Jon Shafer
Jon Shafer | |
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Jon Shafer in 2012 | |
| Born | March 30, 1985 Aurora, Colorado, United States |
| Alma mater | Towson University |
| Occupation(s) | Game designer, game programmer, producer, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Civilization V, At the Gates |
Jon Shafer is an American designer and programmer of video games. He was the lead designer of the strategy game Civilization V, developed by Firaxis.
Shafer is the president of Conifer Games, a video game development company he founded in 2012. The studio's first title is At the Gates, a 4X strategy game similar to Civilization in which players command a barbarian kingdom with the goal of defeating both rival tribes and the waning Roman Empire. The budget for developing At the Gates is primarily made up of funds raised through a Kickstarter campaign held in February 2013.