Jeppe Carlsen
Designer · Director
Jeppe Carlsen is a game developer and designer associated with Carlsen Games, Geometric Interactive and former Playdead work.
Career
While at Playdead, Carlsen's main contribution to LIMBO was designing its puzzles; he also presented the game's puzzle-design process at GDC Europe 2010.
Carlsen's debut Carlsen Games title, 140, was released in 2013 with his design and programming credit.
THOTH was released in 2016 as a subsequent Carlsen Games title with Carlsen credited for design and programming.
Carlsen and Jakob Schmid co-founded Geometric Interactive after their Playdead work.
COCOON became Geometric Interactive's first released game in 2023, with Carlsen credited for Game Direction and Gameplay Design.
Interesting Facts
- Carlsen has a master's degree in computer science and has described an interest in discrete mathematics as relevant to his puzzle-design work.
- 140 began as Carlsen's spare-time pet project while he was still working at Playdead as lead gameplay designer.
