Randy Smith (born June 14, 1974) is an American video game designer. He co-owns and is the creative director of Tiger Style. He has worked extensively on the Thief series with both Looking Glass Studios and Ion Storm.
Smith started Tiger Style in 2009 and shipped the award-winning game Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor on iOS, followed by Waking Mars and Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon. He spent time on the Steven Spielberg collaboration code-named LMNO at EA Los Angeles studio, which was eventually canceled. Smith has lectured on game design at GDC, and additionally, Smith has participated in the Indie Game Jam.
Between 2007 and 2013, Smith wrote a monthly column called "The Possibility Space" for Edge in the UK.
Games credited Year Title Developer 1998 Thief: The Dark Project Looking Glass Studios 2000 Thief II: The Metal Age 2004 Thief: Deadly Shadows Ion Storm 2006 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Arkane Studios Cancelled LMNO EAArkane Studios 2009 Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor Tiger Style 2012 Waking Mars 2015 Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon 2021 Jett: The Far Shore (2021) SuperbrothersPine Scented Software Project C Darewise Entertainment
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External links
Randy Smith's Rap Sheet on MobyGames Randy Smith's column "The Possibility Space" in Edge magazine