Stanley Baxton is a
Northern English narrative games dev and writer creating experiences that are satirical, horrifying, or queer, and sometimes all at once. He makes
games for exactly three people to lose their minds.
Currently, he's a PhD student at the University of Salford, researching the "punk indie" games scene as a viable alternative for sustainable games production. He is also a member of BAFTA Connect. Previously he worked at Supermassive Games as a Game Designer, and a host of
contract roles.
Accolades of his include winning the
New Media Writing Prize and the Banana of Discord at IFComp. He's been featured at
A MAZE., EGX Leftfield,
Glasgow Indie Games Festival,
PLAY Creative, WASD Live, and
voidspace_.
RECENT
LITHOBREAKERS release - Zøe Zone (as part of Zøe's Zone Development Team)
UPCOMING
EGX Leftfield (Oct 24 - 26) - Showcasing: The Shaman, the Outsider and the Diet of Worms [In-person]
AdventureX 2025 (Nov 22 - 23) AVAILABILITY
Full-time positions:
Closed
Part-time contracts:
Open
Workshops/talks:
Opening March 2026