Sebastian Bazelmans — Founder, Purple Flame Studio
"WE ALL STUMBLE ONTO A GREAT IDEA. MOST OF US NEVER GET IT OUT OF OUR HEADS."
I've built a career out of closing that gap. I now help people and studios turn ideas into real shipped games and give players new ways to live inside worlds they love.
About Me
I've been making little games for as long as I can remember. Inventing new ways to use chess pieces or designing my own sudokus as a child. But in my professional years I've learned that great ideas are only the starting point. What really matters is knowing how to turn them into games that can actually get made.
Through Purple Flame Studio, I work on multiple productions with different partners, with one simple goal: to share better gaming experiences with everyone.
My experience includes working on projects such as The Karate Kid and The Walking Dead, consulting for other studios on production and product management, and currently serving as Licensing Manager at Paradox Interactive.
My Career
Senior IT Support and Project Management
ASML
Game Director
The Karate Kid: Street Rumble
Game Director
The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival
Business Development
Consultancy
Licensing Manager, Business Development
Paradox Interactive
Role
- Founder, Purple Flame Studio
- Licensing Manager, Business Development — Paradox Interactive
Focus
Business development, product management, IP & licensing
Industries
Games, entertainment, licensed IP
Projects
The Karate Kid: Street Rumble
A side-scrolling beat'em-up built on the classic Karate Kid films. As Game Director, I bridged the development team and the publisher, steering the project from ideation and licensing through to launch on PC and console.
The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival
A 2.5D pixel art beat'em-up based on The Walking Dead's All Out War. As Game Director, I lead production and business development across the licensing relationship and the studio partnership, from early deal work through to launch.
My Expertise
Game Development
Design instincts and experience developing game mechanics across mobile, PC and console.
Business Development
Deals, licensing and stakeholder relationships between studios, publishers and IP holders.
Production Management
Licensed titles kept on schedule and on scope with Agile methodologies.
Teams I've Worked With
