishy and Tilt 'n' Shout.
- [Approach](https://www.graememakesgames.com/approach/): Pitch, Plan, Play; major systems and simple concepts, with his basic method; collaborators; toolkit.
- [Apps](https://www.graememakesgames.com/apps/): Micro projects. Blight Deck (a D&D engine with modular digital DM screens and real-time indexing) and Steel Flint (a resource tracker and crafting companion).
- [Contact](https://www.graememakesgames.com/contact/): Let's talk. Enquiry form for design, production or hybrid roles.

## CVs

- [Full CV (PDF)](https://www.graememakesgames.com/downloads/Graeme_Lord_CV.pdf)
- [Design CV (PDF)](https://www.graememakesgames.com/downloads/Graeme_Lord_CV_Design.pdf)
- [Production CV (PDF)](https://www.graememakesgames.com/downloads/Graeme_Lord_CV_Production.pdf)
- [UI/UX and gamification CV (PDF)](https://www.graememakesgames.com/downloads/Graeme_Lord_CV_UX.pdf)

## Optional

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gllord/)
- Some client work (Codename Theseus, Barrow Downs, Cosmodrome) is under NDA; details are shared on request only.