Bob Welch is an American author, game designer, and producer.

Bob designed best-selling games like Bop It and oversaw the creative development and production of global video game hits, including Civilization, RollerCoaster Tycoon, and Act of War.

Building on a game career​ that focused on creating immersive, emotionally engaging experiences and worlds, Bob now brings that same depth of storytelling and worldbuilding to fiction. His debut novel, Into The Dax, tackles themes of climate change, political and religious oppression, technological progress, and ​disinformation.

Born and raised in Western New York and formed by summers in the Adirondacks, Bob writes full-time from Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife and remains closely connected to his sons and extended family. 

With curiosity in his heart and the belief that stories help us make sense of a rapidly changing world, he is currently at work on his next novel.