stieg hedlund (born 1965) is a computer and video game designer, artist, and writer with over 25 years of experience who has worked on more than 30 games in the video game industry. although he is probably best known for his work in action rpgs, he has also worked on games in each of the real-time strategy, tactical shooter, beat-'em-up and action-adventure genres on the pc and almost every dedicated game console. he has a professed interest in conlangery and linguistics.