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Latest pieces from The Gamedesign Gazette on game design in video games or articles that are related to this topic.

Mirrors Edge Catalyst

In a game about parkours, the sound of materials is more than a gimmick

Mirror's Edge Catalyst · June 7, 2022December 10, 2024

Putting the end of the journey into its player’s hands prioritizes respect over control

Sable · June 3, 2022December 10, 2024

Alien Isolation

How unfortunate design choices downgrade the heroine to a henchman on rails

Alien Isolation · May 11, 2022December 10, 2024

Hellblade Senuas Sacrifice

Its audio-visual courage makes Hellblade a shockingly explicit testimony of mental illness

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · April 28, 2022September 30, 2026

How embracing playing styles makes Elden Ring more accessable than difficulty settings could ever dream of

Elden Ring · April 22, 2022December 10, 2024

depressed gamer

How games struggle to connect with depressed players

Mind Games · April 19, 2022September 30, 2026

Outriders

Ironically its non-stop bombardment with things to shoot is what keeps players from realizing how stupid everything is

Outriders · April 13, 2022December 10, 2024

Naraka Bladepoint

Why its flawed sign posting undermines the game’s risk-reward mechanics

Naraka Bladepoint · March 2, 2022December 10, 2024