Paul James
@pauljamesqa.bsky.social
Credited games tester, including Blue Prince, Foolish Mortals, Cryptmaster, and more!
Happiest when creating and learning.
Skills include pretending to be an adult.
pauljamesgamestesting.com
https://linktr.ee/PaulJamesGT
Happiest when creating and learning.
Skills include pretending to be an adult.
pauljamesgamestesting.com
https://linktr.ee/PaulJamesGT
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15 Days: Part 21
15 Days: Part 21 December 22nd to December 31st 2025 Hello again and yes, a little sooner than expected. 10 days rather than the usual 15, in fact. There’s a good reason too; I wanted to sign off 2…
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The final 15 Days of 2025 is here! In Part 21, my Testing Collection grows, Graph Thingy makes its final appearance, I share my 2025 testing summary, along with the events I've attended, and I also look ahead to 2026.
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OOH! Would you look at those shiney new demos! :O It's TRY-IT-TUESDAY time again, so why not join us whilst we check out a load too? Y'never know, you might see something you like! twitch.tv/zombiworkshop :)
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
OOH! Would you look at those shiney new demos! :O It's TRY-IT-TUESDAY time again, so why not join us whilst we check out a load too? Y'never know, you might see something you like! twitch.tv/zombiworkshop :)
First credit and testimonial of 2026. I'm always so very humbled by the opportunities I have, and the kind words of those I've worked with. It has been a real pleasure to be part of this wonderful game's development.
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Testimonials
Home Projects Contact “Working with Paul is great! He’s reliable, affable, and funny: it’s just a pleasure to collaborate with him on a project. He’s not only a fantastic te…
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January 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
First credit and testimonial of 2026. I'm always so very humbled by the opportunities I have, and the kind words of those I've worked with. It has been a real pleasure to be part of this wonderful game's development.
pauljamesgamestesting.com/projects-tes...
pauljamesgamestesting.com/projects-tes...
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REMINDER: this game exists, is brilliant, and requires WISHLISTS in order to succeed. Pls wishlist and share, thank you!
EARTH MUST DIE
Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE
Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE
Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
January 12, 2026 at 9:03 AM
REMINDER: this game exists, is brilliant, and requires WISHLISTS in order to succeed. Pls wishlist and share, thank you!
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This is probably my favorite emblem the Bungie Foundation is offering this G2G-
🔥❤️🔥Take Care Now🔥❤️🔥
I love it so much and it fits my warlock perfectly!
Separately its for a $25 donation you can also bundle and save. Ill put the link below.
🔥❤️🔥Take Care Now🔥❤️🔥
I love it so much and it fits my warlock perfectly!
Separately its for a $25 donation you can also bundle and save. Ill put the link below.
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This is probably my favorite emblem the Bungie Foundation is offering this G2G-
🔥❤️🔥Take Care Now🔥❤️🔥
I love it so much and it fits my warlock perfectly!
Separately its for a $25 donation you can also bundle and save. Ill put the link below.
🔥❤️🔥Take Care Now🔥❤️🔥
I love it so much and it fits my warlock perfectly!
Separately its for a $25 donation you can also bundle and save. Ill put the link below.
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Big day! 🥳🎉 Confidential Killings launches today at 6 PM (CET) by @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social!
I was one of the beta testers, and I had a blast playing it. Don't miss this one!
🔪 store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
#indie #indiegame #puzzle
I was one of the beta testers, and I had a blast playing it. Don't miss this one!
🔪 store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
#indie #indiegame #puzzle
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Big day! 🥳🎉 Confidential Killings launches today at 6 PM (CET) by @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social!
I was one of the beta testers, and I had a blast playing it. Don't miss this one!
🔪 store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
#indie #indiegame #puzzle
I was one of the beta testers, and I had a blast playing it. Don't miss this one!
🔪 store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
#indie #indiegame #puzzle
My website has a companion app that shows me how many visits there are to my pages or posts. Whoever visited my first blog, What Does My Heart Tell Me?, I say thank you for taking the time to read it. It's one of my favourites, and I hope you enjoyed it.
January 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
My website has a companion app that shows me how many visits there are to my pages or posts. Whoever visited my first blog, What Does My Heart Tell Me?, I say thank you for taking the time to read it. It's one of my favourites, and I hope you enjoyed it.
(1/4) I nearly forgot to post my 2025 testing achievements...
In 2025, I:
Committed 450+ hours to testing, feedback, and creative input;
Contributed to 14 new projects, up from 11 in 2024;
Received new credits and testimonials within these projects;
Had my debut on the TNGC podcast;
In 2025, I:
Committed 450+ hours to testing, feedback, and creative input;
Contributed to 14 new projects, up from 11 in 2024;
Received new credits and testimonials within these projects;
Had my debut on the TNGC podcast;
January 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
(1/4) I nearly forgot to post my 2025 testing achievements...
In 2025, I:
Committed 450+ hours to testing, feedback, and creative input;
Contributed to 14 new projects, up from 11 in 2024;
Received new credits and testimonials within these projects;
Had my debut on the TNGC podcast;
In 2025, I:
Committed 450+ hours to testing, feedback, and creative input;
Contributed to 14 new projects, up from 11 in 2024;
Received new credits and testimonials within these projects;
Had my debut on the TNGC podcast;
Just one more day to go!
Launching in TWO DAYS time, Confidential Killings from @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social has been a lot of fun to be part of and to test. The demo is available now; I highly recommend you try it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game on Steam
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
store.steampowered.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Just one more day to go!
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To all the new folks arriving from Twitter I have two words of advice...
Indie games
Indie games
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
To all the new folks arriving from Twitter I have two words of advice...
Indie games
Indie games
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Launching in TWO DAYS time, Confidential Killings from @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social has been a lot of fun to be part of and to test. The demo is available now; I highly recommend you try it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game on Steam
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
store.steampowered.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Launching in TWO DAYS time, Confidential Killings from @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social has been a lot of fun to be part of and to test. The demo is available now; I highly recommend you try it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
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I've been making top-ten GOTY lists every year for more than a decade, and this might have been the hardest ever to narrow down. What a year for video games!
Here are the 10 best games of 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Here are the 10 best games of 2025: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Best Video Games of 2025
Almost all of them are independently developed, which speaks to the state of the games industry
www.bloomberg.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Launching in TWO DAYS time, Confidential Killings from @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social has been a lot of fun to be part of and to test. The demo is available now; I highly recommend you try it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game on Steam
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
store.steampowered.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Launching in TWO DAYS time, Confidential Killings from @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social has been a lot of fun to be part of and to test. The demo is available now; I highly recommend you try it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2797960/...
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Coming up January 12, Confidential Killings from @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social . The Demo is out now for this deduction game in the Golden Idol lineage. I look forward to seeing where this case goes after the early cases!
steampowered.com/app/2797960
steampowered.com/app/2797960
Confidential Killings - A Detective Game on Steam
A series of murders is shocking Hollywood! Use your detective skills: search the crime scene, find clues, solve the mystery. Who is pulling the strings behind these Confidential Killings?
steampowered.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Coming up January 12, Confidential Killings from @branegames.bsky.social and @lrzbn.bsky.social . The Demo is out now for this deduction game in the Golden Idol lineage. I look forward to seeing where this case goes after the early cases!
steampowered.com/app/2797960
steampowered.com/app/2797960
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Any UK reviewers who want to be added to the Daughter of Crows ARC list (this does not guarantee an ARC because they will be over-subscribed) let me know. The allocating decisions lie with the publisher, Voyager!
January 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Any UK reviewers who want to be added to the Daughter of Crows ARC list (this does not guarantee an ARC because they will be over-subscribed) let me know. The allocating decisions lie with the publisher, Voyager!
💙💙💙💙💙
We are thrilled to have been nominated in 5 DICE Awards categories
🔹Game of the Year
🔹Adventure Game of the Year
🔹Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
🔹Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
🔹Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Winners will be revealed on 12 February
🔹Game of the Year
🔹Adventure Game of the Year
🔹Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
🔹Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
🔹Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Winners will be revealed on 12 February
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Google Maps says turn right at the junction and it's on your left. You'll have arrived somewhat closer to your destination.
Brace yourself for adventure somewhere nearby but not here
Publisher: Can you show a lush, tropical world inhabited by mysterious lost tribes and dramatic, towering dinosaurs?
Artist: Yeah, sure, or at the very least I'll show someone pointing to where it is.
Artist: Yeah, sure, or at the very least I'll show someone pointing to where it is.
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Google Maps says turn right at the junction and it's on your left. You'll have arrived somewhat closer to your destination.
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Lets see what this is all about then? Me and McGaveson are finding out what the trails are like on RV THERE YET? Come join us ; twitch.tv/zombiworkshop
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Lets see what this is all about then? Me and McGaveson are finding out what the trails are like on RV THERE YET? Come join us ; twitch.tv/zombiworkshop
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We're so proud to share that Foolish Mortals has been nominated for 5 AGOTY Awards!
Best Puzzles
Best Lines of Dialogue
Best Soundtrack, Effects & Dubbing
Best Visual Art & Animation
Best Adventure Game of the Year 2025
Thank you so much agotyawards.bsky.social! We're buzzing about this!
Best Puzzles
Best Lines of Dialogue
Best Soundtrack, Effects & Dubbing
Best Visual Art & Animation
Best Adventure Game of the Year 2025
Thank you so much agotyawards.bsky.social! We're buzzing about this!
January 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
We're so proud to share that Foolish Mortals has been nominated for 5 AGOTY Awards!
Best Puzzles
Best Lines of Dialogue
Best Soundtrack, Effects & Dubbing
Best Visual Art & Animation
Best Adventure Game of the Year 2025
Thank you so much agotyawards.bsky.social! We're buzzing about this!
Best Puzzles
Best Lines of Dialogue
Best Soundtrack, Effects & Dubbing
Best Visual Art & Animation
Best Adventure Game of the Year 2025
Thank you so much agotyawards.bsky.social! We're buzzing about this!
Seven days into 2026 and I've finished reading two books already.
If I keep up this pace, I may have to start demolishing the west wing of the fort I built from ALL THE BOOKS I STILL HAVE TO READ!!! 😬
If I keep up this pace, I may have to start demolishing the west wing of the fort I built from ALL THE BOOKS I STILL HAVE TO READ!!! 😬
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Seven days into 2026 and I've finished reading two books already.
If I keep up this pace, I may have to start demolishing the west wing of the fort I built from ALL THE BOOKS I STILL HAVE TO READ!!! 😬
If I keep up this pace, I may have to start demolishing the west wing of the fort I built from ALL THE BOOKS I STILL HAVE TO READ!!! 😬
I'd forgotten how much fun reading can be. I discovered a new word today: inveigle.
And yes, this is a photo from my dictionary. 📖 No online search this time.
And yes, this is a photo from my dictionary. 📖 No online search this time.
January 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I'd forgotten how much fun reading can be. I discovered a new word today: inveigle.
And yes, this is a photo from my dictionary. 📖 No online search this time.
And yes, this is a photo from my dictionary. 📖 No online search this time.
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New Year, New me? Nah... but there's a ton of new demos' so lets see what #indiegames we can find and try out. twitch.tv/zombiworkshop starting now! :D
January 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
New Year, New me? Nah... but there's a ton of new demos' so lets see what #indiegames we can find and try out. twitch.tv/zombiworkshop starting now! :D
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New Year’s resolution: play more indie hidden gems.
Steam Winter Sale: last chance.
Lil’ Guardsman: lowest price ever.
You: excellent taste. Support indie devs making good shit. 😌
Steam Winter Sale: last chance.
Lil’ Guardsman: lowest price ever.
You: excellent taste. Support indie devs making good shit. 😌
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
New Year’s resolution: play more indie hidden gems.
Steam Winter Sale: last chance.
Lil’ Guardsman: lowest price ever.
You: excellent taste. Support indie devs making good shit. 😌
Steam Winter Sale: last chance.
Lil’ Guardsman: lowest price ever.
You: excellent taste. Support indie devs making good shit. 😌
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The final 15 Days of 2025 is here! In Part 21, my Testing Collection grows, Graph Thingy makes its final appearance, I share my 2025 testing summary, along with the events I've attended, and I also look ahead to 2026.
15 Days: Part 21
15 Days: Part 21 December 22nd to December 31st 2025 Hello again and yes, a little sooner than expected. 10 days rather than the usual 15, in fact. There’s a good reason too; I wanted to sign off 2…
pauljamesgamestesting.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The final 15 Days of 2025 is here! In Part 21, my Testing Collection grows, Graph Thingy makes its final appearance, I share my 2025 testing summary, along with the events I've attended, and I also look ahead to 2026.