Johan Andersson (game developer)

Johan Andersson
Andersson in 2009
Born	(1974-08-28) 28 August 1974 (age 50) Sweden
Occupation	Studio lead of Paradox Tinto
Known for	Designing grand strategy games

Johan Andersson is a Swedish video game designer and studio manager for Paradox Tinto, a Barcelona-based division of Paradox Interactive.

Career

Before working for Paradox Interactive, he was an employee of Funcom where he worked as a programmer for Sega Genesis games, such as Nightmare Circus and NBA Hangtime.[1] He began working at what would later become Paradox Interactive in 1998, joining the original team that had been developing Europa Universalis.[2][3]

Although he began his career as a programmer, Andersson later became a designer and producer at Paradox Development Studio, working on grand strategy games such as Hearts of Iron III, Crusader Kings II, Victoria II, Europa Universalis IV, Stellaris, and Imperator: Rome.[4]

Andersson's design philosophy is "to create believable worlds."[5]

In June 2020, he became the lead of Paradox Tinto, a newly established studio based in Barcelona.[6]

References

1. Stone, Tim (31 May 2009). "Interview: Johan Andersson On Hearts Of Iron 3". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
2. "Paradox Development Studio - A Brief History". Paradox Interactive Forums. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
3. "Inside Paradox, the strangest company in video games". eurogamer. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
4. "Imperator: Rome is the next grand strategy game from Paradox". Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
5. "Dev Box Interview: Paradox Interactive's Producer Johan Andersson : TrueGameHeadz .:Video Game Previews, Reviews, Videos and News For Gamers Everywhere". TrueGameHeadz. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
6. Sinclair, Brendan (June 2020). "Paradox opening Barcelona studio". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links

• Johan Andersson - Director of Development (archived 2009) from the website of Paradox Interactive