Diego Ricchiuti

Diego Ricchiuti

Creative Director, Game Designer @ Focus Home & Caracal Games
16+ Years of Experience | 🎮 Creative Director |🥇Two World Records | 📚 Published Author | 🎙️ DICE Speaker
Italy Active last month

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$360 / month

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About

Is your game struggling? I know how to fix it

Hi 👋 I’m Diego, game consultant & industry veteran.
I'm the author of Game Design Tools (5 stars on Amazon), and I created Don-Ay, the world’s first donation game that opened new pathways for charity in gaming.

My recent projects include directing Star Overdrive and be the Creative Director on A Quite Place: The Road Ahead.

What I Bring:
• 16+ Years of hands-on experience: I combine a deep industry background with proprietary frameworks.
• Leadership & Results: I’ve shipped 8 AAA/AA titles, led teams of over 100 professionals, and delivered more than 150 pitches.
• Clients: Consultant for both AAA and Indie including Focus Home, Ubisoft, Goblins Publishing, Raw Fury, Caracal Games, Jyamma Games, Stormind and many many more.

My Core Expertise:
• Strategic creative direction that drives projects from concept to market
• Streamlined production pipelines ensuring on-time delivery
• Publisher negotiations that have closed deals over 5 million
• Data-driven game reviews that elevate quality and player satisfaction

The Service:
• I offer a boutique, high-quality consulting service tailored to your unique needs, whether you’re after a
one-off deep-dive or a long-term partnership.
• I don’t do cookie-cutter solutions; I leverage my own design and analysis tools to deliver measurable
breakthroughs.
• Game Design analysis with proprietary frameworks to improve your gameplay
• Hand-in-hand consultancy, I work with you and your time on a weekly basis to ensure a smooth sailing
• Workshop, if you want to improve your team or your skills, you can count on me

🚀 Ready to level up?
Drop me a message today to start a conversation that could redefine your game’s success

What happens when you start

You tell Diego your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.

You meet within days. Diego reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.

You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.

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Skills

Design creative direction System Design game Leadership Management game design coach Resume Interview Preparation Pitch Career Start up Interview