Founder, Owner, & Head Writer/Designer
- MFA, Fiction, University of Miami, 2002
- BA, English, Saint Louis University, 1994
- BA, American Studies, Saint Louis University, 1994
- Certificate in Creative and Professional Writing, Saint Louis University, 1994
Lisa Brunette's nearly 30 years' experience includes more than a decade in games and fifteen years prior as a journalist and author. She has designed and written narratives for multiple chart-topping games played by worldwide audiences, including Matchington Mansion, Lily's Garden, and Choices: Veil of Secrets. Her games have been featured in the App Store and on Google Play and consistently rank in the top 20 in multiple categories. Sender Unknown: The Woods was nominated for an International Mobile Gaming Award, and Gamezebo called it the “next leap forward” in mobile. She's the founder, owner, and head writer at leading narrative studio Brunette Games.
Recent titles personally written/designed:
- (2020) Jane Austen Solitaire, for Supergaming
- (2020) Tiles & Tales book app, for Kuuhubb
- (2019-20) Sweet Escapes, for Redemption Games
- (2019) Lily's Garden, for Tactile Entertainment
- (2017-19) Survivors: The Quest, for G5 Entertainment
- (2017) Matchington Mansion, for Firecraft
- (2017) Choices: Veil of Secrets, for Pixelberry Studios
- (2017) Sender Unknown: The Woods, for Daily Magic Productions
Recent work overseen/consulted:
- (2020) RollerCoaster Tycoon Story, for Atari and Graphite Lab
- (2019-20) Sweet Escapes, for Redemption Games
- (2019-20) Vineyard Valley, for Jam City
- (2017-20) Homicide Squad: New York Cases, for G5 Entertainment
- (2018) My Beauty Spa, for Cherrypick Games
Her creative management experience includes leading a staff of seven at Brunette Games as well as heading prior creative teams at Crosscut.com and Big Fish Games. She was visiting professor of game design at Webster University for the 2017-18 school year and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences as well as schools, non-profits, and libraries.
All three books in her bestselling Dreamslippers Series have won indieBRAG medallions, and the second book was a finalist for the Nancy Pearl Book Award and nominated for a RONE Award. Additionally, she has a long list of bylines as a journalist, her work appearing in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Woman, Poets & Writers, and elsewhere.
The secret to a great game is a powerful story that is well-integrated with the puzzle and play.
- Lisa Brunette