Eric Stein is a game developer, games researcher, and instructor of game development. He has written extensively on games such as Dark Souls, The Last of Us, and Kentucky Route Zero, with special focus on the intersection of narrative and gaming. He also has a strong interest in tabletop roleplaying games, publishing numerous game zines on itch.io, as well as conducting research on tabletop games like Dream Askew / Dream Apart and Trophy Dark. He can be found on Twitter, Mastodon, and steinea.ca.