Influential and Famous Video Game Directors
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41 Games
Ken Levine
- System Shock 2
- SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate
- Judas
- Bioshock
- Bioshock infinite
- Bioshock infinite: Burial at Sea
- System Shock 2
- SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate
- Judas
- Bioshock
- Bioshock infinite
- Bioshock infinite: Burial at Sea
Shinji Mikami
- Dino Crisis
- The Evil Within
- God Hand
- P.N.03
- Resident Evil
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Resident Evil 4
- Vanquish
- Ghostwire: Tokyo
- Hi-fi Rush
- Dino Crisis
- The Evil Within
- God Hand
- P.N.03
- Resident Evil
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Resident Evil 4
- Vanquish
- Ghostwire: Tokyo
- Hi-fi Rush
Hideki Kamiya (beni twitterdan engelledi puşt)
- Bayonetta
- Devil May Cry
- Okami
- Resident Evil 2
- Viewtiful Joe
- The Wonderful 101
- Bayonetta
- Devil May Cry
- Okami
- Resident Evil 2
- Viewtiful Joe
- The Wonderful 101
Hideo Kojima
- Death Stranding
- Metal Gear
- Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
- Metal Gear Online
- Metal Gear Solid
- MGS: Peace Walker
- MGS2: Sons of Liberty
- MGS3: Snake Eater
- MGS4: Guns of the Patriots
- MGSV: Ground Zeroes
- MGSV: The Phantom Pain
- Penguin Adventure (assistant)
- Policenauts
- P.T. (Cancelled)
- Snatcher
- Death Stranding
- Metal Gear
- Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
- Metal Gear Online
- Metal Gear Solid
- MGS: Peace Walker
- MGS2: Sons of Liberty
- MGS3: Snake Eater
- MGS4: Guns of the Patriots
- MGSV: Ground Zeroes
- MGSV: The Phantom Pain
- Penguin Adventure (assistant)
- Policenauts
- P.T. (Cancelled)
- Snatcher
Goichi Suda (Suda51)
- Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- Moonlight Syndrome
- Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked
- Silver Case
- Flower, Sun, and Rain
- The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
- Killer7
- No More Heroes
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
- No More Heroes III
- Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
- Moonlight Syndrome
- Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked
- Silver Case
- Flower, Sun, and Rain
- The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
- Killer7
- No More Heroes
- Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
- No More Heroes III
Swery
- Deadly Premonition
- Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
- D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
- The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
- Spy Fiction
- Extermination
- Deadly Premonition
- Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
- D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
- The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
- Spy Fiction
- Extermination
Tim Schafer
- Broken Age
- Brütal Legend
- Day of the Tentacle
- Double Fine Happy Action Theater
- Full Throttle
- Grim Fandango
- Psychonauts
- Psychonauts 2
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- The Curse of Monkey Island
- Broken Age
- Brütal Legend
- Day of the Tentacle
- Double Fine Happy Action Theater
- Full Throttle
- Grim Fandango
- Psychonauts
- Psychonauts 2
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- The Curse of Monkey Island
Josef Fares
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- A Way Out
- It Takes Two
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- A Way Out
- It Takes Two
David Cage
- Omikron: The Nomad Soul
- Indigo Prophecy
- Heavy Rain
- Beyond: Two Souls
- Detroit: Become Human
- Omikron: The Nomad Soul
- Indigo Prophecy
- Heavy Rain
- Beyond: Two Souls
- Detroit: Become Human
Sam Lake
- Death Rally
- Max Payne
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Alan Wake
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare
- Quantum Break
- Control
- Alan Wake II
- Death Rally
- Max Payne
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Alan Wake
- Alan Wake's American Nightmare
- Quantum Break
- Control
- Alan Wake II
Amy Hennig
- Jak 3
- Legacy of Kain: Defiance
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- Jak 3
- Legacy of Kain: Defiance
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Neil Druckmann
- The Last of Us
- The Last of Us: Left Behind
- The Last of Us Part II
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- The Last of Us
- The Last of Us: Left Behind
- The Last of Us Part II
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Hironobu Sakaguchi
- Cruise Chaser Blassty
- King's Knight
- Final Fantasy
- Final Fantasy II
- Final Fantasy III
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy IX
- Will: The Death Trap II
- The Last Story
- Lost Odyssey
- Fantasian
- Cruise Chaser Blassty
- King's Knight
- Final Fantasy
- Final Fantasy II
- Final Fantasy III
- Final Fantasy IV
- Final Fantasy V
- Final Fantasy IX
- Will: The Death Trap II
- The Last Story
- Lost Odyssey
- Fantasian
Yoshinori Kitase
- Chrono Trigger
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy X
- Chrono Trigger
- Final Fantasy VI
- Final Fantasy VII
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Final Fantasy X
Tetsuya Nomura
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
- Kingdom Hearts
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- Kingdom Hearts Coded
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Kingdom Hearts IV
- Kingdom Hearts χ
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
- Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
- Kingdom Hearts
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- Kingdom Hearts Coded
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Kingdom Hearts IV
- Kingdom Hearts χ
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
- Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Katsura Hashino
- Maken X
- Maken Shao: Demon Sword
- SMT III Nocturne
- SMT: Digital Devil Saga
- Persona 3 FES
- Persona 4 Golden
- Persona 5 Royal
- Catherine
- Maken X
- Maken Shao: Demon Sword
- SMT III Nocturne
- SMT: Digital Devil Saga
- Persona 3 FES
- Persona 4 Golden
- Persona 5 Royal
- Catherine
Koji Igarashi
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Elder Gate
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Elder Gate
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Yoko Taro
- Drakengard
- Drakengard 3
- NieR
- NieR: Automata
- Drakengard
- Drakengard 3
- NieR
- NieR: Automata
Todd Howard
-The Elder Scrolls Adventures:
- Redguard
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Fallout 3
- Fallout 4
- Starfield
-The Elder Scrolls Adventures:
- Redguard
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Fallout 3
- Fallout 4
- Starfield
Casey Hudson
- MDK 2
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- Neverwinter Nights
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Jade Empire
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3
- Anthem
- MDK 2
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- Neverwinter Nights
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Jade Empire
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3
- Anthem
Josh Sawyer
- Fallout New Vegas
- Pentiment
- Icewind Dale II
- Pillars of Eternity
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
- Fallout New Vegas
- Pentiment
- Icewind Dale II
- Pillars of Eternity
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Tomonobu Itagaki
- Dead or Alive
- Dead or Alive 2
- Dead or Alive 3
- Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
- Ninja Gaiden 2
- Devil's Third
- Dead or Alive
- Dead or Alive 2
- Dead or Alive 3
- Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
- Ninja Gaiden 2
- Devil's Third
Hidetakaᶠᵘᶜᵏᶦⁿ Miyazaki
- Armored Core 4
- Armored Core: For Answer
- Git Gud but demons
- Git Gud
- Git Gud 3
- Git Gud but Cthulhu
- Git Gud but samurai
- Git Gud but open world
- Armored Core 4
- Armored Core: For Answer
- Git Gud but demons
- Git Gud
- Git Gud 3
- Git Gud but Cthulhu
- Git Gud but samurai
- Git Gud but open world
Fumito Ueda
- Ico
- Shadow of the Colossus
- The Last Guardian
- Ico
- Shadow of the Colossus
- The Last Guardian
Tameem Antoniades
- Heavenly Sword
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- DmC: Devil May Cry
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Heavenly Sword
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- DmC: Devil May Cry
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Kenji Eno
- Real Sound: Kaze no Regret
- D
- D 2
- Enemy Zero
- Real Sound: Kaze no Regret
- D
- D 2
- Enemy Zero
Tetsuya Mizuguchi (Producer)
- Rez
- Rez Infinite
- Lumines
- Tetris Effect
- N3: Ninety-Nine Nights
- Child of Eden
- Rez
- Rez Infinite
- Lumines
- Tetris Effect
- N3: Ninety-Nine Nights
- Child of Eden
Jenova Chen
- Sky: Children of the Light
- Flower
- flOw
- Journey
- Sky: Children of the Light
- Flower
- flOw
- Journey
Shigeru Miyamoto
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Donkey Kong 3
- Excitebike
- Duck Hunt
- Hogan's Alley
- Wild Gunman
- Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Donkey Kong 3
- Excitebike
- Duck Hunt
- Hogan's Alley
- Wild Gunman
- Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
David Crane
- Pitfall
- Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- Ghostbusters
- Outlaw
- Canyon Bomber
- Slot Machine
- Dragster
- Fishing Derby
- Laser Blast
- Freeway
- Grand Prix
- Little Computer People
- Transformers: The Battle to Save the Earth
- Skate Boardin'
- Super Skate Boardin'
- The Rescue of Princess Blobette
- The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
- The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
- Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly
- A Boy And His Blob.
- Pitfall
- Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- Ghostbusters
- Outlaw
- Canyon Bomber
- Slot Machine
- Dragster
- Fishing Derby
- Laser Blast
- Freeway
- Grand Prix
- Little Computer People
- Transformers: The Battle to Save the Earth
- Skate Boardin'
- Super Skate Boardin'
- The Rescue of Princess Blobette
- The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
- The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
- Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly
- A Boy And His Blob.
Keiichiro Toyama
- Silent Hill
- Siren
- Forbidden Siren 2
- Siren: Blood Curse
- Gravity Rush
- Gravity Rush 2
- Silent Hill
- Siren
- Forbidden Siren 2
- Siren: Blood Curse
- Gravity Rush
- Gravity Rush 2
Kaz Ayabe
- Boku no Natsuyasumi
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 2
- Bokura no Kazoku
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 3
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 4
- Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
- Boku no Natsuyasumi
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 2
- Bokura no Kazoku
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 3
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 4
- Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Shozo Kaga
- Fire Emblem Gaiden
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
- BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki
- Fire Emblem Gaiden
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
- BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki
Ryukishi07
- Higurashi When They Cry
- Umineko When They Cry
- Higurashi Daybreak
- Ōkami Kakushi
- Rewrite
- Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni
- Rose Guns Days
- Silent Hill f by Konami (story)
-Ciconia When They Cry
- Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope (story)
- Loopers by Key (story)
- Higurashi When They Cry
- Umineko When They Cry
- Higurashi Daybreak
- Ōkami Kakushi
- Rewrite
- Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni
- Rose Guns Days
- Silent Hill f by Konami (story)
-Ciconia When They Cry
- Gensō Rōgoku no Kaleidoscope (story)
- Loopers by Key (story)
Shu Takumi
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations
- Dino Crisis 2
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures
-The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Justice for All
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations
- Dino Crisis 2
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures
-The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
Kinoko Nasu
-Tsukihime
-Tsukihime Plus-Disc
-Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon
- Kagetsu Tooya
- Melty Blood
- Fate/stay night
- Fate/hollow ataraxia
- Fate/Extra
- Mahoutsukai no Yoru
- Fate/Grand Order
-Tsukihime
-Tsukihime Plus-Disc
-Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon
- Kagetsu Tooya
- Melty Blood
- Fate/stay night
- Fate/hollow ataraxia
- Fate/Extra
- Mahoutsukai no Yoru
- Fate/Grand Order
Kazutaka Kodaka
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
- Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
- Death Come True
- World's End Club
- Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
- Tribe Nine
- Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
- Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
- Death Come True
- World's End Club
- Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
- Tribe Nine
Shigesato Itoi
- Mother
- Mother 2: Giygas Strikes Back
- Mother 3 (Story, scenario, message)
- Mother
- Mother 2: Giygas Strikes Back
- Mother 3 (Story, scenario, message)
Toshihiro Nagoshi
- Shenmue
- Planet Harriers
- Daytona USA 2001
- Yakuza 2
- Yakuza 3
- Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!
- Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō
- Yakuza 4
- Yakuza: Dead Souls
- Binary Domain
- Yakuza 5
- Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ashura hen
- Yakuza 5
- Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin!
- Yakuza 0
- Yakuza Kiwami
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
- Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
- Judgment
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- Lost Judgment
- Shenmue
- Planet Harriers
- Daytona USA 2001
- Yakuza 2
- Yakuza 3
- Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan!
- Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō
- Yakuza 4
- Yakuza: Dead Souls
- Binary Domain
- Yakuza 5
- Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ashura hen
- Yakuza 5
- Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin!
- Yakuza 0
- Yakuza Kiwami
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
- Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
- Judgment
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- Lost Judgment
Yu Suzuki
-Out Run (1986)
- Virtua Racing
- Virtua Fighter
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Virtua Fighter 3
- Virtua Fighter 4
- F355 Challenge
- Shenmue
- Shenmue II
- Shenmue III
- Shenmue City
- Air Twister
- Champion Boxing
-Hang-On
-Space Harrier
-After Burner
-Power Drift
-Out Run (1986)
- Virtua Racing
- Virtua Fighter
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Virtua Fighter 3
- Virtua Fighter 4
- F355 Challenge
- Shenmue
- Shenmue II
- Shenmue III
- Shenmue City
- Air Twister
- Champion Boxing
-Hang-On
-Space Harrier
-After Burner
-Power Drift
Taisuke Kanasaki
- Trace Memory
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
- Trace Memory
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215
- Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
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Pretty surprised not to see Shigeru Miyamoto here. XD
added 👍
If I may suggest another one, how about David Crane? Dude's founder of the first third-party company ever and made many influential games between the Atari consoles and the NES such as Pitfall, Grand Prix, Little Computer People and A Boy And His Blob.
Normally I would add this but I made this list only for directors but i can add one exception
Well, for what is worth he was indeed the director of many of those games. Back in the day, the whole game (direction, programming, graphics, everything) was made by only 1 or 2 people. XD
AMAZING list, by the way!
tnx mate :D
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Add: Ryukishi07, Sam Houser, Kinoko Nasu, Yu Suzuki, Toshihiro Nagoshi, Shigesato Itoi, Keiji Inafune, Kazutaka Kodaka, Shu Takumi
I suggest Shozo Kaga (Fire Emblem).
Kaz Ayabe
Stuffed Wombat
Stuffed Wombat
- Masanobu Endo (Xevious, Tower of Druaga)
- Yoshio Kiya (Panorama Toh, Dragon Slayer, Xanadu, Romancia, Legacy of the Wizard, Sorcerian, The Legend of Heroes)
- Shinobu Yagawa (Summer Carnival '92: Recca, Battle Garegga, Battle Bakraid, Ibara, Akai Katana)
- Tsuneki Ikeda (DoDonPachi 3, Mushihimesama, Espgaluda, Gothic Magic Maiden)
- Terry Cavanagh (VVVVVV, Super Hexagon, Dicey Dungeons)
- Daisuke Amaya (Cave Story, Ika-chan, Kero Blaster)
- Kouji Okada (Megami Tensei, Persona 1 and 2)
- Dave Theurer (Tempest, Missile Command, I Robot)
- Eugene Jarvis (Defender, Robotron 2084, Nex Machina)
- Jordan Mechner (Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express)
- Éric Chahi (Infernal Runner, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Joan of Arc, Future Wars, Another World, Heart of Darkness, Paper Beast)
- Richard Garriott (Akalabeth, Ultima 1-7)
- Sid Meier (Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, Civilization)
- Yoshio Kiya (Panorama Toh, Dragon Slayer, Xanadu, Romancia, Legacy of the Wizard, Sorcerian, The Legend of Heroes)
- Shinobu Yagawa (Summer Carnival '92: Recca, Battle Garegga, Battle Bakraid, Ibara, Akai Katana)
- Tsuneki Ikeda (DoDonPachi 3, Mushihimesama, Espgaluda, Gothic Magic Maiden)
- Terry Cavanagh (VVVVVV, Super Hexagon, Dicey Dungeons)
- Daisuke Amaya (Cave Story, Ika-chan, Kero Blaster)
- Kouji Okada (Megami Tensei, Persona 1 and 2)
- Dave Theurer (Tempest, Missile Command, I Robot)
- Eugene Jarvis (Defender, Robotron 2084, Nex Machina)
- Jordan Mechner (Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express)
- Éric Chahi (Infernal Runner, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Joan of Arc, Future Wars, Another World, Heart of Darkness, Paper Beast)
- Richard Garriott (Akalabeth, Ultima 1-7)
- Sid Meier (Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, Civilization)
I'd suggest Keiichiro Toyama (Silent Hill, Siren, Forbidden Siren 2, Siren: Blood Curse, Gravity Rush 1 & 2)
No worries, I’ll add each of them 👍🏻
Thanks for the updates! Just one thing if you want to include it: Shozou Kaga was the designer of of Super Famicom Wars, was behind Tear Ring Saga and Berwick Saga, and nowadays he's the man behind Vestaria Saga I and II.
I haven't finished what I have to add yet 👍
Alena_03
1 year ago