Do I need a Game Design Document?
6,464
Published 2024-06-30
Writing a GDD is very valuable no matter how deep you are into making a game, or how seriously you are doing it!
Twitter:
twitter.com/megaFIKUS
Alchemy Sheep discord:
discord.gg/NcZAJnrGqr
Twitch:
www.twitch.tv/alchemysheep
Schedule:
www.twitch.tv/alchemysheep/schedule
My previous game NecroBouncer on steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1786830/NecroBouncer/
Let me know what you think about the video in the comments down below! If you enjoyed it, I would love if you would leave a like, maybe share it and if you want to see more content like this, subscribe to the channel! Cheers!
Music:
Sunlit Saturdays by | e s c p | www.escp.space/
escp-music.bandcamp.com/
Icons:
By Freepik from www.flaticon.com
All Comments (10)
-
I couldn't agree more, it's also really hard when you have no experience writing such documents.
-
amazing presentation!! was extremely surprised to see only 360 subs. hope your channel continues to grow :D
-
I found a very basic GDD template for my recent game jam. It really helped us organize our ideas early on. Thank you for explaining! This was really helpful!
-
Great presentation! :)
-
oh thank god its not procrastination that im doing but apparently its thorough professional planning now i guess, nice. in all seriousness tho, seems like i was doing the right thing naturally tho high level concept and product design are so rooted in my head i have only been writing the game design as you described it, especially the controls and menus lol. gonna be making a "vr game on mouse and keyboard but without the headset", its a shame traditional games arent as physics based and emergently interactive as vr games!
-
Ah the GDD what an important step to creating something stable. You are right scope is everything and a GDD will certainly limit your scope in a healthy way, hope your GDD aids you in the future!
-
When I saw the thumbnail, I misread GDD as God and genuinely thought that I didn't make any mistakes reading that... Anyways, keep up the good work
-
Oh geez this ch seems xtrmly underrated. Great video though. I'm not making a game but I'm pretty sure I can apply these steps to my project anyway. 😅
-
No, you do not need a GDD. I'd say it's hurtful for the project in the mid to long term. You need a couple pages describing the game, to get everyone up to speed. That's it. If you don't agree, you'll agree in 10 years.
