Tim Schafer

Tim Schafer is an American video game designer and writer known for directing comedic adventure games, including Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, and Broken Age.

Point-and-click adventure game: A point-and-click adventure game centers on exploration, puzzles, and interaction through a graphical interface. This genre supplied the interface and puzzle traditions behind Schafer’s early work.
Day of the Tentacle: Day of the Tentacle is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed by LucasArts and directed by Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman. Schafer co-directed this time-travel comedy after working on its predecessor.
Dave Grossman: Dave Grossman is an American video game designer and writer known for his work on LucasArts adventure games. Grossman co-directed Day of the Tentacle with Schafer and collaborated on early adventure writing.
Crowdfunding: Crowdfunding is the practice of raising money for a project through contributions from many people, usually via an online platform. Double Fine’s campaign for Broken Age became a landmark game-development crowdfunding effort.
Maniac Mansion: Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure game created by Ron Gilbert and published by Lucasfilm Games. Its SCUMM engine and design approach shaped the studio where Schafer began.
Full Throttle: Full Throttle is a 1995 graphic adventure game written and directed by Tim Schafer at LucasArts. Its biker protagonist and cinematic pacing marked a distinct turn in Schafer’s work.
Ron Gilbert: Ron Gilbert is an American game designer and programmer known for pioneering influential graphic adventure games. As a Lucasfilm Games colleague, Gilbert helped establish the design culture Schafer joined.
Kickstarter: Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform where creators raise money for projects through public pledges. Schafer’s 2012 Double Fine Adventure campaign became one of Kickstarter’s early breakout successes.
The Secret of Monkey Island: The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 graphic adventure game created by Ron Gilbert at Lucasfilm Games. Schafer wrote for its sequel, learning the comic adventure style that marked his career.
Grim Fandango: Grim Fandango is a 1998 adventure game written and directed by Tim Schafer, set in a land inspired by Mexican folklore. This acclaimed game is Schafer’s best-known LucasArts project.

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LucasArts adventure gamesRelated: His writing and direction shaped Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango.