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.

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.

Games Development

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

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

Showcase of personal game development strengths and abilities

Skills Portfolio

Shipped Games

Wailing Heights

2018 - Xbox/PS4/pc

Two anthropomorphic animals, a wolf and a dog, stand in front of the Wailing Heights sign, with a haunted house and a monster head in the background. The wolf is playing a guitar, and the dog appears to be singing or talking.

Jennifer Wilde

2022 - PC/Switch

List of currently shipped titles

Book cover for Jennifer Wilde's 'Unlikely Revolutionaries' featuring illustrated portraits of women and a man, Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower in the background, a gun, and a blood-stained pocket watch.

Crowded.Followed.

2024 - PC

A poster with a dark background showing a person with glowing eyes above a girl looking at a cell phone. Hands are holding a black briefcase. The text on the poster reads 'Crowded. Followed.'

Gaelic Gootball Laochra

2026- PC/Xbox/PS5

A male football player in a white and blue uniform holding a white football on a football field with stadium seating in the background. There is overlay text that reads 'Gaelic Football Laochra'.