Ben Esposito

Ben Esposito
Born (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989 (age 37)
Occupations
Years active2012 - Present
Notable work
SpouseGeneva Hodgson

Ben Esposito (born February 25, 1989) is an American video game designer based in Los Angeles, California. He is most known for his work at the indie studio Arcane Kids, and titles such as Donut County and Neon White.

Career

Ben Esposito would be a founding member of Arcane Kids alongside Russell Honor and Yuliy Vigdorchcik at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2010. They would run Arcane Kids Arcade, a homemade arcade for students to showcase work out of a music venue on the campus. They would gain attention from mainstream news outlets over releases such as Sonic Dreams Collection and Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective.

Esposito would be hired at development studio Giant Sparrow and act as a level designer for The Unfinished Swan. During his free time, Esposito would start development on a game that he created a demo for under the name Kachina. It would later release under the name Donut County in 2018. The game would receive good critical reception.

Ludography

Year Title Role Note Ref(s)
2010 Nudo Designer, Artist, Sound Designer, Composer With Manuel Pardo
2012 The Unfinished Swan Level Designer With Giant Sparrow
2012 Room of 1000 Snakes Level Designer, Artist, Programmer With Arcane Kids
2012 Brooklyn Trash King Writer With Sarah C. Johnson
2013 Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective Level Designer, Artist, Sound Designer, Composer, Writer With Arcane Kids
2013 Perfect Stride Level Designer, Artist, Sound Designer Cancelled
With Arcane Kids
2014 Pale Machine Level Designer, Artist, Sound Designer With Arcane Kids
2014 Land of the Snooze King Sole creator Role-playing board game
2015 Sonic Dreams Collection Designer With Arcane Kids
2016 Tattletail Director, Designer, Artist, Composer As Little Flag Software
2016 Capsule Silence XXIV Designer, Programmer, Artist, Sound Design With Anamanaguchi
2017 What Remains of Edith Finch Design Consultant With Giant Sparrow
2018 Donut County Sole Developer, Composer Published by Annapurna Interactive, composed alongside Dan Koestner
2021 Solar Ash Special thanks, Playtester By Heart Machine
2022 Neon White Director, Designer, Programmer, Sound Designer Published by Annapurna Interactive
2026 Bubsy 4D Special thanks as part of Arcane Kids By Fabraz

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Matt (7 December 2022). "Making 'indie' video games gets trickier as industry evolves". North Shore News. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  2. ↑ @torahhorse (2020-02-25). "happy birthday to me!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Wright, Autumn (2022-12-29). "Ben Esposito was tired of 'wholesome' video games. Enter 'Neon White.'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  4. 1 2 "Confessions of an online prankster: A good laugh with Ben Esposito - Kill Screen". 14 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Hillier, Brenna (August 11, 2015). "Horror show compilation of lost Sonic games is today's Internet darling". VG247. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  6. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2012-10-08). "IndieCade selection Kachina has shades of Katamari Damacy and one intriguing hole". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
  7. ↑ "Donut County for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 https://www.torahhorse.com/index.php/work/
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Ben Esposito on Mobygames
  10. ↑ Warman, Zane (18 December 2017). "Revisiting Anamanaguchi's 'Capsule Silence XXIV,' Music Gaming's Most Revolutionary Misadventure". Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. ↑ Solar Ash on Mobygames