15 Unassorted Game Design Tips

Game design tips, except I didn't really feel like organizing them and just slapped them all together. Those one YouTubers that I mentioned: @DarylTalksGames @ArchitectofGames @razbuten @GMTK Sections: Intro + Disclaimers [0:00] Minimize your HUD [1:34] Make your tutorial invisible [2:09] Introduce mechanics in a safe environment [3:00] Don't overpatch things [3:28] Don't add a run button [4:39] Avoid feature creep [5:33] Refine the core mechanics to perfection [6:33] Things don't always have to make sense [7:14] Use RNG very sparingly [7:45] Don't make punishments too harsh [8:38] Make full utilization of gimmicks [9:25] Give players as many options as possible (Multiplayer) [10:16] It's okay to withhold information from the player [10:55] Difficulty is about more than just changing some numbers [11:34] Break the rules [12:19] Lightning round [12:58] lol get pranked nerd [15:19] Music used (in order): Choose a File (Earthbound) [0:01] I Prefer My Pizza 90% Grease (OMORI) [1:34] Outset Island (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD) [3:28] Scarlet Forest (Deltarune) [7:14] Tokyo Daylight (Persona 5) [9:25] Checker Dance (Deltarune) [12:58] Hotel (Undertale) [15:23] Games shown (in order) (repeats have multiple timestamps): Celeste (0:08, 2:09, 3:10, 4:08, 6:33, 8:59, 10:26, 12:24, 13:12, 13:25, 14:18) (i have a lot of celeste footage okay) Risk of Rain 2 (0:47, 1:44) OneShot (0:50, 1:03, 5:30, 10:55, 13:57, 15:00) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (1:00) Hypnospace Outlaw (1:15, 14:02) Jump King (1:22, 8:38) Enter the Gungeon (1:34, 8:32) Transistor (1:49, 9:28) Death's Door (1:56, 2:32, 4:48, 8:01, 11:11, 11:59) OMORI (2:00, 5:02, 12:53, 13:17, 13:37, 13:46) Darkest Dungeon (2:12, 7:55) Civilization VI (2:24) GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- (2:54) Spiritfarer (3:00, 7:20, 13:43) Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (3:05, 7:14, 8:52)) Super Mario 64 (3:28, 11:04) Dead by Daylight (3:37, 10:31, 12:29) Street Fighter II (3:44) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3:58, 4:56) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (4:39) Super Meat Boy (4:41) Hollow Knight (5:09, 6:52, 9:06, 11:51, 12:09) Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object (5:16) Mark of the Ninja: Remastered (5:23, 10:59) Yandere Simulator (5:33, 14:54) Geometry Dash (5:36, 12:22, 14:40) A Dance of Fire and Ice (5:44) Grey Hack (5:50) Inscryption (6:02, 8:21, 12:19, 12:55) Pyre (6:05) Forager (6:12) Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (6:28) Mirror's Edge (6:38) Bloons TD 6 (6:43, 11:36) Genshin Impact (6:58) Stardew Valley (7:06, 13:06, 14:10) Rhythm Heaven Silver (7:17) Dicey Dungeons (7:45, 11:38, 12:34) A Hat in Time (7:59) Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories (8:04) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8:12) Deceive Inc. (8:41) Just Shapes & Beats (8:44) ELDEN RING (9:10) Braid (9:25, 9:35) Celeste: Strawberry Jam Mod (10:10) Stick Fight: The Game (10:16, 10:46) Your Only Move Is HUSTLE (10:21) DEVOUR (10:26) Don't Starve Together (10:32) New Club Penguin (10:34) Garfield Kart: Furious Racing (10:41) Outer Wilds (11:17) Ain Dodo (12:58) Everhood (13:19) Hades (13:32) TOEM (13:52) Pony Island (14:28) You know, despite using its GUI in the thumbnail, Minecraft was never actually shown in this video.