Paoula Sobanda

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Praised for her complex characters and masterful narratives, Paoula is a narrative designer specialising in crafting game stories that resonate with players' emotions, aspirations and dreams.   

Most recently, Paoula was the lead writer and designer on Infinite Shimmer, a futuristic fantasy that is rated 4.8/5 stars by players. It is the app's highest rated game of 2023. Its' spin-off Error Cat_K9 was also highly praised by players. 

Paoula also wrote The Perfect Storm, a pirate game for women that was voted Player's Favourite Game of 2022, won Player's Favourite Male Character of 2022 and Player's Favourite Costume of 2022. 

As a narrative designer with 4 years experience in the industry, Paoula crafts the storylines that drive the player experience, creating the characters, writing the dialogues, designing the aesthetic direction, directing the art development and worldbuilding. 

A graduate of English Literature from Cambridge University with a Masters in Literature from Oxford University, Paoula honed her talents for writing by studying thousands of years of the world's greatest characters, storylines and literature. Paoula was awarded the title of Girton Scholar of English for her work on Medieval and Renaissance literature.