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What from this game do you want to learn how to create?

Complete various levels and bosses and beat the Necrodancer at the end

Survival, exploration, visuals and sound tell narrative

Player can only move on the beats of the music

Player has choice of what items to pursue or purchase

Programming a rhythm game like this

To make your way through the different zones by rescuing people and killing enemies

Hero saving people from a crypt

A picked up broad sword

You need to move with the beat to inflict damage

Purchasing of equipment while in the dungeon

The idea of a lobby and then levels that you enter

To beat the boss at the end of each level

Music, rhythm? The narrative was more of an aside

Skipping a beat loses your gold multiplier

Players stay on the beat to keep the gold multiplier and to not lose their turn

Timing events the way this game does so smoothly.

To dance your way to the final level.

It is completely single player.

You need to hit your keys in rhythm with the song otherwise you won't move.

Techniques on how to beat certain enemies require unintuitive movements.

You can import your own music.

How to procedurally generate the levels.

collect diamonds, defeat enemies, progress through levels

You are an explorer looking for some secret locked away in a crypt.

grid-based real-time RPG

You cannot progress through hard stone.

nodding your head to keep up with the rhythm

hearing this game's music in the background at my D&D games

the grid-based RPG elements

Protagonist wants to find the truth

Move according to the beats

Guides on how to approach each monster

Syncing the beats of a song with gameplay

The user hopping back and forth to maintain the beat

Mods allow the communit to get involved

The beat mechanism is very novel, so I would like to learn about how to integrate sound with game design

Complete dungeons, get loot, find who stole heart

multiple individuals vs game - players can compare scores on a leaderboard and try to have the highest score.

Diamonds will be lost if you don't return and spend them in the lobby

Learn what monsters look like one turn before they will attack so you can avoid them.

Players suggest new enemies/weapons on the official forums

I would like to learn how to make a fun, simple, fast tutorial such as the one in this game.

A necrodancer stole your hear. Defeat the necrodancer and you will get the heart back.

You have to move at the beat of the song.

The player explore around dungeons.

Writing musical code.

Run away from enemies instead of fighting them

It's derivative of other dungeon-style games, but it's uniqueness comes from it being beat-based

I liked the music, and I like that you can use your own music! That would be a nice feature for any game.

To make a rhythmic way through a dungeon

Protagonist girl fighting through dungeon to find her heart

Rhythmic Dungeon Crawler

main campaign is Player vs Environment

You can only act on rhythmic pulses

player has to make decisions on preferred combat style

The procedural level generation

Advance through the levels to progress the narrative

Beast Master. You save him and he lets you train on enemies

You must input commands to the rhythm of the beat

Creating timing windows for player input adds a unique element to gameplay

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What from this game do you want to learn how to create?

Destroy enemy ancient by defeating enemies and pushing into enemy base

Lane-based team multiplayer game

Cooperative relationship between players on the same team

Turrets do damage to you if you approach them

Player can move their character to where they want in playable area

Modeling and animating characters and environments, environmental storytelling

Destroy the enemy towers and enemy heroes

Heroes in fight one another

The many items used to heal or increase abilities

Collaborator with other teammates

you must right click to move and attack enemies

Players can help each other or not

Online marketplace where you can buy weapons for heroes

Creating items that would better the ability of a hero/character

Work together with team to destroy the enemy's ancient.

Heroes fighting with each other to win a prize

Hopefully Social and not spoilsports

Each chosen hero has their own roles

Communicating with each other to complete the objective

Different kinds of heroes and their interactions.

To destroy the core of the enemy team

Purchasable items (e.g. boots)

Last hitting a minion rewards gold

Specific champions go to specific lanes depending on their role

Dota 2 itself is derived from a mod of Warcraft 3, and shares many elements with it

How to make a game handle and communicate so much at once and run so smoothly.

It's a fantasy themed game all about battling.

Players cooperate with their team to fight against the other team.

A metagame of which characters to select based on other players' selections.

Their are really large tournaments. Like the International.

Get Money, Get damage, Kill others, Win

You are trying to destroy the enemy nexus

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena

you work with a team, to beat the other team

Creation of builds for characters which optimize the character for the current meta game

Game balancing which allows a multitude of items

Defense the core and destroy enemies' core

Control a hero to fight with enemy

Multiplayer online battle arena

Can buy different weapons or armors

Multiplayer (Player vs. Player)

Gain experience to level up by killing creeps or enemy heros

Team fights happen a lot after the early phase of the game

Ban some op heroes to balance the game

Those beautiful magic spells

Cooperate with teammates, destroy other team's ancient

Team competition - relationship between player and teammates

When you die, it takes time to respawn

Talk to other players to develop a strategy and work together

There are unofficial DOTA 2 tournaments, which are recorded and watched by other players on youtube

This game has a great UI and makes a bunch of satisfying noises when you click things, which I would like to learn to do

Help his/her team defeat the opponent team.

You are one of five heroes on your team.

Multiplayer online battle arena.

You get more gold by killing enemies.

Players can discuss strategy and tactics through chat apps.

The importance of teamwork is echoed through the game.

How do you start when working a big game like this.

You are heroes warring against another heroic faction.

Towers attack the enemy closest to them.

running back and forth between the fountain

There are unkind stereotypes about people who play a lot of Dota or League of Legends.

goons like the creeps

Destroy the other team's "ancient"

Work with your team to defeat the other team

you gain gold by killing your opponents things

the characters with built in abilities

Destroy the enemy's ancient at all costs

you have to buy items with gold

ganking heroes that are strong midgame usually go mid.

Dota has really good multiplayer system. It would be awesome if we could cover that

You can stand by the fountain to heal.

Run into the enemy's territory so you die and can't play for a few seconds.

DotA is a mod of Warcraft III, so it's really in the cultural layer of that game.

I like that the screen has a lot of information that's fairly well organized.

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA)

Team Radiant vs Team Dire

Earn money by getting the killing blow on minions

Some heroes are discouraged from play

A diverse character selection

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What from this game do you want to learn how to create?

Complete all endings to reach final ending

Number of endings completed

Players discussing meaning of game in comments

Players can move only left and right slowly

Players can pick up or activate items as they choose

Making a game on a browser

To interact with 5 different events or things and break your dream

Single character, living out the same dream each day

side scroll interactive game

Sole player attempting to beat the game. 'Protagonist'

You must complete the 5 events before the dream is broken

How the character interacts with the environment is different for each player

This game is very much an art form and a description of life

How to restart the game and remember which actions were taken

The controls are limited to movement and interaction

How we view the world after we play this game.

The mood of the game.

Depression/Monotony of modern life

You can interact with some pieces of the environment.

Players can accomplish many of the goals in one day, or go through most of the game naked

Critically acclaimed, prompted discussion on what games are and aren't

Meaningful and engaging actions

side scroller / search and find

the lady who tells you how many steps are left

You can only move left or right.

hitting spacebar at random intervals until stuff happens

perhaps a metaphor for everyday life

Go through daily repetitive patterns.

Story of the everyday life of a cubicle worker.

Turn off the TV before leaving.

Workaholic behavior in modern society.

Minimalistic but detail-oriented characters and environment.

The number of days left in the game.

You can't move outside certain areas.

The order of the five actions required.

This tried to say a message about labor.

Interactions/triggerable events

Trying to avoid doing the same thing twice

Anti-establishment sentiment

How to frustrate the user

Normal life of a working class man

Different actions can be taken for one day

The man will get fired if he goes to work wearing only underwear

See yourself jumping off the building

Explore the game in different order

How the character moves

You may not go to work naked

Always turn off the alarm clock!

Reflection of our monotonous, fast-paced lifestyle

Emotional investment in such a minimalistic game

Experience the story/message, find how to escape the daily loop

Ability to walk around(?)

You must interact with objects in specific ways to advance the story

Try to change the daily loop as quickly as possible because doing the same loop over and over again is boring.

Players debate with each other on forums as to whether this game is boring, worthwhile, and what the message is.

This game uses very simple art assets and music to create a great atmosphere.

clothes (you can choose to put your suit on )

you can't walk past the "don't walk" sign

the player gets to choose who they interact with

this game means something different to everyone

complete hidden objectives to finish the game

Exploration of mortality through a man's "life"

you learn not to repeat the same actions

The changing environment based on character choices

Find different ways of ending your day

Figure out what is going on

Elevator Lady gives cryptic help

Wife who never really speaks to you

Spacebar to interact with anything

Player is dressed in what we call "business attire"

A subtle way of giving hints to players

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What from this game do you want to learn how to create?

Reduce enemy life to zero to win, advance through competitive ranks by winning against other players

"Adventures" tell stories through narration intertwined with battles

Players compete on a competitive ladder

Deckbuilding, choice of what card to play

Maybe like how to hold player information on a server

To eliminate the other player from the game using the cards drawn

Play as a hero, trying to defeat other heroes

The different card types

Player versus the game. Also player versus player

Specific amount of mana you can use per turn

How the cards in your hand are played, and how your opponent approaches your cards on the field

Hearthstone has a large following and plenty of cosplay

Creating cards and random decks

Collect cards/Create better decks/Win card matches with random players

I think the narrative extends from the warcraft narrative.

Coins to buy boosters

To dominate other players with their strategy and cards

To get more cards faster, players will spend real money to buy cards

The component of addiction

No narrative outside individual adventures

At the start of each turn you gain a mana crystal, which are used to play cards

Many unexpected synergies between cards are found, many cards are never used outside of the Arena format

The stack that decides the outcome of the interaction of all cards.

A wizard competing with other wizards.

The number on the card correspond to how powerful its spell is.

Using cards to cast spells in order to destroy your enemies.

Historical perspective on the power of magic.

Colorful graphics.

Beat your opponent with your own deck

World of Warcraft background card game

Different cards including minions and spells

Play a combo to clear the board or kill your opponent

Create your own deck as you want

The interactions of two cards when attack

Build effective decks, defeat opponents and gain ranks

Players must play against others of similar ranks

Players learn the most popular builds/cards/strategies so they can counter them

There are tons of youtube channels devoted to players showing good Hearthstone strategies and builds, which impacts what other players use

This game uses simple concepts while still allowing for the existence of complicated strategies, which makes it universally appealing

To defeat the AI/other players in a card game.

Fantasy world of Warcraft fighting

Every card requires a certain amount of Mana.

Which cards to use in which order.

You can play against other people so communities have sprouted around hearthstone.

How to develop an app that doesn't destroy your battery. I found it didn't do a whole lot to my battery life.

Your minions must wait one turn before they can attack

There's a whole subreddit devoted to discussing strategy behind this game.

I like the sound effects.

Fantasy Tavern game set in the Warcraft Universe

You play as a character in the world, not protagonist per se

Meta Game, Strengths and weaknesses arise against certain decks

Popular on social media like reddit and highly streamed

Building an inventory system for characters

You are a general or magician in the Warcraft series playing cards with others.

one-vs.-one multiplayer competitive battle

You gain one mana each turn.

save the Arcane Blast card for when multiple enemies are the field

voice acting implentation

cards have mana requirements

learning to use "combo" and other effects in cards

BMing, spamming emotes when lucky

interractions between cards is really interesting

card game in a tavern in a fantasy world

different decks are viable depending on the current meta

Emotes mean very different things depending on the situation

I would love to get some insight into the scalability of the hearthstone engine. They release new game types weekly with new rules, so it must be built on a very flexible framework

Reduce enemy player health to zero

Duel other heroes for glory

You must have an appropriate amount of mana to summon a creature

Playing your turn til completion

You can interact with other players through pre-written responses. It is customary to say "Good game" after a game

Synergy between game elements

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What from this game do you want to learn how to create?

Destroy all enemy team bases

Upgrades to your ships

You can only overtake adjacent bases

Which bases are over taken at a specific point in the game

There isn't one. No mods, or fan fiction.

How to create the ships all moving in unison towards the objective.

Conquer all the other bases and eliminate other player

Get as much exp as possible to level

Don't really know for this game

Ships can only be sent to one location at a time

Getting as many bases as possible to create units more quickly

How to make a game that actually makes money in two days

Take over all the ships of other armies and don't lose yours.

You are a captain and you have an army of ships.

You can only take over ships that you're currently connected to.

If connected to ship, you can attack by touching it on the screen.

The game kind of prove the point that to win wars, you sometimes have to lose something.

How to design non-annoying bright color components.

You can only capture bases connected to your current captured bases

Protect bases that support the most connections first

It's similar to other games like Risk. This doesn't really have a cultural impact itself, as far as I know.

I like the fluidity of the movement of the ships.

You must always have at least one base to survive.

What bases to take and what order is decided by the player.

Since it's mobile, you can show this to your friends/ignore them by playing this game.

How to develop a good game AI.

Level up to upgrade airships

The base is taken if health is below 0

Spawn more airships by taking over the base

Create your own strategy to beat other players

Capture enemy bases, defend own bases

You cannot divide your ships to multiple bases in simple mode

Players must pay attention to where enemy ships are going in order to defend their bases

There are let's plays of ICE on youtube

This game looks great while only using simple shapes

real-time geometric strategy

You need to be connected to an enemy base to capture it.

Trying to capture bases connected to the bases you want to capture.

Minions? Chips? Floating things that do your bidding

Your minion things must travel

Players must watch their own "bases" while trying to maximize potential to capture other bases

Achievements link to the android game server. these allow comparisons between friends

Large amounts of items on screen without lag. Also, Scaling screens, zoom in, and zoom out.

You have a team of starships trying to rule the universe?

you can only attack bases adjacent to one you control

you learn to cut off other teams routes to bases they are attacking

pilot your space armada to victory

you must own an adjacent node to capture a given node

cutting player off is sometimes a better strategy than defending

mass unit management

Your squad can only attack one thing at a time

Use fleet of ships to take over game area from enemies

Tap a location to move ships to it

Players choose where to send ships and what strategy to pursue

Can't really think of one for this game

maybe iOS /android games

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What from this game do you want to learn how to create?

To rescue the Universe from the anti-love and fix the generator

Universe is being taken over by anti-love

The shield for your ship

Collaborator with multiple other players

You must move the ship through the

How you can control your companion. If you're playing with a second player you don't have that ability.

This game could be seen as an art form

Complete levels to free creatures and defeat the Anti-Love forces

Co-op 2D shooter adventure

Intensely cooperative, collaborative gameplay between players

Shooting enemies damages them and eventually defeats them

Player(s) choose where to move to in each level and can explore freely

Pleasant 2D graphics

To coordinate to rescue bunnies and keep the ship from being destroyed

Bunnies open doors and portals

Players alternate and coordinate different roles depending on the situation

Interaction between different controllable elements and the environment.

To get through each level, save bunnies/defeat anti-love

2 player game, if one person plays, then he controls two characters

I like to ram the ship into things

I'm sure this game as a huge fanbase which probably contributes to the cultural layer. But I am not sure of the specifics.

This is quite a successful indie game so I want to learn the factors that contributed to this game's success

you can't leave the spaceship

Working together to ensure every station is covered.

Utilizing a controller.

Collect Bunnies, pilot a ship, shoot things

People are assigned roles and must co-operate to successfully pilot the ship.

Only players in the designated station can control the designated mechanic

Local Co-Op game, can only be played with other people.

Multiple Controller input

Go through each level by fighting with alien

Fight the alien with your teammate in an airship

Different equipment for fighting enemy

One equipment can only be used by one player

Cooperate with team to survive the attack by alien

Different players take different responsities

The gun on the airship

Work together, free creatures, destroy enemies

Players can only operate one machine at a time

Players talk to each other to organize where each plans to go

Players have made fanart and captured gifs of the game to post to tumblr/reddit

I would love to make a game that's this cute.

The player is stuck in space and have to defend his/her battleship.

To destroy enemies, shoot at them.

Collaborator can compete even when playing together.

Teamwork is important in relationships.

Color Design (colors combinations that work better together).

If you run into the wall, you lose health

Make your pet do all the shooting because you can't aim

It's full of stereotypes of cuteness, like bunnies and rainbows

The graphics! The animation is perfect for promoting a light attitude.

save the universe from evil by using teamwork

yamato cannon charge

you have to be at the correct station to pilot the ship

one player should drive while the other defends.

collect bunnies, kill evil things, save universe

save universe from antilove

co-op shooter/adventure

you need bunnies to continue to progress

you learn to have one driver and one shooter

Fight through enemies to rescue allies

You can only operate one machine at a time

Unlocking a door by rescuing all the bunnies

Interesting level design

The heart reactor is broken; we must restore it to restore spacetime.

The guns on the cardinal directions can only move 180 degrees.

letting the dog use the shields

wanting to get my friends together to play this in a group

That killer dog A.I.

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What from this game do you want to learn how to create?

The counter showing how far you have gone from the start

Discussions of the game's meaning between players

View of game world restricted to narrow passage

The player chooses which direction to go and how quickly they reach the end

Hosting a game on a web page

Experience the lifetime of the character

Single player versus the game. You are the protagonist.

you can't move through obstacles

Whether you are connected to the woman decides how you can move through out the game

The game is an art form by the developer. Made to represent the entire life of the character

Learn how to block off the sections of the map you're not currently in line with

Don't pair with another so that player fit in between blocks

There are different interpretation of this game and those interpretations will shape the players after playing this game.

A deep, meaningful narrative

None? Perhaps to go as far right as possible

You cannot walk through walls

Players could choose not to walk at all

Some argue that Passage is not actually a game

Hard to think of anything not done in other games

Human life, its beginning and sudden ending.

Nothing really, just unlimited lifetimes.

Player can choose to marry or not.

Life as a whole, but mainly focusing in the brevity of our life as we know it.