# Brian Fargo on Reddit (u/BrianFargo)

Part of Founders and CEOs on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/founders-on-reddit/brian-fargo

Brian Fargo: Founder of Interplay and inXile, creator of Wasteland.

- Reddit account: [u/BrianFargo](https://www.reddit.com/user/BrianFargo/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2012 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/s81zu/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (19), r/Wasteland (3), r/gaming (1), r/u_BrianFargo (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2024
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Fargo

## Moments

### u/BrianFargo in r/IAmA, Sep 19, 2014 · Early days

Replying to a redditor:

> When did you realize that the kickstarter would become a success?

> The first day we launched I had a 10k backer send me a private message that if we came up short he would fund the difference. It was then I knew it was going to happen. I'll never forget that day.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2gvfzg/comment/ckmz3d0/ · 40 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/BrianFargo in r/IAmA, Apr 13, 2012 · Personal story

Replying to a redditor:

> I love the idea behind kickingitforward. How did you come up with the idea?

> I was actually inspired by this from a former neighbor who wrote me an email during Kickstarter thanking me for spending time talking to him about games as a kid. He waxed poetic about how nice that was and that he was a donator. This got me thinking about the concept of paying it forward. At the same time I was interested in how I can help perpetuate Kickstarter to work for others. The fan funding model is just SO darn good and it offers hope to mid level developers that were all falling to the way side. In addition it offers opportunity for new people to get in. I am hoping that hundreds of thousands of dollars are being put back into the economy of Kickstarter from this initiative.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/s81zu/rpg_fireside_chat_with_brian_fargo_and_chris/c4buo5m/ · 55 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/BrianFargo in r/Wasteland, Nov 12, 2024 · Funny

Replying to the post "Brian Fargo on creating Wasteland and Fallout, crowdfunding of Wasteland 2, and inspirations for Clockwork Revolution".

> That is an AI pretending to interview me, must have pulled other interviews and maybe my speech in Croatia. The grammar is horrendous, I hope people don’t think it’s me.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Wasteland/comments/1gp1cgl/brian_fargo_on_creating_wasteland_and_fallout/lwq06wj/ · 125 points as of Nov 7, 2026