Games like Dark Patterns in Game Design

It's Not a Bug. It's a Blueprint. Ever felt a game was designed to be intentionally frustrating? That its economy was engineered to create problems only a cash shop could solve? You were probably right. Those aren't accidents; they are the result of a coherent, data-driven, and often deeply cynical design philosophy. Manipulative Game Design is a codex of forbidden knowledge, a hands-on guide th…

Definitive Guide to Video Game Reward Design Building Player-Centered Systems that Drive Engagement, Retention, and Monetization Stop guessing what players want. Start designing rewards they'll genuinely love. Have you ever designed a reward system that, despite looking great on your spreadsheet, ended up feeling like a chore for your players? Have you worried that your game is becoming a "gold…

Unlock the Secrets of Player Behavior: A Guide to Process Mining for Game Development Have you ever wondered... Why do most players gather all the components for a powerful item, but only a fraction ever craft it? What are the hidden paths that lead players to success in a complex puzzle, and which ones lead to failure? Players report a feature feels "slow,"…

Game Description Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest is an exciting 2.5D platformer and adventure Metroidvania that takes you on a journey through mysterious worlds filled with puzzles to solve and treacherous monsters to defeat. The game offers a rich story set in a dark fantasy universe where every decision you make can lead to one of multiple endings (Multiple Endings).Key Features • M…

The Giants have returned, corruption is spreading, and suspicious things are happening behind the stage...  Stack Order is a narrative roguelite deckbuilder set in a world defined by tense, one-on-one duels against bosses, where raw power is as important as foresight. Every turn is a tactical puzzle: the enemy reveals their plan, and you must construct the perfect response with your cards. Will …

Looping Bravery is a sci-fi deckbuilding roguelike card battler. Save the world from an alien invasion by traveling back in time to stop an event knows as "The Marking". Fight versus various groups in the past and find out about the long lasting rivalry between RED vs BLUE organisation and their fight for supremacy. At the start, pick two weapons, one offensive and one defensive to …

Are you tired of building digital museums filled with lifeless statues when you could be cultivating wild, unpredictable gardens? Have you felt the creative limits of the pre-written script? This book is a manifesto for a new kind of creator. It is a guide to becoming a Gardener—a designer who trades the rigid safety of the architect's blueprint for the vibrant, emergent life of a living world. …

这个游戏里，有非常可爱的二次元美少女！还有……美少年！ 就是这样，嗯？还不够吗？ 还有……形形色色的非人类敌人（扭曲扭曲扭曲） 好吧，说正经的。 你会在探索的过程中遇上各种具有奇奇怪怪的规则的情绪体，你并不知道这些情绪体有什么效果，但是你可以通过不断测试或者进入解析事件来了解这个情绪体，如果不了解情绪体就随意使用的话，很可能什么时候就突然暴毙了！但是，当你完全了解一个情绪体的效果之后，遵从该情绪体的规则，它经常能给你带来很大的收益。 用生命去积累经验吧（笑），等你了解了一切之后，这里将没人是你的对手。 多达几百种奇奇怪怪脑洞大开的效果可以组合！（具体有多少就不算了，应该会经常更新的吧？） 8个完全不同体验的可使用角色！（虽然听起来不多但每一个角色都做了非常多的内容！） 还有很多机制特别鲜明的敌人！（部分敌人的设计会有轻微的猎奇和血腥，请确保自己能接受） 游戏一开始的难度会比较高…

Your role is that of a young goathearder named Catsear. You are minding your own business, doing daily chores for your grandmother, looking after her goats, when all of a sudden strange things start happening to you. A wind seem to follow you around. It's very weird. What is going on with this wind? Does your grandmother know why the wind is following you? Do you have some sort of magik power? Tr…

Take on the challenge and discover a completely new 3D sci-fi dungeon crawler. The sophisticated room card mechanics and endless generated dungeons with the form of a cube, this game is unique in this genre. What will you discover while exploring?