Derek Yu
Video game artist
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Born 1982 · age 44United States
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Updated 2026-07-18
Derek Yu is an American independent video game designer, video game artist, and blogger. Yu has designed and co-designed several award-winning games, most famously Spelunky, Aquaria, and Eternal Daughter. He is also notable as a blogger and custodian of the influential TIGSource blog/community about independent video games. He has been called an "indie superstar" and a "genuine icon" of the video game industry.
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- MusicBrainzLow confidencedatabase · musicbrainz.org
- ديريك يوLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- Derek YuLow confidencewikipedia · ca.wikipedia.org
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