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Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition Book Excerpt: Game Design Workshop, 5th Edition

'This updated 5th edition brings deeper coverage of playcentric design techniques, including setting emotion-focused experience goals and managing the design process to meet them. It includes a host of new diverse perspectives from top industry game designers.'

byTracy Fullerton, Blogger

Apr 18, 2024

5 Min Read

Deep Dive: Conquering hardware hurdles to port Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Switch Deep Dive: Conquering hardware hurdles to port Kingdom Come: Deliverance to Switch

byZhanna Goranskaya

Apr 16, 2024

6 Min Read

Deep Dive: Cultivating the sprawling, ambient sound design of Garden Life Deep Dive: Cultivating the sprawling, ambient sound design of Garden Life

byBenedict Sanderson

Apr 9, 2024

15 Min Read

Deep Dive: How we got one million players to give a dam about Timberborn Deep Dive: How we got one million players to give a dam about Timberborn

byMichal Amielanczyk

Feb 29, 2024

17 Min Read

Deep Dive: Fleshing out the universe of Lunar Lander Beyond Deep Dive: Fleshing out the universe of Lunar Lander Beyond

byAlvaro Martinez

Jan 23, 2024

9 Min Read

Deep Dive: Player-centered narrative design in Slay the Princess Deep Dive: Player-centered Narrative Design in Slay the Princess

byTony Howard-Arias

Jan 18, 2024

11 Min Read

Deep Dive: Making a manual for every learning style with The Banished Vault

Deep Dive: Making a manual for every playstyle with The Banished Vault

byNic Tringali, Blogger

pixel art haunted house with text

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

wizard with a gun image

Finding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a Gun

Finding the magic in firearms in Wizard with a Gun

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Deep Dive: Creating and fine tuning the save system of Shadow Gambit

Deep Dive: Creating and fine tuning the save system of Shadow Gambit

byPhilipp Wittershagen, Contributor

A Year of Springs is about finding yourself in a world still learning to be kind

A Year of Springs is about finding yourself in a world still learning to be kind

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Deep Dive: The art and science of creating weather in Slime Rancher 2

Deep Dive: The art and science of creating weather in Slime Rancher 2

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byDyala Kattan-Wright, Tess Danieland 1 more

Postmortem: American McGee's Alice (2000)

Postmortem: American McGee's Alice (2000)

byJim Molinets, Contributor

Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2

Deep Dive: Reimagining the battle pass in Guild Wars 2

byChris Casiano, Rick Luebbers

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Deep Dive: Chasing an authentic cinematic experience with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

bySteve Kirby, Contributor

Postmortem: Windy Meadow

Postmortem: Windy Meadow

byAureus Gaj, Contributor

Deep Dive: Designing a narrative for multiple middles and multiple heroes in Saltsea Chronicles

Deep Dive: Designing a narrative for multiple middles and multiple heroes in Saltsea Chronicles

byHannah Nicklin, Contributor

Deep Dive: Why we chose a forbidden marketing technique for We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Deep Dive: Why we chose a forbidden marketing technique for We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

byGeoff van den Ouden, Contributor

VIDEOVERSE imbues young love with vintage social interface style

VIDEOVERSE imbues young love with vintage social interface style

byJoel Couture, Contributor

American Arcadia is a multidimensional puzzle platformer with a cool '70s vibe

American Arcadia is a multidimensional puzzle platformer with a cool '70s vibe

byJoel Couture, Contributor

C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D. is a multi-dev project where every in-game decision is a brand new game

C.H.A.I.N.G.E.D. is a multi-dev project where every in-game decision is a brand new game

byJoel Couture, Contributor

A screenshot from Dave the Diver shows Dave diving towards a colorful reef against a 2D, bright blue ocean background.

Into the depths of genre-bending restaurant and fishing sim Dave the Diver

Into the depths of genre-bending restaurant and fishing sim Dave the Diver

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Inside a world of wobbles, wiggles and sticky hand thievery in Rubblar

Inside a world of wobbles, wiggles and sticky hand thievery in Rubblar

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Deep Dive: Cultivating randomness in the peculiar branching narrative of Astronaut: The Best

Deep Dive: Cultivating randomness in the peculiar branching narrative of Astronaut: The Best

byMike Sennott, Contributor

Deep Dive: How the developers of Meet Your Maker crafted a unique experience under a no-crunch policy

Deep Dive: How the developers of Meet Your Maker crafted a unique experience under a no-crunch policy

byJulien Tolszczuk-Jalbert, Ashley Pannell

Zoeti combines monsters and poker into a fantasy roguelite, deckbuilding game

Zoeti combines monsters and poker into a fantasy roguelite, deckbuilding game

byJoel Couture, Contributor

How Mr. Run and Jump leapt onto the Atari 2600 (and modern PCs)

How Mr. Run and Jump leapt onto the Atari 2600 (and modern PCs)

byJohn Harris, Contributor

Dead Cells artwork featuring characters fighting on a moonlit bridge

Make it last: How to turn a static IP into a franchise the Dead Cells way

Make it last: How to turn a static IP into a franchise the Dead Cells way

bySteve Filby, Contributor

Postmortem: Prototyping Let’s! Revolution! to transform Minesweeper into a turn-based strategy roguelike

Postmortem: Prototyping Let’s! Revolution! to transform Minesweeper into a turn-based strategy roguelike

byMichael Highland, Ian Sundstrom

How Green New Deal Simulator inspires hope in a climate changing world

How Green New Deal Simulator inspires hope in a climate changing world

byJoel Couture, Contributor

Deep Dive: How Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly transformed from DLC to a full game

Deep Dive: How Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly transformed from DLC to a full game

byArya Wiryawan Wibowo, Contributor

Mastering minimalism and layering complexity with strategy game Thronefall

Mastering minimalism and layering complexity with strategy game Thronefall

byJoel Couture, Contributor

1,000 little Post-It notes: an interview with the developer of He Came From Beyond

1,000 little Post-It notes: an interview with the developer of He Came From Beyond

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

In this screenshot from the game Last Year, a young woman is surrounded by sharp claws in a poorly lit room.

Postmortem: Bringing an IP back to life with horror survival game Last Year

Postmortem: Bringing an IP back to life with horror survival game Last Year

byMatthew Itovitch, Contributor

Deep Dive: From inspiration to coherence, building the world of Sifu

Deep Dive: From inspiration to coherence, building the world of Sifu

byPaul-Emile Boucher, Blogger

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