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6 elements of visual guidance 6 elements of visual guidance

Visual guidance is a crucial aspect of game environment that helps players navigate and interact with the world effectively.

Jan 13, 2025

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Photograph of the late game designer, Alan Emrich.

Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died

byJustin Carter

Jan 10, 2025

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Book Excerpt: World Design for 2D Action-Adventures Book Excerpt: World Design for 2D Action-Adventures

byChristopher Totten, Adrian Sandoval

Jan 9, 2025

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Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some Prince of Persia's accessibility is inaccessible to some

Jan 8, 2025

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How balance can affect difficulty How balance can affect difficulty

Jan 7, 2025

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Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top 10 games of the year Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: Holly Green's top 10 games of the year

Dec 25, 2024

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A promo image for Bryant's top 10 game of the year list featuring four games.

Game Developer 2024 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' top 10 games of the year

Game Developer 2024 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' top 10 games of the year

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Postmortem: The singular design of Namco's Katamari Damacy (2004)

Postmortem: The singular design of Namco's Katamari Damacy (2004)

byKeita Takahashi

Four images from the best games of 2024.

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: The top 10 must-play Games of the Year

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byChris Kerr, Bryant Francisand 3 more

Two thieves brawl against each other and a guard in a library in Thick as Thieves.

How Thick as Thieves adapts immersive sim tricks for multiplayer shenanigans

How Thick as Thieves adapts immersive sim tricks for multiplayer shenanigans

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Featured Blogs

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Featured Blogs

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

friendly faces from Puzzmo

How newspaper games like Wordle became behemoths

How newspaper games like Wordle became behemoths

byCarli Velocci, Contributor

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Deep Dives

Game Developer's 2024 Wrap-Up: 10 must-read Deep Dives

byHolly Green, Community Editorial Coordinator

Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2

Deep Dive: Crafting detailed and dynamic water in Planet Coaster 2

How to create a 'fair' auto-aiming system in a robot shooter

How to create a 'fair' auto-aiming system in a robot shooter

byKirill Sharikov

Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility

Mastering hybrid-casual game design: Lessons in balancing depth and accessibility

byAnton Volnykh

How to play a game if you want to learn about making one

How to play a game if you want to learn about making one

byIshan Manjrekar

Colorful cards from Marvel Snap featuring character art

Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

Snapping Your Career into Place with Ben Brode: Game Developer Podcast Ep. 48

byDanielle Riendeau, Editor-in-Chief

game icons on a factory belt

Why you can't objectively build great games

Why you can't objectively build great games

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

How wall running and high-speed movement works in Project: Haste

Characters from the Warcraft franchise strike a pose.

What Blizzard is doing to make sure World of Warcraft never gets old

What Blizzard is doing to make sure World of Warcraft never gets old

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

Lego and UNICEF team on game design toolbox prioritizing child safety

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

Classic Postmortem: Harmonix's Dance Central (2010)

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byMarc Flury, Kasson Crookerand 3 more

Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop

Book Excerpt: Learning Video Game Design on the Tabletop

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

byAugustas Vachauzas

The art of game balance: evolution

The art of game balance: evolution

byBreno Azevedo

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

Bringing improvisation to digital games with GenAI

byMichael Yichao

Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024?

Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024?

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access

Postmortem: How Empires of the Undergrowth came together in over 7 years of Early Access

Key art for Animal Well, featuring a mysterious purple Kangaroo.

Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success

Why Animal Well's home-brewed engine was key to its success

bySam Machkovech, Contributor

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

Deep Dive: Developing a clear and consistent visual language in the UI of Beastieball

byGregory Lobanov, Blogger

A character in Slitterhead with a creepy mask and claws.

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

Slitterhead creative director Keiichiro Toyama muses on his unique mix of influences

byAlan Wen, Contributor

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

Must-have tools and libraries for indie game developers in 2024

byMaxim Kiselev

A woman looks at a computer through a magnifying glass.

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

How devs can spot AI-generated 3D models

byBryant Francis, Senior Editor

The overdesign trap of game design

The overdesign trap of game design

byJosh Bycer, Blogger

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