All about Andrew

Thanks for taking the time to visit. I’m a writer and a narrative designer, with a knack for writing stories that linger with you after the final click. I enjoy challenging my own preconceptions by teasing out reflective stories or by smashing them aside in the midst of raucous action (sometimes both)! However, nothing energises me more than getting to the heart of my characters and the relationships between them.

My most recent position was at Outfit7, where I worked as both a Game Writer and Narrative Designer across 10+ games in the ‘My Talking Tom & Friends’ franchise. I also wrote four animated shorts for several YouTube series (there’s a link to each one here).

I started my career on Sony Online Entertainment’s MMORPG ‘The Matrix Online’ as a story writer in the Live Events Special Interest Group (LESIG). My latest independent game ‘The Attendant’, was released in April 2021 and I also managed to sneak a purposefully terrible poem into Inkle’s IGF Nominated ‘Overboard’. I was selected to work with author and narrative designer Greg Buchanan, of Buchanan Productions, as part of his Early Games Writing Mentorship 20/21 having previously graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a Masters in Creative Writing

I worked as a ghost writer for The Urban Writers, specialising in both fiction and non-fiction content. I’ve written freelance features and reviews for games, film and TV at outlets like GameRant and GameFreaks365.

Away from games and writing, I visit the cinema and the coffee shop attached to it so frequently that the baristas know my order from memory! Owing to my own unorthodox journey into higher education, I spent several years mentoring high school students seeking entry to higher education from low attainment areas.

Game Credits

  • The Matrix Online (2007-2009)

  • A New World (2019)

  • The Fear Liath (2019)

  • Saudade (2020)

  • The Glitching Graduation (2020)

  • The Attendant (2021)

  • Multiple My Talking Tom & Friends LiveOps games (2022-2026)

  • Talking Tom & Friends: World (2025)

  • My Talking Tom Friends 2 (2025)

  • Untitled Horror Game (TBA - 2026)

I’m always happy to hear from other writers and narrative designers, whatever stage they’re at on their journey, feel free to contact me via my email: mckissock89@gmail.com

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