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

Wondering what engine to use? Post in For Beginners, not here

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Urban legends/cryptids from your country for a game?

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Balancing Playable Characters in A Co-Op/SIngle Player Game

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Ideas for mechanics for battles.

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Cyberspace type game concept

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Seeking Feedback on Top-Down Survival Hot Rod Game Concept

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Help on Game Design direction to finish a life evolving game.

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C++ SDL2 Python

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Looking for ideas for our puzzle platformer

Started by EliWasHere 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Primitive Hunter game design and mechanic

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Design game Theory

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

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RTS ideas

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Benifits of more interactive environments!?

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How do you give purpose to a game?

Started by abyssal with 42 comments, last by MagnusWootton 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Graphic Adventure Games... with PHYSICS!

Started by Blackberry with 49 comments, last by Blackberry 4 months ago

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need idea for a physic game

Started by lingo1357 with 1 comment, last by Tom Sloper 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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How do you integrate player feedback into your games?

Started by veronicawinston 5 months, 2 weeks ago

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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

Started by TheJesterGuy with 3 comments, last by scott8 7 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Started by Nosey with 1 comment, last by Tom Sloper 8 months, 1 week ago

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Ideas for a new genre (anonimous)

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The promise of freedom in story games

Started by aigan with 118 comments, last by JoeJ 8 months, 2 weeks ago

story

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Is the level design for my game too boring?

Started by Catomax26 with 27 comments, last by Catomax26 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

#leveldesign #UnrealEngine #EntryLevel

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

Started by Juliet999 with 1 comment, last by Tom Sloper 9 months, 2 weeks ago

#leveldesign #LevelDesigner #Unreal

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Creating a prototype

Started by MalachiPacheco4 with 1 comment, last by frob 9 months, 3 weeks ago

student

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

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Enemy rouge-like rpg

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