Hannah Nicklin, playwright, narrative designer (Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles).

My guest today is Hannah Nicklin, a British writer and narrative designer for video games. After studying Drama at Loughborough University , and Playwriting at the University of Birmingham , she returned to Loughborough for a doctorate in interactive design as anti-capitalist practice. After several years working as a poet, theatre-maker, and academic, in 2019 she moved into games full time: writing, narrative designing and co-producing Mutazione , the most nominated game in the 2020 IGF awards. That same year she became studio lead of Die Gute Fabrik , an independent game studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark. There she led and creative directed Saltsea Chronicles , one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2023. After the studio was forced to close down, my guest joined the team at the Netflix-owned studio Night School , where she currently works as a narrative designer and writer on a yet-to-be-announced title. LINKS Casual Games for Protesters Hannah on Bluesky Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.