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Game Design

Discussing the art and science behind game creation

Review

Does Game Builder Garage Actually Teach You How to Make Games?

The educational value of Nintendo's most accessible game engine

Opinion

You Monster! Decision-Based Morality, Player Agency, and Guilt

We are the sum of the choices we make

Opinion

The Dichotomy of Difficulty

Making challenge fun

Game Design

How Long Does it Take to Localize Video Games?

What factors should you consider when dealing with localization?

Opinion

The Indie Game Renaissance

The future of the indie game market looks bright thanks to the wealth of resources available

Game Design

How Damage Scaling Holds Fighting Games Together

How damage scaling aids fighting game design by facilitating player expression, balance, and accessibility

Game Design

How Poor Pacing Ruins Your Gameplay

Missing the point of your design

Game Design

Infinity Series: Visual Novels From a Game Design Perspective

There's more than one way to tell a visual novel

Opinion

Sonic Frontiers and the "3D Curse"

The era of terrible 3D Sonic games could be coming to an end

Opinion

Lux Machina: The Couture of Video Games

It's not just how you play, it's how you look

Game Design

The Clash of Choices in Game Design

Finding the balance in designing choices into your game

Opinion

LudoNarraCon 2023: 6 Games to Watch

Some of the best picks at the intersection of narrative and gameplay

Interview

How a Two-Person Team Made the Most Interesting Farming Sim of the Year

Interviewing the creators about their journey of making Before the Green Moon

Game Design

The Economy of Accepting Death in Spiritfarer

How game systems enable introspective and emotional experiences

Interview

Bringing Back Life: Interview With Farewell North Developer Kyle Banks

Tribulations and successes from the indie game development journey with Kyle Banks

Game Development

Block Dude and the Lost Gaming Legacy of the TI-83 Plus

The legacy of a dude and his blocks

Interview

Wildfrost's Sound Designer Sheds Light on its Frosty Soundscape

This tactical deck-builder doesn't put the action on ice

Game Design

Journey to the Savage Planet and Item-Based Progression Systems

Getting the tools is half the battle

Game Design

Flexibility and Efficiency Are Much More Than Controller Mapping

Diving into the sixth heuristic, flexibility and efficiency of use

Feature

Vacationing With the Paranormal: Exploring The Artistic Direction of The Medium

A look into the duality and artistic inspiration behind the psychological horror game, The Medium

Game Design

Sustainable Gameplay Loops in Apico

Breaking the selfish farming loop for the sake of saving bees

Game Design

Seeing Red: Movement and Navigation as an Art Form

Mirror’s Edge beautifully integrated these elements in a landscape devoted to the objective marker

Game Design

Why Did Everything Become an RPG?

How abstraction took over the game industry

Feature

The BioShock That Wasn’t

Hidden nuggets from the original pitch document

Game Design

Random Mechanics in The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

How random mechanisms foster motivation and exploration, and how they don't