Wash your game's windows

Shared Link | Thursday, March 28, 2019
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Playing a game with unclear mechanics is like peering through a dirty, smudged window. This calls for some Windex!

Site iconGame Developer — Mar 28, 2019 at 01:29 AM

Lars Doucet presents a handful of rules of thumb for keeping game mechanics legible and backs them up with helpful examples.

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