Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Demand for Multiplayer Games There is a great demand for multiplayer games and it is the tech experts, creative thinkers, and game designers who have made them what they are today. Let’s elaborate on how multiplayer game design isn’t as simple as just throwing together some mechanics and calling it a day.

Game Design 52

Game Design Game Designer Balance Concepts 52

PreMortem.Games

APRIL 19, 2024

Things were getting serious three years later when Ryding decided to quit his job as a software engineer and work full time as a game developer. One of my close friends, Ches Denison, joined me working 5-10 hours a week as a playtester, game designer, and just a general jack-of-all-trades-guy.

Playtesting 125

Playtesting Games Mobile Mobile 125

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

I wanted to make a game completely on my own to balance my professional life as a game developer working with big teams.” AI affects game design The project’s trajectory shifted with the integration of AI tools. So, the AI does affect the game design, but mainly by its limitations”, Kemppainen says.

AI 190

AI Game Developer Game Development Point and Click 190

PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2024

“So, a turn-based-tactics game based around sabotage and assassination operations felt like something fresh to us”, says Senior Game Designer Lee Brimmicombe-Wood. We wanted a past that was a little more colourful than that and balanced the visuals accordingly”, explains Brimmicombe-Wood. The colour palette was also key.”

Games 125

Games Concepts Film Balance 125

Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Sadly, also a way overly complicated combat system and overall it has “modern videogame over-smoothed-ness” IN STARS AND TIME – Very cool game that I recommend you go check out. Great art, great music, good writing. Cool combat system, good art, good music – overall, good stuff. Feels like Software.

Fighting 59

Fighting Fantasy Balance Software 59

Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

What You Should Know About Special Effects Schools Most people who work in special effects have bachelor’s degrees in computer graphics, visual effects, or art, depending on which SFX branch they are interested in. It should also have a perfect balance of academic activities to enrich knowledge and earn practical skills for future employment.

Film 52

Film Animation Animation Art 52

PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2023

I wouldn’t feel comfortable working on a game if I had to just follow someone else’s ideas. I also like not having to convince other people, especially management, about a game design decision or artistic choice. Solo developed games have much more room to be experimental and weird, and I love that.

Dev 104

Dev Art Prototyping Development 104

The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Turning the glorious world of art into a tacky competition? And if I, a game designer, can't enjoy fun, what am I even doing here? I Mean, Obviously, Award Shows Are Dumb There is nothing in the world more subjective than art. People who really understand the art form and are familiar with all of the works in contention.

Art 85

Art Balance Entertainment Indy 85

Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

I assumed it was mostly for fans but after watching all 32 episodes (on 2x speed, skipping some parts) I've changed my mind and now I think it's essential viewing for all game designers / devs. Each level also had unique mechanics and art styles that all tied into a cohesive whole.

Art 59

Art Concepts Dev Studios 59

Game Dev Unchained

MAY 1, 2023

Chaumette acknowledged the issue but pointed out that “it takes every single frame of Avatar, of every Disney movie, of every movie you’ve ever seen, which collectively is maybe probably billions of times more than individual art pieces.” This shift could have both positive and negative consequences.

AI 98

AI Technology Content Art 98

The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 9, 2024

Then I can sell my games to them eventually, much as a catfish eats the scum at the bottom of a lake. It's also a great opportunity to pick apart a good game's design. Find out what works and what doesn't work and what the state of the art is for RPGs right now. I think adapting it to this game was a really smart idea.

Writing 92

Writing Fantasy Indy Editing 92

The Bottom Feeder

MAY 11, 2022

It's such a big, unique, popular game that not picking it apart a bit is game-writer malpractice. Even if you hate From Software games, and many do, if you care about game design as an art, it's worth a good look. And hey, most games should have a casual difficulty. Balancing One Game Is Hard.

Balance 52

Balance Fighting Art Software 52

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Brandon: What are some guidelines for writing good rules? Sean: Sure!

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Concepts Writing Games 130

Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The principles and design tenets he acquired in architecture seamlessly blended into his game design. It’s a testament to the fact that with passion, perseverance, and a little bit of pixel art, anything is possible. Pen and paper, sketching ideas out, then translated them into pixel art.”

Indy 64

Indy Pixel AAA Art 64

Keith Burgun

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The star of the show for this game is surely going to be the amazing art, which is by Christina Zhong. I’ve also got a lot of design help from incredible game designers Brett Lowey and Pete Siecienski getting the game to where it is now.

Playtesting 52

Playtesting Writing Graphics Fighting 52

iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

PlayStation game testers provide detailed feedback on the gameplay, controls, game balance, and user interface, helping improve the final product. Therefore, you must familiarize yourself with the game design documents and understand the intended gameplay mechanics.

Quality Assurance 52

Quality Assurance Games Console Communications 52

Brand Game Development

JUNE 19, 2017

It’s no secret that one of the most critical parts of making a board game that will sell is making it gorgeous. Box art alone has the ability to multiply sales of an otherwise unassuming board game. Finding an artist is something that many first-time board game designers find very difficult to do.

Art 130

Art Games Point and Click Media 130

Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. ASCII art for Exiles prototypes.

Balance 52

Balance Mechanics Beta Prototyping 52

Game Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

Lacking a single force able to coral the many competing entities right now, Pinnock is positive that mutual interest will bring companies together, most especially to resolve Web3 gaming’s most outlandish promise, and its thorniest problem – interoperability. Martial arts, magical powers, can be encompassed within a ruleset.

Build 98

Build Technology AI Content 98

iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With many games available today, gamers won’t hesitate to switch to a different game. But how can generative AI help in-game conceptualization and design? Generative AI tools can help game designers in different ways. This streamlines the early game development stages.

AI 52

AI Content Data Games 52

Brand Game Development

AUGUST 11, 2017

Between 7 Subtle Player Behaviors You Should Notice When Play-Testing and The Art of the Play Test: Designing Tests and Keeping Records , you might think that’s all I’ve got on my mind. You can choose to observe them while playing or elicit their feedback after the game has ended. The rule book is usable.

Point and Click 100

Point and Click Art Games Communications 100

Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CONTENT WARNING: This post contains discussion of gay sex acts and some screenshots with obscured pixel art nudity. It's mostly "safe for work" even if the actual game is not. That Lonesome Valley is a short gay cowboy romance game about walking, sheepherding, and kissing. Balancing the weight of each system was difficult.

Pixel 52

Pixel Film Art NPC 52

Game Dev Unchained

MAY 17, 2023

“Game schemes are expensive. The standards of the audience are getting higher and higher” Indeed, the balance between creative freedom and business efficiency is a delicate one. As the industry and its players continue to evolve, the dynamics of game development, distribution, and reception are bound to change.

Game Developer 98

Game Developer Game Development Development AI 98

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

Likewise, art history buffs tapped into the declining prestige of Jackson Pollock. For a market game designer, revealing information should be an orchestrated event. For example, a balance patch to Skyweavers that changes the power (and thus price) of different cards will shake up the market considerably.

Games 52

Games Point and Click Asset Balance 52

Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Game designers would just be guessing. So, what can games simulate? Strangely, the best example I can think of is a game trying to recreate a situation MUCH more difficult to simulate than baseball, life as a border agent in a totalitarian country. However, Wright was not making a game in the abstract.

Simulation 73

Simulation Agent Game Design Game Designer 73

Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Cogmind Beta 11 release art, by Zyalin. I’ve also been writing more general roguelike-related articles, too, looking at game design , item randomization , and backtracking. Tons of new items, mechanics, robots, encounters, NPCs, and more on the way… Sample item art from Beta 12 (open image for full size).

Beta 52

Beta Mechanics Content Art 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Lost Ark outshines other MMO games because each element mentioned above is polished to the next level. Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Though, all of these foibles could be found in other games as well. Let’s use the Witch class as an example.

Cutscenes 52

Cutscenes Art Content Mechanics 52

Sirlin

JANUARY 16, 2015

Unlike customizable or collectible card games, however, each Yomi deck is complete and balanced, meaning once players have acquired a particular deck there is no need for them to buy more cards to improve their deck. Finally, limited quantities exist of a special two-character package called Yomi Panda vs. G. Panda” character.

Fighting 52

Fighting Retail Balance Games 52

Keith Burgun

JANUARY 4, 2023

” A lot of the basic MOVE/BUMP dynamics were inherited from my 2019 card game, Dragon Bridge. Indeed, Spellstorm originally started as a sequel to Dragon Bridge, a larger and more fleshed out version (with better art). There was a lot more to the game, but this is a good basic level description of the important dynamics.

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Game Design Game Designer Playtesting 52

Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Sarah: It was summer of 2012 that Will had the idea to make a board game for my birthday, but didn’t know how to go about it. We started designing games together. Early in 2013, our local game store owner mentioned that there were other designers in the area. How do you overcome those?

Prototyping 130

Prototyping Playtesting Games Game Design 130

Keith Burgun

JUNE 20, 2022

I mean, part of why I can’t believe that is that for almost a full year after the launch, I was furiously updating the game: two new factions, a new game mode (arguably two), a map editor, tons and tons of balance changes, polishing, bugfixes, you name it. Not to mention porting the game to iOS, Android, Switch, and XBox.

Indy 52

Indy Point and Click Game Design Game Designer 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Arts The art of Cookie Run: Kingdom is core to the game’s global success. This chapter will investigate the art of Cookie Run: Kingdom , its origins, its characteristics, and its efforts to expand into new markets during globalization. In the next few chapters, we’ll visit these topics one by one. Evolution of Cookie Run.

Baking 52

Baking Simulation Build Animation 52

Designer Notes

AUGUST 31, 2021

The following is an excerpt from the Designer Notes for Old World. The game, a historical 4X set in classical antiquity, released on July 1, 2021, and is available for purchase here. The first Civilization game was like a game design thunderbolt, sent from the heavens and marking everything it touched.

Tile 40

Tile Terrain Game Design Game Designer 40

iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

So, once you’ve understood the basics of NFTs and blockchain, it’s time to plan the game. Start by identifying your game’s niche and target audience. This will help you shape the gameplay art style, mechanics, and general experience. Upon establishing your audience, brainstorm unique features and game mechanics.

Game Developer 52

Game Developer Game Development Development Asset 52

Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Candace Thomas (Game Designer) , a veteran designer with vast experience in the MMO genre, having worked at World of Warcraft , the canceled Lord of the Rings MMO by Amazon Studios, and more recently at upcoming Riot’s MMO (wait, is this bad news for the LoL MMO!? I won’t forgive you for that, Supercell!)

Studios 52

Studios Mobile Mobile Console 52

Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the fourth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Jesse: Phase 3 is where I really fine tune a game.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Games Balance Development 130

Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). Further, it has been relatively successful in both the East and the West - something that not too many games are easily able to achieve. Check out all the videos here.

Balance 52

Balance Content Mechanics Mobile 52