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Game design atlas

Find a mechanism, understand its tradeoffs and smallest useful scope, then build your game with a design card and sample project.

192 Mechanisms32 Mechanism domain48 Art styles12 Genre guides

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All areas Action and control Space and time Puzzles and reasoning Builds and tactics Production and business Life and simulation Discovery and stories Progress and social play

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Core loop

01Scan valid swaps
02Choose goal and setup
03Swap and resolve in order
04Read the resulting board

Matching and mergingOne rule

Adjacent swaps and cascades

Clear the largest immediate group or clear below to improve the target color's position?

Reference gamesBejeweled 3 · PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords

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Core loop

01Find matching paths
02Extend or backtrack
03Confirm chain and endpoint
04Resolve and plan again

Matching and mergingOne rule

Chain drawing and endpoints

Extend for more value or stop at a safer endpoint?

Reference gamesGrindstone · Two Dots

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Core loop

01Read tiers and free cells
02Choose movement or placement
03Merge and add an object
04Preserve future moves

Matching and mergingOne rule

Merging with a space budget

Merge now for space or keep lower tiers positioned for the next arrival?

Reference games2048 · Triple Town

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Core loop

01Inspect collected and missing items
02Choose a discovery
03Confirm a new entry
04Display the set and next goal

Collecting and expressionOne rule

Collections and missing pieces

Complete a nearly finished set or pursue a rare discovery in another category?

Reference gamesStardew Valley · New Pokémon Snap

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Core loop

01Find subject and behavior
02Adjust distance and framing
03Wait and photograph
04Review conditions and reshoot

Collecting and expressionOne rule

Photographing behavior

Take a clear ordinary shot now or wait for a rare behavior and risk losing the view?

Reference gamesNew Pokémon Snap · Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

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Core loop

01Inspect shared features
02Choose an organizing rule
03Arrange and test relationships
04Confirm and preserve the display

Collecting and expressionOne rule

Tidying rules and expression

Order by size or group by purpose for easier use?

Reference gamesA Little to the Left · Unpacking

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Core loop

01Read current and next pieces
02Choose orientation and landing
03Lock and clear
04Plan remaining space

Matching and mergingOne rule

Falling pieces and stack planning

Clear a row now or preserve a well for a better upcoming piece?

Reference gamesTetris® Effect: Connected · Puyo Puyo™Tetris®

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Core loop

01Preview a group
02Predict collapse
03Remove it
04Inspect new groups and singles

Matching and mergingOne rule

Group removal and collapse

Take the large group now or remove a small group to join separated colors?

Reference gamesSame Game · Puyo Puyo™Tetris®

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Core loop

01Read the frontier
02Choose a color
03Merge neighbors
04Plan remaining moves

Matching and mergingOne rule

Flood-fill frontiers

Absorb the largest nearby patch or take a small corridor toward a distant region?

Reference gamesFlood · KAMI

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Core loop

01Read duplicates/missing items
02Select surplus
03Confirm material yield
04Craft a chosen target

Collecting and expressionOne rule

Duplicates into targeted progress

Keep a spare copy or convert it toward a desired collectible?

Reference gamesHearthstone · GWENT

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Core loop

01Choose slots/items
02Preview layering
03Adjust colors/occlusion
04Save and display an outfit

Collecting and expressionOne rule

Cosmetic layers and outfits

Match a set or mix origins to express your character?

Reference gamesFinal Fantasy XIV · Minecraft

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Core loop

01Choose a theme
02Arrange exhibits/labels
03Invite viewing
04Revise from comprehension feedback

Collecting and expressionOne rule

Curating a collection

Display every rarity or use related ordinary items to tell a coherent story?

Reference gamesTwo Point Museum · Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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