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FIRST STEPS IN GAME DEVELOPMENT

How to Become a Game Designer
By Game Makers Toolkit

Basic Principles of Game Design
By Brackeys

5 Steps To Start Making Games
By Thomas Brush

How to Make a Game Alone
By Thomas Brush

How to Make a Gorgeous 2D Game
By Thomas Brush

HOW IT’S DONE

How to create Tutorials for Complex Games 
By Game Makers Toolkit

How to Balance a Game  
By GameMakers Toolkit

How to Design a Skill Tree & Power Progression  
By GameMakers Toolkit

How to Design a Skill Tree & Power Progression  
By GameMakers Toolkit

GAME DESIGN

The Power of Invisible Choices  
By Game Makers Toolkit

The Five Types of Stealth Game Gadget   
By GameMakers Toolkit

Environmental Storytelling
By GameMakers Toolkit

Why Most Games Fail at Storytelling
By ExtraCredits

What Makes Combat Great?
By GameMakers Toolkit

LEVEL DESIGN

Making It Takes Two's Best Level  
By Game Makers Toolkit

Dishonored 2 Devs On the Clockwork Mansion
By GameMakers Toolkit

Making Ori and The Will of the Wisps' Best Level
By GameMakers Toolkit

Hitman 2 Level Design
By GameMakers Toolkit

BOSS FIGHT DESIGN

What Makes A Great First Boss?
By DesignDoc

What Makes A Great Impossible Boss?
By DesignDoc

What Makes A Good Boss Rush?  
By DesignDoc

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