Think Like a Game Designer: The Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking Your Creative Potential (Unabridged‪)‬

Do you love gaming? Do you have ideas for games of your own and want to learn how to produce them professionally?

Longtime game designer Justin Gary has the answers you seek. After 20 years in the gaming industry, creating such games as Solforge, Ascension, and the World of Warcraft Miniatures Game, Justin is now sharing all his secrets in Think Like a Game Designer. Best of all, Justin’s secrets are really simple, practical, and common sense steps you can take yourself.

Justin will walk you through each step and provide exercises for you to formulate your own game concepts and bring them to fruition.

In Think Like a Game Designer, you will learn how to:

Overcome mental blocks to great creative work
Understand players’ emotional reactions and evoke the right ones
Brainstorm ideas and then refine them into useable ones
Follow the six steps of the core design loop for successfully designing a game
Capitalize on the excitement of Big Moments in a game
Get a job in the game industry and get your games published
Remove the grind of gaming or use it to your advantage
Integrate monetization into your designs
Deliver an enjoyable experience to your players so your game stands the test of time


Whether you want to create video games, board games, or just discover how a true creative mind works, it’s all here in Think Like a Game Designer. It’s time to take the first step toward your game designer dream. Are you game?