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Adam
Bromell.
Years in Games
25
Title
Creative Director
Based
Canada
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.
Founded
2014 · Seattle, WA
Acquired by
Devolver Digital · 2023
My Role
Chief Creative Officer · Creative Director on all projects
Website
systemera.net
Astroneer.
Shipped · February 19, 2016
Base-building survival sandbox
Genre
Pioneering voxel technology
Tech
14M+ players across all platforms
Reach
#1 game on Steam weeks after early-access launch
Launch
Starseeker.
In Production · Releasing 2026
Massively co-operative expeditions
Co-op
40+ player space-station hub
Hub
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