My name is Matthew J Wills and I am an artist and game developer from Wellington, New Zealand.

Projects:

Webcomics
Swords (2018-ongoing)
Stars (2021-ongoing)

Tabletop Games
Swords : Cut the Deck (2023)
$251,014 pledged of $10,000 goal
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Video Games
Clusterduck (2020) by PikPok Games - Lead Artist
Merciless Dungeon (2020-ongoing) - In development

Brand Collaborations:

Makeship
Quest Sprout plushie (2021) - 1807% funded
Travel Goblin & Pest Sprout plushies (2022)
Quest Sprout V2 & Rapier Tapir plushies (2023)
Quest Sprout vinyl figure (2023)
Kargob, God of Darkness & The Everstabbed plushies (2024)
Quest Sprout Lvl 2 & Momma Sprout plushies (2025)
Next plushie tba (2025)

Awards and Accolades:

Swords
Winner of the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Professional Publication 2020
Referred to as ‘The Most Wholesome Thing On The Internet’ by BBC News in 2020

Swords: Cut the Deck
Nominee for The Tactile Taste: Excellence in Physical Games at the NZ Games Festival Pav Awards 2025

Clusterduck
Winner of Best Quickplay Game at the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021
Nominee for The Accessible Ambrosia: Excellence in Accessibility at the NZ Games Festival Pav Awards 2022

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