About

Caroline Bitterly

"Caroline Bitterly is a Game and Narrative Designer freelancer. She worked for Sony's Guerrilla Amsterdam studio on Horizon Forbidden West. Prior to Guerrilla, she shipped Detroit: Become Human on PS4 while a designer for Paris-based Quantic Dream. She designed 9 chapters and co-directed motion-capture shoots including being in the mo-caps.

Prior to Sony, she was an Editorial Game Designer at Ubisoft's global headquarters in Paris where she oversaw design direction for 17 first and third party games in toys-to-life action, open-world, fitness, rhythm and strategy.

Bitterly's recognized work has won her three GDC (Game Developers Conference) scholarships; memberships to AIAS's 'Amplifying New Voices', King and Diversi's 'European Women in Games' and the IGDA Foundation's 'Women in Games Ambassador'.

Her games passion is around content related to education, pacifism, and non-violence and opening player's minds. She graduated top of her class with a Bachelor's in Game Design and Management from Rubika Supinfogame in France. Then she obtained her Master's Degree. She is an active volunteer, most recently a juror for the IGDA Foundation Velocity Program to springboard careers in game development for the brightest up-and-coming and marginalized genders in games."

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Game credits

As Quest Designer:

• Horizon Forbidden West (2022 - PS5 & PS4) - Open-world action role-playing video game

As Game & Narrative Designer:

• Detroit: Become Human (2018 - PS4) - Interactive drama
• Civilization V Nonviolent Mod (2013 - PC) - Strategy game mod about pacifism
• Worship sailing Spirits (NA) - Tower-defense game about Native American culture
• Fall In (NA - Mobile) - Platformer-puzzle game

As Lead Game Designer:

• Quur (2016 - PC) - Action-Adventure game that invites player to reflect on violence
• Space Investigators! (2015 - PC) - Puzzle game for career guidance (ONISEP)

As Editorial Game Designer at Ubisoft's global HQ:

• Starlink: Battle for Atlas (2018 - PS4, Xbox One, Switch) - Toys-to-life Action game
• Just Sing (2016 - PS4, Xbox One) - Rhythm game
• Battleship (2016 - PS4, Xbox One) - Strategy game
• Boggle (2015 - PS4, Xbox One) - Party game
• Just Dance 2016 (2015 - PS4, Xbox One, WiiU, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) - Rhythm game
• Risk (2015 - PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360) - Strategy game
• Scrabble (2015 - PS4, Xbox One) - Party game
• Trivial Pursuit Live! (2015 - PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360) - Party game
• Uno (2015 - PS4, Xbox One, PC) - Card game
• Just Dance 2015 (2014 - PS4, Xbox One, WiiU, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) - Rhythm game
• Hasbro Game Channel Portal (2014 - PS4, Xbox One) - Online portal to access Hasbro games
• Monopoly Deal (2014 - PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360) - Party game
• Monopoly Plus (2014 - PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360) - Party game
• My Monopoly (2014 - PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360) - Party game
• Rabbids Invasion (2014 - PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360) - Party game
• Shape Up (2014 - Xbox One Kinect) - Fitness game
• Shape Up: Battle Run (2014 - Android, iOS) - Fitness game

As Game Developer:

• Circuit Warz (2017 - PC) - Puzzle game teaching students about engineering