Tim Schafer

Game designer and writer

San Francisco, USA

About Tim

Tim Schafer is a game designer and writer. He is best known for his work on the Grim Fandango and Psychonauts series. He has also been involved in various other game projects and has a strong following in the gaming community.

Associated Podcasts

Video Works by Jeremy Parish

Guest

Married to the Games

Guest

The Inner Gamer Podcast

Guest

The Confused Breakfast

Guest

Connect

Recent Appearances

The Strangest Gaming Disaster Ever: Atari’s E.T. and the 1983 Crash

The Strange History Podcast•Apr 3, 2026•9:27•guest

This Is Halloween - Ear Candy

Fresh Pinball Podcast•Oct 31, 2025•1:19:33•host

Tim Schafer

About Tim

Associated Podcasts

Video Works by Jeremy Parish

Married to the Games

The Inner Gamer Podcast

The Confused Breakfast

Connect

Recent Appearances

The Strangest Gaming Disaster Ever: Atari’s E.T. and the 1983 Crash

This Is Halloween - Ear Candy

Team Coco

Rupees Over Ramen : The Solo Animation Podcast

Retro Records

The Strange History Podcast

Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast

Fresh Pinball Podcast

LUDO IN NUCE • Videogiochi e game design in pillole

Key Topics

Ep. 9 | Il cervello dietro la follia (Tim Schafer)

Civ VII, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Thoughts - Kinda Funny Gamescast

Episode 561: Ice Ice Tiger

Contra (NES) - February 1988

NES Works Gaiden #041: BattleCity / Super Mario Bros.

NES Works #090: Spy Vs. Spy / MagMax / Seicross

Episode 3 : The 3D Animation Of Treasure Planet!

NES Works #081: Double Dragon

Super NES Works #000: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System

NES Works Gaiden #22: Mappy / Urban Champion / Clu Clu Land / Excitebike

MINI-BYTE: The Original Nintendo (NES)

266: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Life is Strange Before the Storm and Top 10 Games to Remake

Stream Coco LIVE: "Grim Fandango"

Tim Schafer (Special Guest) - Kinda Funny Gamescast Ep. 108

Episode 98: Dishonored 2, Roller Coaster Sims and Redefining Open World Games

Yooka-Laylee and Gaming's Future- Kinda Funny Gamescast Ep. 19