Games—whether it’s the act of making one, or the thought of playing one—can be overwhelming. It’s impossible to play them all. I’ve tried a few times to make my own games, but the thought of writing ...

From a programming perspective, binary is embedded into the way developers make video games. But beyond the 1s and 0s of coding itself, for a long time another kind of binary has been imposed onto ...

Used for both electronic consoles or old-school dice and boards, game rooms are growing in popularity for homeowners and ...

Creative director Greg Kasavin knew a traditional easy mode wouldn’t fit for his game, “Hades.” The roguelike needed to be difficult, but also accessible. Supergiant Games didn’t want to prevent ...

Of course, what makes something good is subjective, but most of the answers are based on universally accepted design traits like even spacing between text blocks and consistent capitalization. Even ...

As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...

PC Gamer created this content as part of a paid partnership with The Princeton Review. Whether you're just getting into game design or honing existing skills, the perfect game design program for you ...

In video games, easy is a dirty word, even when it shouldn’t be. There’s something about the word “easy” that rubs some players as condescending, something that we should maybe leave behind—except ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. If you rolled credits on Donkey Kong Bananza, chances are you got through it with little frustration and extraneous effort. By many accounts, bosses ...

The discussion around difficulty and accessibility in games is often reduced to two opposing ideals. One side argues against the inclusion of varying difficulty modes in games like From Software’s ...

As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...