Simon Lockerby, streamer, founder Fateless Games.

Simon Lockerby, streamer, founder Fateless Games.

From My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin by Simon Parkin

April 21, 2026 · 1h 22m · Episode 157

About this episode

Simon Lockerby discusses his unconventional journey into game development and the founding of Fateless Games.

Simon Lockerby is a game creator and studio co-founder whose path into development didn’t follow a traditional games pipeline, but instead grew out of everyday play and community building. While working as a sales director, he began playing  Raid: Shadow Legends  on his daily commute, eventually turning that hobby into a YouTube channel that grew rapidly. Within a year, he had built an audience of more than 100,000 subscribers and, alongside his collaborator Dan Francis, co-founded  HellHades Gaming —a central hub for players seekingguides, tools, and community events. As that community expanded, one question kept resurfacing: when would they make a game of their own? In 2023, my guest answered that call by co-founding  Fateless Games , a studio built around player agency, immersive storytelling, and fair monetisation—one where players help shape the game’s direction.   Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Host: Simon Parkin

Guest: Simon Lockerby

Topics covered

  • game development
  • streaming
  • community building
  • player agency
  • immersive storytelling

Keywords

  • game creator
  • YouTube channel
  • community events
  • game studio
  • monetisation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fateless Games, HellHades Gaming

Products: Raid: Shadow Legends

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