Henrik Fåhraeus
aka:
Henrik Fähreaus
Moby ID: 123630
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Henrik Fåhraeus is the Chief Creative Officer at Paradox Interactive, a role he has held since November 2021. His extensive tenure with the company, dating back to 2001, has seen him contribute significantly to the development of various games and expansions.
Fåhraeus is known for his work as a Game Director, having served in this capacity for nearly nine years from May 2014 to March 2023. In this role, he has directed the game design for projects by Paradox Development Studio, including leading the development of ideas for new games.
Prior to his role as Chief Creative Officer and Game Director, Fåhraeus held positions as a Project Lead, Game Designer, and Programmer. He served as Project Lead and Game Designer on multiple expansions and games, most notably as Lead Designer on Crusader Kings II and Stellaris. His also contributed to titles like Hearts of Iron, Hearts of Iron II, Victoria, and Crusader Kings.
Before Paradox he worked as a programmer at Interbizz AB, where he developed an online stock trading system for NordNet.
He has a particular interest in the fields of emergent gameplay and procedural storytelling and has held talks on these subjects at the GDC.
Credited on 49 games
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| Cities: Skylines II (2023, Windows Apps) | Chief Creative Officer |
| Star Trek: Infinite (2023, Windows) | Chief Creative Officer |
| The Lamplighters League (2023, Windows) | Chief Creative Officer |
| Age of Wonders 4 (2023, Windows) | Chief Creative Officer |
| Victoria 3 (2022, Windows) | Creative Directors |
| Airport Simulator: First Class (2022, iPhone) | Chief Creative Officer |
| Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back (2021, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Hammerting (2020, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus (2020, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Crusader Kings III (2020, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Imperator: Rome (2019, Windows Apps) | Game Directors |
| Crusader Kings II: Holy Fury (2018, Windows) | Game Director |
| Crusader Kings II: Jade Dragon (2017, Windows) | Game Director |
| Crusader Kings II: Monks & Mystics (2017, Windows) | Game Director |
| Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due (2016, Windows) | Game Director |
| Hearts of Iron IV (2016, Windows) | Additional Game Design |
| Stellaris (2016, Windows) | Game Director |
| Europa Universalis IV: Mare Nostrum (2016, Windows) | Game Director |
| Crusader Kings II: Conclave (2016, Windows) | Game Director |
| Europa Universalis IV: The Cossacks (2015, Windows) | Game Director |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 39 games with Johan Andersson
- 31 games with Thomas Johansson
- 27 games with Carsten ’t Mannetje
- 26 games with Fredrik Wester
- 24 games with Fredrik Toll
- 24 games with Jonas Jakobsson
- 22 games with Troy Goodfellow
- 20 games with Andreas Waldetoft
- 20 games with Sara Wendel-Örtqvist
- 19 games with Linda Kiby
Companies
- 47 games with Paradox Interactive AB
- 31 games with Valve Corporation
- 15 games with GOG Poland Sp. z o.o.
- 13 games with Snowball Studios
- 12 games with 1C Company
- 10 games with GamersGate AB
- 9 games with Paradox Development Studio
- 6 games with Strategy First, Inc.
- 6 games with Cenega S.A.
- 6 games with PAN Vision AB
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