Studying Puzzle Game Design With Gwen Frey | Game Developer Interview (Perceptive Podcast )
14An interview with game developer Gwen Frey on her game Kine, upcoming title Lab Rat, game design, and more. We started with Gwen's background in game dev before talking more about puzzle design. Discussing the different kinds of puzzle design in games like A Monster's Expedition, her game Kine, and more. We geeked out over our love of games like Disgaea and those that really let you explore the mechanics at depth. Finally, we talked about her new game Lab Rat and how it distinguishes itself from Kine.
You can find both games on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/824570/Kine/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/Lab_Rat/
And you can follow Gwen on Twitter
https://twitter.com/direGoldfish
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BOOKS I'VE WRITTEN ON GAME DESIGN:
Game Design Deep Dive: Platformers -- https://www.crcpress.com/Game-Design-Deep-Dive-Jumping-Platformers/Bycer/p/book/9780367211387
20 Essential Games to Study: -- https://www.crcpress.com/20-Essential-Games-to-Study/Bycer/p/book/9781138341456
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