Adrian Chmielarz

Adrian Chmielarz is a Polish designer, developer, and producer of computer games, and one of the most famous Polish video gaming figures, as well as one of the most divisive figures in the industry. He created the first Polish adventure game for the PC platform, entitled Tajemnica Statuetki. He began creating computer games in 1992, and the following year he founded Metropolis Software with his friend Grzegorz Miechowski. His next projects Teenagent and Gorky 17 were published outside of Poland. Due to an internal conflict, he left Metropolis in 1999. Founding People Can Fly in 2002, Chmielarz went on to create the successful Painkiller, and a partnership with Epic Games led to the business acquiring People Can Fly in 2007. After leaving that studio, he formed the company The Astronauts which released the title The Vanishing of Ethan Carter in 2014.