Game Design and Theory

What is "game design"? The purpose of this forum (READ BEFORE YOU POST)

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Game Design and Theory

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Game Design and Theory

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Game Design and Theory

What are some interesting gimmicks in a horror game without combat?

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Game Design and Theory

RTS ideas

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Primitive Hunter game design and mechanic

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Design game Theory

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Benifits of more interactive environments!?

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Game Design and Theory

How do you give purpose to a game?

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Graphic Adventure Games... with PHYSICS!

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need idea for a physic game

Started by lingo1357 with 1 comment, last by Tom Sloper 1 month, 1 week ago

Game Design and Theory

How do you integrate player feedback into your games?

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How do I make the dialogue system more engaging?

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GameDesign Dialogue dialogues

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[HELP] Top Down Enemy Behavior

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Game Design and Theory

Reflections on a new genre of games. Rethinking old genres.

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Game Design and Theory

Ideas for a new genre (anonimous)

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Game Design and Theory

The promise of freedom in story games

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story

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Is the level design for my game too boring?

Started by Catomax26 with 27 comments, last by Catomax26 6 months, 1 week ago

Game Design and Theory

What principles do you prioritize when designing levels for a game?

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6 months, 1 week ago

#leveldesign #UnrealEngine #EntryLevel

Game Design and Theory

What principles do you prioritize when designing levels for a game?

Started by Juliet999 with 1 comment, last by Tom Sloper 6 months, 1 week ago

#leveldesign #LevelDesigner #Unreal

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Creating a prototype

Started by MalachiPacheco4 with 1 comment, last by frob 6 months, 1 week ago

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How can I make enemies FEEL better for a turn-biased RPG game?

Started by pixelamped with 10 comments, last by a light breeze 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Enemy rouge-like rpg

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Thoughts on the money system for my game? [NOT RELATED TO PROGRAMMING]

Started by Catomax26 with 9 comments, last by frob 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Game Design and Theory

How to do level design for a local multiplayer fighting game

Started by pongu with 1 comment, last by JoeJ 6 months, 4 weeks ago

leveldesign

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Looking for thoughts on controls for a game

Started by mbk34 with 5 comments, last by JoeJ 7 months, 2 weeks ago

control

Game Design and Theory

How to innovate the First person shooter (FPS) genre?

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Game Design and Theory

I am making my own horror game, and i want to know your opinion.

Started by PrefixFang with 9 comments, last by psykhophear 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Game Design and Theory

Do you feel Magic The Gathering needs more competition?

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Game Design and Theory

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