About the author
Anton Slashcev
10 years in Product Management, Business Strategy & Narrative Design. Consulting in Match-3, Casual Narrative & Hybrid-casual market.
9 Key Pillars of Game Design
9 Key Pillars of Game Design
(every game designer should know)
Hereโs the full breakdown:
๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐
โข Game rules
โข Fun mechanics
โข Level and encounter design
๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข Rewards and upgrades
โข New mechanics
โข Milestones
๐ฅ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข Short-term and long-term goals
โข Challenges and quests
โข Player agency
๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ
โข Storytelling and world-building
โข Player choice
โข Dialogue and character relationships
๐จ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐
โข Art style and environment design
โข Audio and visual consistency
โข VFX, animations, and UI
๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น
โข Camera and responsiveness
โข Sound and color
โข VFX and animations
๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น
โข PvP and co-op modes
โข Guilds, clans, and matchmaking
โข Leaderboards and communication
๐ฐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข In-game currency and microtransactions
โข Shops and ad integrations
โข Offers and pricing models
โ๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ & ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
โข Content updates
โข Seasonal features
โข Limited-time events
โข Promotions and A/B tests
The best designers donโt just focus on gameplay.
They understand how every system works together.
