Manuel Correia is an award-winning game designer with a focus on systems design, innovative game mechanisms and making games that bring people together. Since 2010 he has worked in a wide variety of genres and platforms including PC, Consoles, Mobile, AR and VR. Alongside his career in videogames, he creates boardgames.
Manuel has a thirst for knowledge about games, their history and what makes them tick. He thrives when there is a chance to be creative and put it all in practice, such as brainstorms or better yet: developing a pitch for a new game.
After 10 years working abroad he returned to Portugal and now works remotely.
Manuel is currently working at Redcatpig as a Lead Game Designer on an exciting (but secret) project.
Career highlights
8 Ball Pool holds the Guinness World Record for the most downloaded pool mobile game of all time
Forge of Empires surpassed $1 Billion in lifetime sales
Designed the official SUPERHOT card game
Cortiça won the Imirt Award for Best Analogue Game in 2020
Manuel has done work for, with or at the following studios:
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Interviews
Demeo Battles Developer Manuel Correia Interview (November 2023) ENG
Portugueses no Mundo (July 2021) PT/ENG
From agents to ammo: Designer Manuel Correia reveals how he made the Superhot Card Game (February 2017) ENG
No don’t die (December 2015) ENG
Videos
Super Papo-Seco #241 Podcast (August 2022) ENG
A Noite dos 100 [40-31] on The Curious Box (May 2022) PT
MIND IS SOFTWARE – Porting SUPERHOT from the screen to the table, for GameDev Camp (November 2021) ENG
Game Design panel at Jotacon (September 2021) PT
Games by Manuel Correia 