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EST. 2001
CANADA
UPDATED MAY 2026
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Adam
Bromell.

Years in Games25
TitleCreative Director
BasedCanada
  • Building sandboxes that foster friendships.
  • Making spaces for standing shoulder-to-shoulder, not face-to-face.
  • Creating knowing that value is perceived, never inherent.
  • Co-founder & creative director of System Era.
  • Astroneer's dad.
  • Fighting burnout by chasing light through a lens.
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The studio I co-founded & love

System
Era.

Founded2014 · Seattle, WA
Acquired byDevolver Digital · 2023
My RoleChief Creative Officer · Creative Director on all projects
Websitesystemera.net

Astroneer.

Shipped · February 19, 2016
  • Base-building survival sandboxGenre
  • Pioneering voxel technologyTech
  • 14M+ players across all platformsReach
  • #1 game on Steam weeks after early-access launchLaunch

Starseeker.

In Production · Releasing 2026
  • Massively co-operative expeditionsCo-op
  • 40+ player space-station hubHub
  • Ethical, sustainable “live service”Service
Professional Video-Game Developer Since 2001

A short list
of long jobs.

2014 → NOW
Co-founder · Chief Creative Officer · Creative Director
System Era
Current
2011 → 2016
Assistant Art Director
Ubisoft
Prior
2006 → 2016
Community & Engagement Lead
Polycount
Prior
2009 → 2011
Artist
Relic Entertainment
Prior
2005 → 2009
Artist
Threewave Software
Prior
2001 → 2005
Artist
Freelance
Prior