Diego Ricchiuti

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