Ilija Petrusic

Ilija Petrusic is an experienced game designer and co-founder of Lion game Lion, currently serving as Co-Founder / Creative and Managing Director since July 2014. Prior to this, Ilija worked as Lead Level Designer and Designer at Starbreeze Studios from June 2012, contributing to projects such as PAYDAY2 and its DLCs. Ilija also co-founded OVERKILL Software, leading the Level Design team from September 2009 to June 2012, and was pivotal in creating levels for PAYDAY: The Heist and PAYDAY2. Earlier career experience includes roles as a Level Designer at Grin and ZootFly, where level design and environmental artistry were key responsibilities.