been feeling kinda stressed lately so I made a little prototype is this anything

For seasoning your weekend, I recommend a five-to-ten minute dash of Super Hexagon to add that Chipzel heat and Cavanagh bite.

Integrating well-known intuitive actions into your more complex gameplay can make things easier for everyone to digest. #gamedesign #babaisyou

Great game. Worth any price.

As an English student I consider words to mean what they fucking mean

I wrote up what the Iran War and crisis in the Strait of Hormuz means for the world. If this continues to spiral, we may be heading for a very different world than the one we currently inhabit. The last bit of normal may be gone for a generation. www.thedissident.news/the-last/

Monetization always has an effect on the games that succeed in a marketplace. The games you see on the top charts aren’t just the ones that are the most fun, they’re also the ones that have a valid economic model for that ecosystem. #gamedesign #babaisyou

They’re not wrong, but I think firing 30% of the industry might also have an effect.

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I made this image as a joke but my friends said that it was (mostly) reasonable enough to be taken seriously. So: Indie devs, what does your game need to do for you to see it as a success? Note: except for the top tiers, most of the games shown do not relate to their tier. #indie #gamedev

A good way to manage a high challenge activity is to break that challenge into smaller chunks. #gamedesign #babaisyou

Cat Parents is a new adventure cat rescue simulator where you save cats from the literal gutter, abandoned wells, and trash cans -- and it's co-op! 🐈 🐈‍⬛

Many types of games artificially create feelings that players enjoy in reality but can’t easily produce naturally. #gamedesign #babaisyou

Baba is You is special in that it finds a new type of puzzle that feels intuitive. Most of the simple puzzles have been mapped out years (or centuries) ago, so it’s nice to know there’s uncharted space out there. #gamedesign #babaisyou

It is a bit funny that people will talk about difficulty and balance in game design like it's a deciding factor and then ocarina of time, one of the most acclaimed games ever, just has an upgrade you may or may not get that just doubles your health right before the final boss

In a big complex game, it’s important to let players focus on the things they enjoy. Find ways to let players skip past or de-emphasize certain things. Not every system is for every player. #gamedesign #davethediver

There’s an artistry to crafting a progression loop that can be hard to describe. I can map out some of the math, but at some point it goes beyond that into subjective choices that don’t have clear answers. Other than “whatever the Dave the Diver team did is right”. #gamedesign #davethediver

GDC's 2026 IGF winner calls out U.S. cruelty at home and abroad

I try not to do ranty threads anymore, but man, this Valve GDC graph has just rubbed me up unbelievably badly This was presented as a good thing - "more games are finding success!" -- when actually the data has just been presented in a tricksy way to make it look like everything is fine

Game designers are often terrible game players. I consider it a valuable skill to have the perspective of the average game player, not just the top tier master gamer. #gamedesign #davethediver

Give your players lots of goals. And give them more than enough time to complete them. #gamedesign #davethediver

When looking for a theme for your game, look for something that already has an audience. Ideally one that hasn’t already been turned into a bunch of games. #gamedesign #davethediver

Makes sense.

I’m a US citizen. I support our troops. I would support a significant reduction in our military budget.

Know the likely strategies your players will use and which will cause trouble. Going full defense or full offense often cause the most trouble. #gamedesign #roblox #knockout!

This is bizarre. You weren’t supposed to speed run these games. You were supposed to explore the spaces, have fun, and talk about them with your friends. Comparing notes was the social network of the day.

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Don’t be ashamed of monetization, as long as there’s an actual game behind the monetization. #gamedesign #roblox #knockout!

The chaos of other people is problematic in places like economics, but in games we harness it for fun. #gamedesign #roblox #knockout!

There is a game called King of Opera with a similar mechanic that I always keep on my phone because it’s a great one-device multiplayer game while you’re waiting in line at Disneyland or similar situations. #gamedesign #roblox #knockout!

Very important advice.

For thousands and thousands of years, games exclusively got their uncertainty and challenge from other humans. Single-players games are a recent development that computers have enabled. #gamedesign #roblox #knockout!

Hiiiiiiiiiii screenshot saturday! iv been solo developing my funny puzzle game Rhell for almost three years Its a game where you combine key words to create 100,000,000 unique spell effects in order to solve puzzles #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

I'm someone who's always been fascinated by the inner workings of #retro games, and what made them tick. @ansimuz.bsky.social did this cool video on the different techniques game developers used when doing cameras in old 2D games. Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9G6... #gamedev #retrogaming

i will say that i would like to have more of the inverse someday re: dual protagonist games — the guy gets the vulnerable and disempowered stealth sections while the woman gets the action and combat. totally get why this is not the case in RE9, but i’d like to see it somewhere else!

I don’t often get to use my biology degree and my game design experience in the same post, but by golly I enjoy it when I do. #gamedesign #mewgenics

There’s something primal in the desire to unite diverse groups of individuals to create communities that are more powerful together. Even with mutated cats. ESPECIALLY with mutated cats. #gamedesign #mewgenics

It’s time to make Citizens United history. Montana — and now California — can lead the way. Here's how. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-california-can-neuter-citizens

Use randomness to create varied challenges, but make sure the outcome is primarily based on player skill and choice. #gamedesign #mewgenics

Look at this page of the SensorTower state of gaming 2026 report. This is not revenue, but rather downloads but its still valuable information to contextualize reach and market relevance. Look how small the 2 billion of PC/Console game download are compared to the 50 billion of mobile downloads.

Giving the player multiple ways to achieve a goal is really embracing the heart of gameplay. Games can work with one answer to every question, but freedom is where the fun is. #gamedesign #mewgenics

Know which verbs are your core and which verbs are there to support that core. #gamedesign #mewgenics

Tfw you still have some edge cases to fix in your procedural locomotion system #gamedev

If they are unable to perform their duties in a timely manner, the system provides a remedy. We just need enough votes to impeach.

It’s important to align fun play and optimal play. Not every player will care, but you want every player to be happy. #gamedesign #dougdug

As a professor who assigns a lot of group projects, I can attest to this.

Interesting. I have not heard of this one, but sounds fun!

Should players always want to get better at your game? Is it OK if some players just plateau and don’t care? #gamedesign #dougdug

We used an escape room as the theme for a Roblox game about chemistry. www.roblox.com/games/140204...