He's really only a recognizable figure in the puzzle game space. Both of his games are highly esteemed, with The Witness in particular praised as "the dark soul

He's really only a recognizable figure in the puzzle game space. Both of his games are highly esteemed, with The Witness in particular praised as "the dark souls of puzzle games." All this said, puzzle games are harder to design than to develop and IMHO his past success only qualifies him as a great designer rather than the general computing guru he proclaims himself to be.