I also have two cats, Nova (right) and Spaceman, who I never shut up about.
Hello! I’m Kelsey, a game writer and narrative designer.
I’m best known for my narrative work on the BAFTA- and other-award-winning space adventure game Outer Wilds (2019), for which I was named a 2019 Nebula Award finalist.
You might also know me as one of the narrative designers from The Outer Worlds DLCs. If you find it confusing I worked on both titles, don’t worry — I still don’t know how I managed to pull that off.
I come from a publishing background that includes two years as the editor for the Cryogenic Society of America and a year and a half in editorial operations for The Onion (yes, that Onion). I began making games in 2012 and joined the industry full-time in 2017.
Tragically, I am still enthusiastic about grammar.
Select Awards and Nominations
For Outer Wilds:
16th BAFTA Game Awards
Best Game
Narrative nominee
Original Property
Game Design
2020 Nebula Awards
Game Writing finalist
20th Game Developers Choice Awards
Best Narrative nominee
Innovation Award nominee
Game of the Year nominee
Best Design nominee
2020 SXSW Gaming Awards
Excellence in Narrative nominee
23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Story nominee
Game of the Year nominee
2020 New York Game Awards
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
Big Apple Award for Best Game nominee
The Game Awards 2019
Best Independent Game nominee
Fresh Indie Game nominee
2019 Golden Joystick Awards
Best Storytelling nominee
Best Indie Game
Ultimate Game of the Year nominee
Global Game Awards 2019
Best Indie
Best Innovators
2015 Independent Games Festival Awards
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
Excellence in Design
Excellence in Narrative honorable mention
(More Outer Wilds awards here)