Chris Sawyer is an independent game developer based in Scotland, specializing in constructional / strategic / simulation style PC games.

Chris entered the games industry in 1983, writing games in Z80 machine code on the Sinclair Spectrum home computer, and then the Amstrad CPC series.

He turned to PC development in 1988 and from then to 1993, Chris specialized in PC conversions of games, and was involved in many well-known projects, including Virus (1989), Elite (1990), Campaign (1992), Birds of Prey (1992), Dino Dini's Goal (1993), and Frontier Elite 2 (1993).

In 1994, Chris began developing original games on the PC, the first of which was Transport Tycoon, released through Microprose later that year. A 'World Editor' version of Transport Tycoon followed in mid-1995, followed by Transport Tycoon Deluxe at the end of that year.

Chris's second big project was RollerCoaster Tycoon, released through Hasbro Interactive early in 1999, followed by two add-on packs: Corkscrew Follies (late 1999) and Loopy Landscapes (2000). RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, the first sequel to the top selling RollerCoaster Tycoon game was published October 1992 with two further add-on packs WACKY WORLDS and TIME TWISTER published in Spring and Fall,2003. Since its release, RollerCoaster Tycoon has enjoyed enormous critical acclaim and become one of the best selling PC games of all time.

Chris has been working independently on his latest game, Chris Sawyer's LOCOMOTION, to be published this Summer by Atari.