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Starting game design journey by playing games with a critical eye. Experience games, record your thoughts, research opinions, and reflect to improve your skills.

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Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)
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Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop
Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop
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byEthan Ham
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Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences
Reviving retro: the art and science of recharging Atari’s classic games for modern audiences
Nov 18, 2024
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byAugustas Vachauzas
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The art of game balance: evolution
The art of game balance: evolution
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byBreno Azevedo
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Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI
Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI
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byMichael Yichao
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
Design
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Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access
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byMike Connor
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Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success
Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success
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bySam Machkovech, Contributor
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Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball
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byGregory Lobanov, Blogger
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Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences
Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences
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byAlan Wen, Contributor
Design
Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024
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byMaxim Kiselev
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How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models
How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
Design
The overdesign trap of game design
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byJosh Bycer, Blogger
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Designing a clunky combat system on purpose in Crow Country
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byAdam Vian
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Effective ways to use gore in your game
Effective ways to use gore in your game
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byCraig Russell, Laura Doddsand 1 more
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How we developed the co-op horror game Cursed Companions
How we developed the co-op horror game Cursed Companions
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byJohn Ng
Design
Deep Dive: Masterminding the fluid movement system behind Echo Point Nova
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byMatt Larrabee
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In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy
In Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, MachineGames wants players to improv like Indy
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byAlessandro Fillari, Contributor
Design
Classic Postmortem: Telltale Games' The Walking Dead (2012)
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byKevin Bruner
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Classic Postmortem: NanaOnSha's Haunt (2012)
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byDewi Tanner
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Fawzi Mesmar joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 team as creative director
Fawzi Mesmar joins Beyond Good and Evil 2 team as creative director
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byTom Regan, Contributing Editor
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Avowed director Carrie Patel explains how Obsidian pushes boundaries in the fantasy genre
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
Design
5 tips for no-bull indie game design
5 tips for no-bull indie game design
Oct 24, 2024
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byZander Dejah
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One lesson from 10 years of writing for Game Developer
One lesson from 10 years of writing for Game Developer
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byBryant Francis, Senior Editor
Programming
Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free
Devs can now access code optimization tool Rider for free
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byTom Regan, Contributing Editor
Design
Fog of Woe: What the Silent Hill 2 remake gets right about immersing players in its world
Fog of Woe: What the Silent Hill 2 remake gets right about immersing players in its world
Oct 23, 2024
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byMichel Sabbagh, Blogger
Design
VFX as game design tools: The ludology of VFX in God of War: Ragnarok and Halo Infinite
VFX as game design tools: The ludology of VFX in God of War: Ragnarok and Halo Infinite
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byAntonio Gil Herrera
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How point and click gameplay elevates the psychological thriller in Gloomy Juncture
How point and click gameplay elevates the psychological thriller in Gloomy Juncture
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byFilipe Rodrigues
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Call for Submissions: Let's talk about horror games
Call for Submissions: Let's talk about horror games
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byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

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