(he/him)

Head of Studio, ZA/UM

1984 YMCA Breakdancing Champion, Game Maker, Musician, Skater, Doodler and Tinkerer. Father to four amazing and interesting people. Expert mistake maker. Always learning.

Allen plays bass at night and makes games by day. A veteran game producer and designer, working on such classics as the original “Halo” trilogy, “Plants vs. Zombies”, “The Outer Worlds” and more, he has worked on everything from AAA to mobile and even Facebook games when they were a thing. He has run his own indie studio, directed Incubation efforts at Bungie, founded the publisher Private Division and now is Studio Head at ZA/UM where he is working with the team on their new CRPG.