Games isn’t a get “get rich fast” scheme. It a “get by doing the thing you love” scheme #gamedesign

I turned of the server I used to post game design tweets because the power has become really expensive. It will be back on again soon. Until then, please make sure your games becomes interesting experience the player can't get anywhere else.

Should your game really be about keeping your inventory sorted? No? Then automate it as much as possible. #gamedesign

When building your tech tree, somehow give early era techs out to avoid new players ruining their own experience #gamedesign

Don't make the death animation too funny or testing will reveal children playing badly to see that animation again and again and again. #gamedesign

Be careful not to introduce things that give disadvantages to the player as he levels up #gamedesign

A real-world clock does wonders for your game in terms of letting your players get enough sleep #gamedesign

Singleplayer games do not need levelcap or perk limits or max specialization. Multiplayer does. #gamedesign

When testers suggest gameplay changes, figure out what the problem is and design a better solution for the problem #gamedesign

Punish unwanted behaviour and reward good behaviour but always let your kids know you love them... wait I mean players. Always let the players know you love them. #gamedesign

Endless mode gameplay: Timer counts down. Fixed levels: Timer count up and determines what reward you get #gamedesign

Option for disabling textures makes a gore horror game playable on a computer without RAM with kids in the room #gamedesign

Step 1: build your prototype. Step 2: get more people and/or investors. Step 3: Show the game around. Step 4: Ship it #gamedesign

Test your pvp matching logic changes on a semi-large group, e.g. Holland, and see if it betters the experience for the player #gamedesign

Building a first-person shooter for touchscreen devices? Don’t make a zoom function. #gamedesign

Salary: Programmers and producers: $95,300/year. Designers and artists: $80,000/year. Idea guy: negative $995,300/year #gamedesign

Don’t waste your players time, but give them an experience they can have nowhere else #gamedesign

A game should be interesting to play with only placeholder graphics. #gamedesign

Critical hit extra damage is the most boring of all attack-modifiers. Use AOE, STUN, TRUE, DOT, DEFEND to spice up combat #gamedesign

Let the Endboss be a corrupted version of the protagonist will leave the player with the life-lesson: “I Am My Own Worst Enemy” #gamedesign

Great Rouge-Likes games give alternative playstyles you can unlock inside the game. e.g.: Double regen, but no missiles weapons. #gamedesign