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Branching quest text keeps assuming you took the other road

Branching quest text keeps assuming you took the other road

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Designing old age and death in an idle game, without the skull

Designing old age and death in an idle game, without the skull

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Battle Pass Design: How to Build a Pass Players Like

Battle Pass Design: How to Build a Pass Players Like

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How to Make a Horror Game: Design Techniques That Work

How to Make a Horror Game: Design Techniques That Work

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Cozy Game Design: How to Make a Relaxing Game Players Love

Cozy Game Design: How to Make a Relaxing Game Players Love

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"Procedural generation in games: where the scatter has to stop"

"Procedural generation in games: where the scatter has to stop"

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"Minute 42: notes from a game pacing design pass with a stopwatch"

"Minute 42: notes from a game pacing design pass with a stopwatch"

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"Writing game quests: a stake up front, an afterglow at turn-in"

"Writing game quests: a stake up front, an afterglow at turn-in"

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"An idle game UX pass: every hint should carry its number"

"An idle game UX pass: every hint should carry its number"

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"Game feel design: making an idle game notice the player's big moments"

"Game feel design: making an idle game notice the player's big moments"

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Level design lessons from the first tile a player stands on

Level design lessons from the first tile a player stands on

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"A week of idle RPG balancing: percentage damage reduction had to go"

"A week of idle RPG balancing: percentage damage reduction had to go"

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We let a random tapper decide how hard each level of our cat puzzle game is

We let a random tapper decide how hard each level of our cat puzzle game is

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How to Add Leaderboards to Mobile Game (Fairly)

How to Add Leaderboards to Mobile Game (Fairly)

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Designing offline progress and auto-battles for a messenger game

Designing offline progress and auto-battles for a messenger game

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