ISA MARI DE LEON

games writer • poet • storyteller

ISA MARI DE LEON is a games writer, poet, and storyteller,
currently working at Riot Games on League of Legends.

Selected Work

Champions

Breathing life into new mains and old faves.

Skins

Reimagining champs across worlds.

Metagames & Modes

Telling stories in- and around-game.

Personal Games

You & Me

Old photos, tarot, you, and me. Visual novel.

Sun & Sea

Sing, o Muse, the myth of Icarus. Visual novel.

Writing Samples

“I fell in love with our world, and destroyed it all.”

Prey

Hunger and love—vicious cycles. Comic.

“Dazzlin’ Dina spent her Sunday dawn—her final Sunday and her final dawn—rehearsing.”

The Gone-Song

Dazzlin’ Dina goes down swingin’. Short story.

“I don’t walk how I used to and I piss on almost everything…”

Old Dog Secrets

A send-off to the laundry pile in the sky. Poem.

Community Work

MAGICAL in Gaming

Connecting alumni of collegiate mar-gen gaming.

Cal Marginalized Genders in Gaming

Supporting aspiring game devs at UC Berkeley.