Sam Dark

Sam Dark is a Principal Gameplay Systems Programmer at Unknown Worlds Entertainment, currently focused on the development of the next Subnautica game since February 2023. Prior experience includes roles at Splash Damage as Lead Systems Programmer and Senior Gameplay Programmer, contributing to Outcasters and various unannounced projects. Sam also served as a Gameplay Programmer at Payload Studios for TerraTech, and held multiple programming positions at Dovetail Games, notably as a Physics Programmer on Train Sim World. Earlier experience includes a role as Junior C++ Developer at Microtest Health Solutions and a Teaching Assistant position at the University of Reading, where academic support in Java programming was provided. Sam holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Reading, earned in 2015.