Nikita Kolesnikov

Biography

Nikita Kolesnikov, also known by the pseudonym grandeturisto, is the creator of the Hello Neighbor game concept and the lead game designer and artist for Hello Neighbor, Hello Neighbor 3, and—previously—Hello Neighbor 2. He was born in Voronezh. Until the age of seventeen, he spent every summer in a village that later served as the inspiration for *Raven Brooks*. After graduating from university, he worked at a marketing magazine, where he eventually became an editor. He hated the job, but after being inspired by a speech by Steve Jobs, he realized he wanted to create video games. He applied …