Meg Jayanth

Meghna Jayanth (born 6 February 1987) is a video game writer and narrative designer. She is known for her writing on 80 Days and Sunless Sea. Jayanth worked at the BBC before becoming a freelance writer, and has also written for The Guardian on women and video games.

Early life Meghna Jayanth was born on 6 February 1987. While growing up, Jayanth lived in Bangalore, London, and Saudi Arabia, attending a total of 12 different schools. Her first gaming experiences included Disney's Aladdin, SimTower, and Civilization II. Jayanth studied English literature at the University of Oxford, where she directed The Oxford Revue, following which she worked at the BBC in the department responsible for commissioning video games. The first playable game she wrote was Samsara, a choice-based narrative game set in Bengal in 1757, which she has yet to finish. In May of that year, she announced the formation of a "boutique narrative label" called Red Queens alongside Leigh Alexander.

Jayanth worked on Boyfriend Dungeon, Sable, and All Will Rise.

Works

80 Days Horizon: Zero Dawn Sunless Sea Boyfriend Dungeon Falcon Age Sable Thirsty Suitors All Will Rise