Welcome to Cosmic Bacon, portfolio website of John McFarlane.

A versatile games professional with 10+ years leading production, art, design, animation and art direction across Games, Film/TV and Comics. Known for shaping distinctive, memorable visual styles, I’m eager to contribute my creative vision, cross‑disciplinary expertise and collaborative leadership to your team and help elevate your projects.

Skills Portfolio

Showcase of personal game development strengths and abilities

Collection of 3D models of vehicles, weapons, electronic devices, and storage cases on a digital workspace.

Games Development

A boat sailing on turbulent greenish-blue waters with a mountain range in the background and an ominous sky above. The word 'FATHOMS' appears in large, stylized white letters over the scene.

Catalogue of games development projects

A scarecrow with a hat and checkered pants holding a tool, set against a farmyard backdrop during sunset.

Design Development

Personal design work and project development

Shipped Games

Gaelic football player holding a ball in a stadium with bold Gaelic Football Laochra text

GAELIC FOOTBALL LAOCHRA

2026 - XBOX/PC/PS5

Hooded shadow figure looming over a woman reading a black book with gold symbols in a red-lit setting, with text saying “CROWDED. FOLLOWED.”

CROWDED.FOLLOWED

2025 - PC

Black-and-white illustrated book cover for Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries, featuring 1920s women, a detective with a revolver, Big Ben, and the Eiffel Tower.

JENNIFER.WILDE

2021 - PC/SWITCH

Illustration of a wolf-like musician playing an acoustic guitar beside a headphone-wearing woman, with a red “WAILING HEIGHTS” sign above them.

WAILING HEIGHTS

2021 - PC/PS4/XBOX