RimWorld: Contrarian, Ridiculous, and Impossible Game Design Methods

Why it was recommended

Strong recommend, if only to understand how RimWorld was designed and built.

Strong recommendationecdavis · Original2022-06

What it covers

RimWorld creator Tynan Sylvester explains at GDC 2017 how Ludeon framed the game as a story generator rather than a game. He covers the design methods that came out of that. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

GDC Festival of Gaming

Length

1 hr 0 min

Year

2019

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