# Tim Schafer on Reddit (u/TimOfLegend)

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/tim-schafer

Tim Schafer: Founder of Double Fine, maker of Psychonauts.

- Reddit account: [u/TimOfLegend](https://www.reddit.com/user/TimOfLegend/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2012 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/qhk98/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (24), r/gaming (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2016
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Schafer

## Moments

### u/TimOfLegend in r/IAmA, Mar 4, 2012 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> What exactly do you do as the president of DF?

> Have lots of meetings. Do interviews. More meetings. Check in on all the projects. Recruit new employees. Pitch games to publishers. Try to convince programmers not to go to Zynga. Worry about money. Think about new games. Write dialog. Decide on t-shirt colors. Make coffee.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/qhk98/i_am_a_tim_schafer_ask_me_about_loom_or_anything/c3xo6r2/ · 766 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/TimOfLegend in r/IAmA, Jun 1, 2012 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> How did the Humble Indie Bundles influence your decisions to port your games to Linux? What was the porting process like?

> Linux was like a party that sounded fun we were afraid to go to because we didn't think we'd know anybody there, and the HiB guys were like your socially fearless friend who says, "Don't worry, we'll go together." And when he gets to your house he says, "Is that what you're wearing?" and you say, "uh..." and he says, "Don't worry. I know a guy." And he lends you a cool leather jacket and you go to the party and when you walk in there's a needle scratch and everybody turns to look at you and your friend gives a cool nod and then everybody goes back to the party. So kind of like a John Hughes film. Hope that helps explain things. That's about as technical as I can go. I just hope I don't accidentally knock over a beer can pyramid that some tough guys are building.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ufxcg/were_humble_indie_bundle_v_creators_of/c4v1h8e/ · 1,678 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/TimOfLegend in r/IAmA, May 9, 2013 · The why

Replying to a redditor:

> badge exultant edge air pot deliver wipe salt modern sable This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

> The truth is I always act as if I didn't have to worry about profits, had all the money in the world, and no technical limits. Maybe that's why my games are considered "niche," why they go over budget, and why my programmers have to work so hard. So basically, I'd be doing exactly what I'm doing right now! :)

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1e0ijv/i_am_a_tim_schafer_ama/c9vmxnz/ · 1,258 points as of Nov 7, 2026