30 Best

Game Design Books

1

How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps: Step by Step Cartography for Gamers and Fans

2

The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us—And How They Don't

3

Game Engine Black Book, Wolfenstein 3D

4

ZZT

5

The Invisible Game: Mindset of a Winning Team

6

Boardgames That Tell Stories

7

Play Matters

8

Slay the Dragon: Writing Great Video Games

9

Embed with Games: A Year on the Couch with Game Developers

10

Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People Who Play Them

11

Beginning C++ Through Game Programming

12

The Game Narrative Toolbox (Focal Press Game Design Workshops)

13

How to Talk about Videogames

14

A Crowdfunder's Strategy Guide: Build a Better Business by Building Community

15

The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses

16

A Theory of Fun for Game Design

17

Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals

18

Challenges for Game Designers

19

Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design

20

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

21

Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games

22

Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation

23

The Design of Everyday Things

24

Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture

25

Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design

26

Chris Crawford on Game Design

27

Characteristics of Games

28

Designing Virtual Worlds

29

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience