Craig Stern is a game developer living in Chicago in the United States. He is the founder of Sinister Design, as well as its only employee. Stern functions as the studio's game designer, writer, programmer, artist/animator, and composer, with occasional help from outside artists on a contract basis. In addition to serving as the creative force behind Sinister Design, Craig Stern runs the website IndieRPGs.com and serves on the board of the Chicago-area indie game developers' group Indie City Games.