about

dain saint

dain saint is a storyteller, musician, and designer who makes beautiful immersive experiences. He’s produced over a dozen commercially-released games as co-founder of Cipher Prime Studios, written soundtracks for the same, and directed Emmy-award winning editorial series for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

He has created art exhibitions and museum installations, and is always looking for meaningful ways to connect people with the world around them.

As a writer, he has released a book of poetry called “Freedom Is Non-Negotiable”, and performed and released music as a solo artist.

He is a massive nerd.

updates

upcoming events

aug 1-4, 2024 i’ll be at gencon this year, let me know if you’ll be there and want to chat

recent events

apr 18, 2024 live storytelling performance at camp cookie
apr 27, 2024 talk on making music for games at famcon

long-term projects

working with obvious agency on a dope theatrical ttrpg called space opera
actively looking for opportunities in actual play on either side of the dm screen — hit me up!

recent adventures

i made a game about the I-95 horse, and then i got to ride him.

media i’m in love with

x-men '97 is killing it.
worlds beyond number is one of the most beautiful pieces of media i’ve experienced this decade. well worth the $5 a month for everything.
finally opened up the broken earth trilogy. devoured it in a week. nk jemisin, y’all. if i start talking about how good this is i’ll never ever stop.
currently reading children of virtue and vengance — can’t wait for “anguish and anarchy” to drop this summer.

about this site

TK shorter copy…

i’ve never been a huge fan of social media. it is powerful, and an incredible force for good, but man things with infinite scroll aren’t great for my brain.

and my art follows my stream of consciousness. sometimes that takes the form of poetry. or song. or spoken word, or rhetoric, the odd book or video.

the way we’re taught to market runs against the way i create. i often have no idea where particular pieces are leading me until i’ve arrived; and if i wait until i know where i’ve gotten to start giving you directions, i’ll never release anything (which has been my curse for years).

so instead, this website is my garden. as i create new pieces, they’ll be published here immediately. once i figure out where it’s going, i create a project to start harvesting the work. once it’s ready to release, it’s released — no muss, no fuss.

let’s make something
magical
together

basic collab copy TK.

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