What Makes a Good Puzzle

GMTK is powered by Patreon Puzzles can be one of the most complex things in game design. In this video, I break down some great conundrums from favourite games, and share some knowledge from sharp puzzle designers, to find out what makes a good puzzle. Sources and Resources Level Design Workshop: Solving Puzzle Design, GDC A Good Puzzle Game Is Hard To Build, Rock, Paper, Shotun Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:00 The Mechanics 02:37 The Catch 04:28 The Revelation 08:01 The Assumption 11:03 The Presentation 14:49 The Curve 15:55 Conclusion 17:07 Patreon Credits Games Shown Snakebird (2015) Braid (2008) Portal (2007) Stephen s Sausage Roll (2016) Induction (2016) Yono and the Celestial Elephants (2017) The Talos P