Paolo Tajé
@paolo444.bsky.social
Lead Game Designer on VTM - Milan Uprising at Xplored. Previously: Saturnalia, FOTONICA, MirrorMoon EP, Escape room designer, Double bass. He/him
Been working on games for 15+ years
Been working on games for 15+ years
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Paolo Tajé
@paolo444.bsky.social
· Apr 24
Vampire: The Masquerade - Palermo Conspiracies by Teburu
Vampire: The Masquerade - Palermo Conspiracies is a narrative-driven cooperative game for 1-4 players set in the World of Darkness, exclusive for the Teburu System. Take the role of Camarilla Archons ...
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Our next VTM Teburu game has been announced! This time in Palermo, design still led by yours truly.
Follow now to get a wonderful werewolf mini
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Follow now to get a wonderful werewolf mini
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
good skull
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
good skull
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One thing we hear consistently about despelote is how much its writing resonates with people around the world—it's a personal story, in the best way.
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
One thing we hear consistently about despelote is how much its writing resonates with people around the world—it's a personal story, in the best way.
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
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Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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the level of wishcasting is astonishing, they really believe they have a magic fairy dust they can sprinkle over a game production and it'll make huge chunks of the workforce redundant
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 | VGC
The publisher is researching “Game QA Automation Technology” with the University of Tokyo…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
the level of wishcasting is astonishing, they really believe they have a magic fairy dust they can sprinkle over a game production and it'll make huge chunks of the workforce redundant
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Had a delightful chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social recently about the practical and artistic aspects of board game design, and the meaning it creates.
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
Modern board game maestro Cole Wehrle on getting mad, metaphor in game design, and future projects that are "Big with a capital B"
For Cole Wehrle, the designer behind Arcs, Root, and John Company, "games are not just their pieces" - they are an ongoing conversation.
www.wargamer.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Had a delightful chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social recently about the practical and artistic aspects of board game design, and the meaning it creates.
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
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The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
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An English Haunting's 20% launch discount on the Nintendo eShop ENDS TODAY! 👻
MORE INFO: clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #Horror #HorrorGaming #Halloween
MORE INFO: clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #Horror #HorrorGaming #Halloween
An English Haunting
Award-winning point-and-click adventure set in 1907 London. Now available on Nintendo Switch.
clickpulp.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
An English Haunting's 20% launch discount on the Nintendo eShop ENDS TODAY! 👻
MORE INFO: clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #Horror #HorrorGaming #Halloween
MORE INFO: clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #Horror #HorrorGaming #Halloween
We're at the Dutch bar in Essen (Prins)... Which book is this?
October 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We're at the Dutch bar in Essen (Prins)... Which book is this?
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Crowdfunding for VtM: Palermo Conspiracies has started. Up to 12 clans will be available to play as w/ expansions in addition to Caitiff if you back the campaign thanks to the 1st stretch goal.
Milan Uprising was great so I have high hopes for this one.
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Milan Uprising was great so I have high hopes for this one.
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Vampire: The Masquerade - Palermo Conspiracies by Teburu - Gamefound
Vampire: The Masquerade - Palermo Conspiracies is a narrative-driven semi-cooperative game for 1-4 players set in the World of Darkness, exclusive for the Teburu System. Take the role of Camarilla Arc...
gamefound.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Crowdfunding for VtM: Palermo Conspiracies has started. Up to 12 clans will be available to play as w/ expansions in addition to Caitiff if you back the campaign thanks to the 1st stretch goal.
Milan Uprising was great so I have high hopes for this one.
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Milan Uprising was great so I have high hopes for this one.
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
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Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!
pocketboss.ch 📊 💬
A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.
pocketboss.ch 📊 💬
A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!
pocketboss.ch 📊 💬
A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.
pocketboss.ch 📊 💬
A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.
Sometimes I have faint memories of games played 25? years ago... Sometimes they reappear in front of me!
Thanks!
Thanks!
The fate of an unfortunate jetpack courier not careful enough in a corporate tower swarming with geometric biological horrors and rogue defence systems.
Also available on DOS and ST, and also on Switch as D/Generation: The Original.
📺: D/Generation, Veda Hlubinka-Cook, 1991 (Amiga AGA version)
Also available on DOS and ST, and also on Switch as D/Generation: The Original.
📺: D/Generation, Veda Hlubinka-Cook, 1991 (Amiga AGA version)
October 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sometimes I have faint memories of games played 25? years ago... Sometimes they reappear in front of me!
Thanks!
Thanks!
I go back to this from time to time
Reminder:
Desert Golfing and Golf on Mars by @manbearcar are still out there.
Free of clutter.
No ads, no rewards, no coins, no unlockable ball skins or club upgrades.
Just you, the endless desert and your ability to deal with frustration.
Desert Golfing and Golf on Mars by @manbearcar are still out there.
Free of clutter.
No ads, no rewards, no coins, no unlockable ball skins or club upgrades.
Just you, the endless desert and your ability to deal with frustration.
October 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I go back to this from time to time
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Palermo Conspiracies comes to Gamefound on October 14th!
Uncover the mystery of the missing Prince of Palermo in a standalone module for Vampire: The Masquerade on Teburu. Follow the campaign now for a free Garou miniature addon.
http://bit.ly/3IWZySD
Uncover the mystery of the missing Prince of Palermo in a standalone module for Vampire: The Masquerade on Teburu. Follow the campaign now for a free Garou miniature addon.
http://bit.ly/3IWZySD
October 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Vampire: The Masquerade - Palermo Conspiracies comes to Gamefound on October 14th!
Uncover the mystery of the missing Prince of Palermo in a standalone module for Vampire: The Masquerade on Teburu. Follow the campaign now for a free Garou miniature addon.
http://bit.ly/3IWZySD
Uncover the mystery of the missing Prince of Palermo in a standalone module for Vampire: The Masquerade on Teburu. Follow the campaign now for a free Garou miniature addon.
http://bit.ly/3IWZySD
Does it never end?
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Does it never end?
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Saturnalia PS4 & Switch Physical Editions are temporarily back in stock! limitedrungames.com/search?q=sat...
Switch Limited Run #220: Saturnalia
– Limited Run Games
Saturnalia is on a region-free physical cart for the Nintendo Switch. This is an open pre-order for a limited time. PRE-ORDERS CLOSE ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME. A third-perso...
limitedrungames.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Saturnalia PS4 & Switch Physical Editions are temporarily back in stock! limitedrungames.com/search?q=sat...
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Trailer for our new #inidegame called Penguin Colony! We are collaborating with Lenval Brown (Disco Elysium, Ultrakill) to bring this unique re-imagining to life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylG...
September 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trailer for our new #inidegame called Penguin Colony! We are collaborating with Lenval Brown (Disco Elysium, Ultrakill) to bring this unique re-imagining to life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aylG...
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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people only become left handed if the mirror baby crawls out when nobody is looking and pushes the normal baby into the mirror dimension. it’s a sign of bad parenting
April 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
people only become left handed if the mirror baby crawls out when nobody is looking and pushes the normal baby into the mirror dimension. it’s a sign of bad parenting
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This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.
September 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.
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📣 ANNOUNCEMENT!
What if I said you could add any gadget to your desktop to play or use completely for free??
🎉 Introducing the Retro Gadgets Playground!!
Coming 🗓️ Sep 18th
💻 Download free gadgets
🌎Explore the gadget library
📬 Share your Retro Gadgets creations!
What if I said you could add any gadget to your desktop to play or use completely for free??
🎉 Introducing the Retro Gadgets Playground!!
Coming 🗓️ Sep 18th
💻 Download free gadgets
🌎Explore the gadget library
📬 Share your Retro Gadgets creations!
September 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT!
What if I said you could add any gadget to your desktop to play or use completely for free??
🎉 Introducing the Retro Gadgets Playground!!
Coming 🗓️ Sep 18th
💻 Download free gadgets
🌎Explore the gadget library
📬 Share your Retro Gadgets creations!
What if I said you could add any gadget to your desktop to play or use completely for free??
🎉 Introducing the Retro Gadgets Playground!!
Coming 🗓️ Sep 18th
💻 Download free gadgets
🌎Explore the gadget library
📬 Share your Retro Gadgets creations!
Somehow, I'm still playing Blue Prince
September 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Somehow, I'm still playing Blue Prince
Continuing with the classics
August 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Continuing with the classics
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I feel like the unspoken fourth line of this one is that it's impossible to please everyone and if your only goal is to hammer down every feedback mole that pops up you will end often with everyone unhappy. Have your audience and creative goals in mind. Not everything NEEDS fixing
a friend of mine who's worked on a somewhat recent free multiplayer game says this about player feedback that I feel like is very astute
hearing the feedback is frequently important but responding to it well almost never means just doing what the players say they want
hearing the feedback is frequently important but responding to it well almost never means just doing what the players say they want
August 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I feel like the unspoken fourth line of this one is that it's impossible to please everyone and if your only goal is to hammer down every feedback mole that pops up you will end often with everyone unhappy. Have your audience and creative goals in mind. Not everything NEEDS fixing
Had this exact conversation this morning 😭
there are really only two kinds of game designers, philosophically speaking.
- let's try to put this functionality on an existing button
- let's just add another button
- let's try to put this functionality on an existing button
- let's just add another button
August 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Had this exact conversation this morning 😭