About

Paul Kankiewicz is an experienced game designer boasting a diverse skill set that spans multiple facets of the gaming industry including leading design teams, technical and mission design, programming, and QA. He firmly believes that cross-disciplinary skills help people work and communicate more efficiently in any collaborative environment.

Since graduating from DigiPen in 2011 with a degree in video game programming, he has most notably worked at Monolith Productions as a Senior Game Designer on award-winning AAA titles like Hogwarts Legacy, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, and Middle-earth: Shadow of War.

Some of Paul’s favorite games are:

• Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Diablo II
• Mario Odyssey
• Terraria
• Stardew Valley

Some of Paul’s favorite missions are:

• Suicide Mission (Mass Effect 2)
• Redmaw (Horizon Zero Dawn)
• The Ashtray Maze (Control)

“I love fans and critics equally. Fans give you the energy and excitement to keep moving forward while critics give you the feedback necessary to make a better product.”

Paul’s favorite animals are turtles because they’re nature’s introverts.

Most Recent Projects:

• Grapplers: Relic Rivals (Ally Productions/personal project) – An extremely chaotic party game with grappling hooks
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare) – Technical Design
• Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software) – Mission Design
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War (Monolith Productions) – Mission Design
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Monolith Productions) – Mission Design

Ally Productions:

I created my own indie game studio to release some rad games.

• Discord: https://discord.gg/gPSQvZ24vv
• Linktree: https://linktr.ee/allyproductions
• Email/Contact: [email protected]