# Paul Sage

> Paul Sage is the Frisco, Texas-based co-founder, CEO and game director of Ruckus Games. A game developer since 1995, he held leadership roles on Ultima Online, Tabula Rasa, The Elder Scrolls Online and Borderlands 3 before co-founding Ruckus in 2021. He is now working on The Holdouts, a cooperative suburban shooter built around improvised weapons and a hometown players rebuild.

- **Role:** Co-founder, CEO and Game Director at Ruckus Games
- **Organizations:** Ruckus Games, Gearbox Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, NCsoft, Origin Systems
- **Education:** University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Creative director of The Elder Scrolls Online., Creative director of Borderlands 3., Lead designer on Ultima Online.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Began his game-industry career in customer service and quality assurance.
- **1990s** — Worked at Origin Systems and became a lead designer on Ultima Online.
- **2000s** — Worked on Tabula Rasa at NCsoft.
- **2014** — The Elder Scrolls Online launched with Sage as creative director.
- **2015** — Joined Gearbox Software in June after serving as creative director at ZeniMax Online Studios.
- **2019** — Borderlands 3 launched with Sage as creative director.
- **2021** — Co-founded Ruckus Games.
- **2022** — Ruckus announced $5.5 million in seed funding led by Transcend Fund.
- **2024** — Ruckus announced a $19 million Series A led by Krafton.
- **2025** — Ruckus publicly introduced The Holdouts and its Steam wishlist page.

## Achievements

- Creative director of The Elder Scrolls Online.
- Creative director of Borderlands 3.
- Lead designer on Ultima Online.
- Co-founded Ruckus Games, which disclosed $24.5 million across its seed and Series A rounds.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Ruckus announced The Holdouts Steam wishlist page on October 16, 2025.
- **2025-09** — Discussed his career and the founding of Ruckus on The Fourth Curtain, published September 4, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ruckus-games.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-sage-b7b3a41

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Last updated: 2026-10-25