30 Best Game Design Blogs and Websites

1. Extra Credits

Extra Credits Youtube channel providies short (~5 minute) animated videos explaining and exploring different elements of game design and considerations for designers.
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Facebook Followers 61.7KTwitter Followers 48.5K Frequency 3 posts / week Since Aug 2011 Get Email Contact

2. snomaN Gaming

Home of Good Game Design where they analyze principles of what makes games great.
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Facebook Followers 244Twitter Followers 5.3K Frequency 6 posts / year Since Dec 2013 Get Email Contact

3. Dr. Lewis Pulsipher - Game Design | Youtube

This channel is about game design, and occasionally about game development. Dr. Lewis Pulsipher is the author of Game Design: How to Create Video and Tabletop Games, Start to Finish (McFarland).
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Twitter Followers 786 Frequency 1 post / week Since Sep 2013 Get Email Contact

4. The Psychology of Video Games by Jamie Madigan

The mission of blog is to popularize the application of psychology to creating and understanding video games. Whether you want to know about the psychology behind why good game design works, why people act and think as they do when they play games, or how those who market and sell games take advantage of psychological quirks, you'll find something cool and interesting here.
psychologyofgames.com
Facebook Followers 3.7KTwitter Followers 5.2K Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 53 Get Email Contact

5. Sirlin.Net - Game Design

Sirlin designed video games such as Street Fighter HD Remix, Puzzle Fighter HD Remix, and Kongai. He's designed tabletop games such as Yomi, Puzzle Strike, Pandante, and Flash Duel. He discusses the craft of game design with his lead playtester.
sirlin.net
Facebook Followers 3.2KTwitter Followers 2.7K Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 54 Get Email Contact

6. Raph's Website

A professional game designer and frequent writer on issues of interactive design, Raph Koster was the lead designer on the seminal online world ULTIMA ONLINE, which first brought online worlds to the mass market.
raphkoster.com
Twitter Followers 20.8K Frequency 1 post / year Domain Authority 70 Get Email Contact

7. Ludology Blog

Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how's and why's of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, as well as discuss game history, game design and game players.
ludology.libsyn.com
Frequency 1 post / week Since Feb 2011 Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

8. 2D Game Art for Programmers

2Dgameartguru.com shares tutorials, tips and tricks about game art creation, designing with open source tools like Inkscape, Krita and Gimp.
2dgameartguru.com
Twitter Followers 749 Frequency 2 posts / quarter Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact

9. Soren Johnson - DESIGNER NOTES

This blog is about Soren Johnson's Game Design Journal.
designer-notes.com
Twitter Followers 11.9K Frequency 2 posts / quarter Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact

10. Daniel Solis

Daniel Solis is a multiple award-winning game designer. Creator of Belle of the Ball (Dice Hate Me Games); Kodama: the Tree Spirits (Action Phase Games); Princess Bride: As You Wish (GameSalute); Spycraft: Need To Know (Crafty Games); and many more self-published card games! This blog is mostly about game design, graphic design, typography and art direction.
danielsolisblog.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 8.1K Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

11. Keith Burgun Blog

Keith Burgun is a game designer, writer, composer and visual artist from Westchester, NY. He has written two books on game design and he is a founder of Dinofarm Games.
keithburgun.net
Facebook Followers 29Twitter Followers 2K Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 42 Get Email Contact

12. The Board Game Design Course Blog

Hey, I'm Joe. I'm a board game designer and of course a board game enthusiast! I'm always looking for ways to connect game designers and fans more easily. Find tips, tricks, and helpful information for board game designers, including Kickstarter and game design advice.
boardgamedesigncourse.com
Facebook Followers 581Twitter Followers 1.2KInstagram Followers 852 Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 22 Get Email Contact

13. Board Game Design Lab

The Board Game Design Lab is a hub for specific topics in board game design. Here you'll find a ton of resources and interviews with the top designers, publishers, and insiders in the gaming industry. If you're looking for a site that will help you design great games people love, this is it. This show does a deep dive into subjects that listeners find extremely valuable as they progress through their game design journeys.
boardgamedesignlab.com
Twitter Followers 2.9K Frequency 2 posts / week Since Dec 2016 Domain Authority 35 Get Email Contact

14. Games by Manuel Correia Blog

Manuel Correia is a game designer of both digital and analog games. You might have played one of the games He worked on while at InnoGames, Gambrinous, Digital Furnace, SixMinute, Miniclip or Gameinvest.
gamesbymanuel.com
Facebook Followers 617Twitter Followers 1.8K Frequency 3 posts / year Domain Authority 21 Get Email Contact

15. Molecular Jig Games - Biochemistry and Game Design

Molecular Jig Games is for to increase general knowledge of molecular behavior. Proteins, lipids, drugs, allergens, vaccines, degradable plastic, ocean acidification, heath: molecules are the key to understanding many important concepts. The goal will be accomplish by creating games that take place in the molecular world and making them available to as wide an audience as possible.
molecularjig.com
Facebook Followers 243 Frequency 1 post / quarter Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact

16. Game Design Wit | Youtube

The study and discussion of game design.
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Facebook Followers 227Twitter Followers 35 Frequency 5 posts / week Get Email Contact

17. Shaun Spalding

I'm Shaun. I'm a former Ubisoft game designer turned Indie. I make games and tutorials for the GameMaker engine and for game development in general.If you like the work that I do please consider supporting it via my Patreon! I am currently working on a game called PokeyPoke, check it out at: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1083230/PokeyPoke/Thank you for passing by!
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Frequency 1 post / month Since Aug 2006 Get Email Contact

18. League of GameMakers - The Best Games Are Yet To Be Made

A blog about making tabletop games from a diverse group of designers, publishers, developers and artists.
leagueofgamemakers.com
Facebook Followers 3.5KTwitter Followers 4.5K Domain Authority 37 Get Email Contact

19. GAMEDESIGNING - Become a Video Game Designer

The aspiring video game designers guide to becoming a successful game designer, developer, or artist.
gamedesigning.org
Facebook Followers 552Twitter Followers 245 Frequency 30 posts / year Domain Authority 49 Get Email Contact

20. Kind Fortress - Isaac Shalev

This blog is all about board game design. Isaac Shalev is Board-gamer, game designer, host of On Board Games.
kindfortress.com
Facebook Followers 230Twitter Followers 3.2K Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact

21. The Game Crafter Official Podcast

A weekly podcast hosted by JT Smith and Jeff King that covers news, events, tips, and helpful advice on utilizing the print on demand services of The Game Crafter.
thegamecrafter.libsyn.com
Facebook Followers 4.8KTwitter Followers 9K Domain Authority 27 Get Email Contact

22. Design a Game - Pietro Polsinelli

Pietro Polsinelli is a game designer and developer, mostly working on applied (a.k.a. educational) games. He try to present the projects he has worked on, past and present; he also try to define some features of the future ones, at least, the ones he hope to do; in that section he also briefly present some of his skills and defects.
designagame.eu
Twitter Followers 2.6K Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact

23. Games Precipice

A blog exploring the depths of tabletop game design. Featuring a monthly topic and weekly subtopics, we examine design steps, concepts, mechanics, implementation and use editorials to help new and aspiring game designers improve their ideas.
gamesprecipice.com
Facebook Followers 390Twitter Followers 486 Domain Authority 34 Get Email Contact

24. Sande Chen - Game Design Aspect of the Month

Sande Chen is a writer and game designer whose game credits span 10 years in the industry. Her writing credits include 1999 Independent Games Festival winner Terminus and the PC RPG of the Year, The Witcher, for which she was nominated for a 2007 Writers Guild Award in Videogame Writing.
gamedesignaspect.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 1.7K Domain Authority 34 Get Email Contact

25. TGIK Games Blog - Game Design, Design Process and Review

TGIK Games is a board game design studio and publisher. They makes games for the hobby gamer, casual gamer and educational games.
tgikgamesblog.com
Facebook Followers 175Twitter Followers 2.5K Domain Authority 17 Get Email Contact

26. Make Them Play - Bastiaan Reinink

Follow this blog for Learning About Board Game Design.
makethemplay.com
Facebook Followers 177Twitter Followers 718 Domain Authority 21 Get Email Contact

27. Dan Kenny Game Design Blog

Dan Kenny is an award winning game developer, writer and artist. He was named one of Develop magazines 30 Under 30 developers of 2012. He previously founded Eyesodic Games and developed the award winning Reapers End and Life After Us games. He have over 8 years experience in games design, concept design and animation using industry standard tools.
dankennygamedesign.com
Facebook Followers 56Twitter Followers 820 Domain Authority 16 Get Email Contact

28. Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology

Backstage Pass Institute of Gaming and Technology is India's leading professional college offering bachelor's and advanced diploma courses in game development, game programming, game art & game design and augmented reality & virtual reality. Follow the blog to learn Game Design and Development from the best.
blog.backstagepass.co.in
Facebook Followers 141.3K Since Jun 2015 Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact

29. No Hidden Info - Michael Ardizzone

A strategy game design and programming blog. This blog is a place to show friends and interested parties an ideas on strategy game design and programming.
nohidden.info
Twitter Followers 68 Domain Authority 8 Get Email Contact

30. Tien Tam - Game Design Blog

Tien Tam is a 3D Generalist and Game Designer with a focus on creating engaging content. Excels at cross-disciplinary collaboration to create, implement, and deliver optimized game assets.
gamedesign-tientam.blogspot.com
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