Lorne Lanning

Builder of Odd Worlds

An artist, director and studio co-founder who makes industrial fables where vulnerable creatures resist systems built to consume them.

1964NOW

Builder of Odd Worlds

1980s

From painting to moving images

Lanning studied art and character animation, then worked in aerospace visualisation and at Rhythm & Hues.

1994

He and veteran producer Sherry McKenna co-founded Oddworld Inhabitants.

1997–2005

Oddworld teams released four games; Lanning created the setting and led their creative direction.

2009–present

The company returned through ports and remakes, then Soulstorm, with McKenna and multidisciplinary partner teams.

1997 · Oddworld Inhabitants team; directed by Lorne Lanning
Abe’s Oddysee
Explore & play
- Steam publisher storeOfficial game information
1998 · Oddworld Inhabitants team; directed by Lorne Lanning
Abe’s Exoddus
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- Steam publisher storeOfficial game information
2001 · Oddworld Inhabitants team; creative direction by Lorne Lanning
Munch’s Oddysee
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- Steam publisher storeOfficial game information
2005 · Oddworld Inhabitants team; creative direction by Lorne Lanning
Stranger’s Wrath
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- Steam publisher storeOfficial game information
2014 · Just Add Water and Oddworld Inhabitants teams; creative direction by Lorne Lanning
New ’n’ Tasty
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- Steam publisher storeOfficial game information
2021 · Oddworld Inhabitants and partner teams; creative direction by Lorne Lanning
Soulstorm
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- Official project archiveOfficial game information