Kurt Bieg

NYC — Game Designer · Creative Director

KURT
BIEG

Founder of Simple Machine. 30+ published mobile titles. Tens of millions of downloads. Brand experiences on Roblox, Fortnite, and beyond.

"The smaller the details, the bigger the fans."

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Game Designer

Independent mobile game designer, studio founder, and systems architect. Kurt has shipped 30+ titles across iOS and Android — spanning hyper-casual mechanics, premium puzzle design, and rhythm games — accumulating tens of millions of downloads worldwide. His studio Simple Machine is known for stripping games down to their elemental joy, then executing with precision and polish.

Featured — iOS / Android

Pop the Lock

The breakout one-touch twitch game that took the App Store by storm — a masterclass in addictive, elegantly simple mobile game design. Cloned hundreds of times. Studied in design classrooms worldwide.

📱 iOS & Android 🏆 App Store Featured 🌐 Viral Cultural Impact
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Character &
World Designer

From illustrated universe-building to dark narrative card mechanics, Kurt's character and world design work lives at the intersection of game design and visual storytelling. He creates worlds with internal logic, original casts with emotional resonance, and aesthetic systems that hold together from macro to micro.

Featured — Original IP

Space Friends

An original illustrated universe featuring a cast of alien characters built for cross-platform storytelling. Designed from the ground up as a world with room to grow — cosmologies, lore, merch-ready character design.

Original IP Character Design World Building
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Online
Personality

A native of internet culture, Kurt has cultivated an online presence across streaming, long-form video, and short-form social content. He creates content at the intersection of game design education, game dev process, and culture commentary — giving brands and studios access to an audience that trusts his voice.

🟣
TWITCH

Live game dev sessions, game design breakdowns, and interactive streamed playtests. Building in public with a community of indie game enthusiasts.

→ /kurtbieg
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YOUTUBE

Game design theory, studio process vlogs, and tutorials on mobile and Roblox development. Educational content for the next generation of game creators.

→ @kurtbieg
TIKTOK

Viral-ready short-form game design content. Behind-the-scenes of mobile game development, trend commentary, and quick-fire design takes.

→ @kurtbieg
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Interactive
Brand Specialist

Kurt transforms brand IP into player-first interactive experiences on Roblox, Fortnite, and mobile platforms. Working with agencies including MediaMonks and Wonder Works, he's led landmark activations — Roblox award shows, metaverse brand worlds, and gamified campaigns — that consistently exceed KPIs and become platform gold standards.

Featured — Roblox Activation

Crunchyroll × Roblox

A deep-dive anime brand activation bringing Crunchyroll's world of anime culture into Roblox. Designed to feel authentic to both the anime fandom and the Roblox community — not just a banner ad, but a living world.

🎮 Roblox Platform 📺 Crunchyroll 🏆 KPI Exceeded
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LET'S
BUILD
SOMETHING.

Whether you're a brand looking to enter gaming culture, a studio hunting for creative leadership, or an institution seeking a faculty partner — let's talk.

Based in New York City. Available for contract, consulting, advisory, and full-time roles.