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
Growth and inheritanceOne rule
Choose piercing attacks for lined-up enemies or keep rapid attacks for scattered targets?
Reference gamesHades · Hollow Knight
Growth and inheritanceOne rule
Carry a reliable tool for a stable start or a rare ability with a tighter opening?
Reference gamesRogue Legacy 2 · Into the Breach
Growth and inheritanceOne rule
Keep using a practiced tool or train another skill for a later challenge?
Reference gamesValheim · Melvor Idle
Growth and inheritanceOne rule
Buy an immediately useful skill or invest in a route toward a later combination?
Reference gamesPath of Exile · Grim Dawn
Growth and inheritanceOne rule
Secure a consistent clear or attempt a timed/low-resource mastery condition?
Reference gamesHades · Neon White
Growth and inheritanceOne rule
Repair the current combination or pay to rebuild for a new challenge?
Reference gamesGrim Dawn · Hades
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