Mo Sabawi — Senior Game Producer

I strategize carefully, communicate clearly, and empower teams to do their best work.

Years in game development

Shipped titles

75+

Largest team led

About

I'm a Senior Game Producer with 7+ years in game development and 14+ years across games, interactive media, software, and film production.

At WayForward, I led cross-functional teams across design, engineering, art, audio, QA, and external partners, managing projects from early development through launch and post-release support. I've worked across console, PC, and mobile titles, including games released on Apple Arcade, iOS, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.

My production work often crosses into game design and player experience. I've helped redesign mobile control schemes, improve onboarding and tutorials, solve complex UI/UX problems, tune gameplay for touch devices, and use playtesting and player feedback to guide design decisions.

I've also managed relationships with publishers, platform partners, licensors, and external development teams throughout development, submissions, certification, release, and live updates.

I'm at my best when a project needs structure, clear communication, and practical problem solving across teams.

Shipped

Titles produced end to end or in a lead production role, across console, PC, and mobile.

Marble Knights

Produced from concept through launch and live support, including player onboarding and platform delivery.

3D · Apple Arcade, later multi-platform

Shantae and the Seven Sirens

Brought on mid-development to stabilize production and guide the team to an on-time, on-budget launch.

Mobile playtesting, gameplay tuning, platform delivery, and App Store submission support.

Apple Arcade 2019, later multi-platform

RWBY: Arrowfell

Produced the mobile adaptation for Crunchyroll Game Vault, working with design and engineering to redesign controls, traversal, and onboarding for touchscreen play.

Mobile · Crunchyroll Game Vault

River City Girls 2: Double Dragon DLC

Post-launch content release, coordinating updates and release cadence for a shipped title.

Multi-platform · 2024

Carnival Cruise Line Guest Platform

Full guest-experience software platform: wearable medallion tracking, personalized recommendations, 3D scenic renderings, interactive maps, and real-money and play-money gaming. Co-developed with a third-party technical partner from concept to fleet-wide live deployment.

Software · Co-dev

How I work

Stabilizing productions

Rebuilt cross-discipline alignment and clarified priorities on a production that had lost its footing mid-development, guiding the team to an on-time, on-budget launch.

Cross-studio and partner liaison

Served as the primary point of contact between organizations on shared programs, including publishers, licensors, and a third-party technical development partner, keeping dependencies and communication clear across company lines.

Process, not bureaucracy

Identified the root cause of recurring schedule slippage and designed a scheduling tool that was adopted company-wide, cutting down communication overhead and confusion across teams.

Mentorship

Mentored junior producers on day-to-day problem solving, schedule literacy, and stakeholder communication.

Player Experience & Mobile Design

Partner with designers and developers to solve player-facing problems, using playtesting and feedback to improve controls, onboarding, difficulty, UI/UX, and overall usability.