DesignerExecutiveStudio Founder
Steven Sharif
Now
Resigned from Intrepid Studios on January 31, 2026 in protest of board decisions
As of 2026-01-31 · source ↗
Announced Ashes of Creation in December 2016 and personally funded most of its development; the 2017 Kickstarter raised over $3 million in a genre starved for new MMOs. Sharif led the project for nearly a decade, shipping it into Steam early access in December 2025 — then resigned from Intrepid Studios in protest of board decisions on January 31, 2026.
Career
- Ashes of Creation2016–2026Creative director and co-founder of Intrepid Studios; primary funder — led the project from its 2016 reveal through the Dec 2025 early-access release, resigned Jan 31 2026
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