Game Design Document
🎮️ Name of the game:
👥 Stakeholders:
Overview
📐 Project scope
Budget:
Timeline:
🗣️ Elevator Pitch
One sentence briefly but concisely describing the game.
💵 Monetization
Briefly explain how/if you plan to monetize the game.
Story
A one-paragraph synopsis of the story. If the story is too long, save the details for a separate document.
Gameplay
Describe how the game is played. Be specific and describe each feature in a structured way.
Core Game Mechanic #1
Details:
How it works:
Core Game Mechanic #2
Details:
How it works:
Core Game Mechanic #3
Details:
How it works:
Game elements
Describe your game world, including all the characters, location, object, and other elements in it.
👤 Characters
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🗺️ Locations
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🏆️ Levels / missions
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📦️ Objects
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Assets
Here is where you will include all of the assets needed as well as brief descriptions.
🎨 Art
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🔊 Sound
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🏃 Animation
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About this template
VIEW ALLA game design document is a blueprint for the game you are planning to build. It helps you define the scope of your game and sets the general direction for the project, keeping the entire team on the same page.
For your next game development project, use this game design document template and adapt it to your team's needs.
Artwork credit: Stephane Wootha Richard
