Xalavier Nelson Jr.

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Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Xalavier Nelson Jr. GDC Awards 2024.jpg
Nelson in 2024
Born (1999-12-10) December 10, 1999 (age 25)
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation Video game developer
Notable work Clickolding , Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator , El Paso, Elsewhere ,
Website https://www.strangescaffold.com/

Xalavier Nelson Jr. is a video game developer who is the founder and creative director of indie game studio Strange Scaffold. [1]

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Awards and accomplishments

Nelson was named by Forbes as one of their "30 Under 30" for gaming in 2024. [2]

In 2024, Nelson won the Black in Gaming Indie Developer Award. [3]

Nelson's game El Paso, Elsewhere was nominated for the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards in 2024. [4]

Works

The following list is not comprehensive.

YearGameCredited as
2019 Hypnospace Outlaw Writer [5]
2019Can Androids PrayWriter
2020Cellular HarvestWriter
2020 Reigns: Beyond Writer
2021AdiosProducer
2021 An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs Designer [6]
2021 Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator Designer
2023 El Paso, Elsewhere Director
2024 Life Eater Director
2024 Clickolding Director
2024I Am Your BeastDirector
2025 Skin Deep Additional writing
2025 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown Director

References

  1. Goldberg, Harold (August 22, 2024). "A Video Game Dynamo With Strange Ideas Always Swirling". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  2. "Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Games". Forbes . November 28, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  3. Carter, Justin (March 21, 2024). "Are game studios suddenly abandoning Black developers?". Game Developer . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  4. "27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed". AIAS . January 10, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  5. Reuben, Nic (May 12, 2024). "What's on your bookshelf?: El Paso, Elsewhere and Hypnospace Outlaw's Xalavier Nelson Jr". Rock Paper Shotgun . Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  6. "Our Games". Strange Scaffold. September 17, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2025.