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• "Violence is not the only way!" Letting player take the pacifist route.
• 1. Adding a completely different mechanic to an established franchise could drive away existing players
• AI Automation - Can Make the Player Feel Redundant
• AI helps the player to get to know the game
• AI that has been Done Right
• A Random Threat Adds Urgency To Player Actions
• A Simple Mechanic Used Multiple Ways - Creates An Enjoyable Atmosphere For The Player
• A ludonarrative dissonance can pull a player out of the game
• Account for audience with special needs
• Achievement system
• Achievements with untraceable progress
• Adding Multiplayer Which Can Only Aid The Player Can Lead to a Better Player Experience
• Adding Multiple Endings to a Game Incentivizes the Player To Revisit It
• Adding VR Integration to a Game Not Designed For It Can Lead to a Negative Player Experience
• Adding a completely different mechanic to an established franchise could drive away existing players
• Adding different modes on top of an existing game mechanic increases player engagement
• Adding feature to reduce time for generation of items to avoid player frustration
• Adding rare items to game to attract extreme collector
• Advertisement Helps People Get to Know about the Game
• Advertising popping out in the wrong time, place or amount.
• Aim for a Tight "Game Feel," for the Player's Enjoyment
• Alerting The Player Without Disruption
• All Player Interactions with the game are rewarded.
• All bugs are not bad, they can make for unique features
• Allow Choice in Exploration
• Allow Players to Customize Difficulty
• Allow and welcome players design mods to improve gameplay
• Allow for a modding community to contribute to your game.
• Allow players to choose their level of social involvement.
• Allow players to customize combat actions
• Allow players to customize they own save points to practice
• Allow the Player to Fail!
• Allowing One Player to Steal Another Player’s Reward in Competitive Multiplayer Environments - Creates Disillusionment in the Hardworking Players
• Allowing Players to Customize their Character but not Choose their Gender can Alienate Half the Audience
• Allowing Players to Play Optional ‘In-World’ Mini-games helps with Immersion
• Allowing Players to See Friends’ Scores - Creates Competition in Social Circles
• Allowing the Player to Correct Their Own Mistakes
• Allowing the player to choose between Linear Storytelling and Open World Content can keep a player happy and interested
• Alowing the user to record small segments during the gameplay.
• Altering the play about progress without disrupting game play.
• Alternate game experience - Keep player away from being bored by giving them different game experience (Good Snack)
• Ambiguous Item Functionality Confuses and Frustrates Players
• An Overabundance of the Same Side-Quest Type Makes the World Seem Artificial.
• An Overwhelmingly Attractive Cast of Characters - Constrains the Design of those Characters
• An intuitively designed heads-up-display saves the player from hunting for information
• Annoying side quest pop ups
• Appeal to Niche Groups if Possible
• Art That Blends Into The Background Confuses The Player
• Art style informs gameplay
• Asking Players to Solve Puzzles by Knowledge Not Attained in the Game can Alienate Players
• Automatically logging into to Play Services or Gamecenter to save player progress and score.
• Autosave at a proper frequency
• Avoid meaningless player scoring - enhance player experience
• Avoid redundancy in abilities and controls to keep the play style unique and streamlined
• Backtracking
• Bad "Netcode" Ruins a Multiplayer Experience
• Bad Camera Controls
• Bad Controls in Games
• Bad Flirting - Makes Players Hate Their Own Character
• Bad Game Snack-Open world mission based progression deteriorates narrative design
• Bad Game Snack -Obvious puzzle intergration into narrative focused level or enviroment design.
• Bad Gamepad-to-Mouse/Keyboard Conversions (and vice versa)
• Bad Platform to Mobile Ports
• Bad Snacks
• Bad control scheme/port
• Bad game covers can spoil the game's reach
• Bad matchmaking in some multiplayer games cause players to loose interest.
• Bad side quest design...Compromises the player experience
• Bad stories
• Balance Between Predictable and Unpredictable
• Balancing Difficulty And Fun - Keeps The Player Coming Back For More
• Basing a Game Around Choice (When it Doesn't Matter) Disillusions the Player
• Being able to witness characters' growth in sequels of a game - Adds to player's emotional experience
• Bind on Pickup System: players take more time for the game.
• Bland main menus - hurt the aesthetic of the overall product.
• Blatant copy-pasting - bores the player and breaks immersion
• Blatantly Favoring One Play Style Over Another - Leaves Frustration in Some Players
• Blend of right technology captivates the game audience
• Blocking in-game advertisement repel the players
• Blocks of Text to Convey Important Information - The Player Likely Won’t Read
• Bonus stages in game- Makes interesting game play
• Borrow from Tabletop – Using Tabletop Mechanics and Rules Can Create Interesting Digital Ideation
• Boss fights with interesting and complex behaviour, giving the player a more dynamic experience
• Break the Feeling of Progression in Game
• Broken level up/promotion system – Causes frustration within competitive communities
• Build-your-own game - Highly flexible gameplay attracts players spend more time on game
• Bullet Sponges
• Bump color art style
• Business models are important for the success of a game
• Campaign allows easy way past difficult situations.
• Careful font design adds to thematic cohesion and gameplay
• Challenge Players To Master Timing
• Changing Character Perspective - Allows the Player to Explore a Different Side to the Story
• Changing the controls for the sequel takes away a piece of the game that brought players back for more.
• Changing things in sequels without need - Ruins the original feel of the game
• Chaotic Gamplay can be Effective for certain types of Games
• Character Customization, class and Skill set up for character continuing in new versions or sequels
• Character Development for Better Player Engagement
• Character alignments can be useful for extending scope of the game
• Character outfits
• Characters that Die - Creates Suspense and Raises the Stakes
• Characters’ relationship developed by players continuing in next parts or versions or Sequels
• Checkpoints Throughout the Game Alleviate Frustration When The Player Fails
• Choices about randomization, allow for players to choose preferred play styles.
• Choices shape the personality of the avatar
• Choke points in Real Time Strategy games – Helps balance gameplay
• Choosing a cartoon style design illustrates what kind of game genre a player may expect
• Cinematic Intrusions - Interrupting the Gameplay Loop
• Clean in-game color scheme: help players play the game
• Clear and organized feedback
• Clear visual cues nearby enemies - Give player time to avoid impending doom
• Clippy the Narrator
• Clunky Climbing Mechanics frustrate players
• Clunky controls ruin your gameplay experience
• Clutter Matters: Don’t Create Duplicate Scenes, Create Stories with the Environment
• Co-op campaigns for players
• Combining different modes of controls ineffectively distracts/confuses the gameplay.
• Combo system gives a sense of satisfaction.
• Communication Channels Among Players Across the Game
• Competitive Games without a non-competitive mode may cause players to not play as often
• Complex key combinations - Frustrates user while executing the comand
• Connecting Game Music and Player Location - Creates a Deeper Understanding of the Environment
• Consistent Framerate – Makes for a More Consistent Experience
• Constant Change of Visual Language Hinders Strategy
• Constant player hint popups – help remind player of character ability
• Constant repetition of obvious information can cause player frustration
• Constrain Player Movement or Power to Reinforce Moments of Weakness
• Content Bloat Overwhelms and Frustrates the Player
• Content Locked Behind Grind-based Activities
• Continuous Action Without Choice - Makes a Game Stale for Players
• Continuous Player Movement - Makes for a Much Smoother Platforming Level
• Control over A.I. allies lets the player feel more in control
• Controlling Multiple Units (RTS Drag Box)
• Cooldowns can be used to balance games
• Counterintuitive Movement Path Hinders Player Progress
• Craft Systems
• Crafting a Unique Gameplay Experience through an Unexpected Higher Difficulty
• Create Multiple Pathways: Gives player's choice and increases replayability value
• Create a Flow of Gameplay That Appropriately Balances Periods of Tension & Relief
• Creating a Rich Audio Environment
• Creative Audience Engagement Makes for More Inclusive Play
• Creative Use of Load Times
• Cultural Preference
• Cumbersome UI Design - Significantly lowers user experience quality
• Customisation as a part to engage the player
• Customizable Controls - Makes Games More Accessible
• Customizable Keys and Macro Support
• Customizable User Interface - gives players freedom on visual alignment
• DLC that splits up multiplayer groups leaves player feeling left out
• Day and Night Cycles
• Delayed Movement Response to Cater to Smoother Animations: Causes reaction issues when necessary for players
• Designing Breaks in Gameplay Which Limit Player Mechanics To Create Tension
• Designing a Game Around Multiple Different Types of Controllers – Has Many Benefits for the Consumer
• Designing weapons to do more than one thing - Makes game play more varied and interesting
• Destructible Environment System
• Detailed and creative combat .... Might drive away some players but really make others addictive
• Developing mechanics over narrative can create unique storylines
• Dialogue Trees to Nowhere - Distracts from the Story
• Diegetic Interfaces for Immersive Experiences
• Diegetic Storytelling Allows the Players to Choose How Involved They Want to Be
• Difference in Level Length - Allows player to break up play times
• Different approaches in completing a level invokes player's curiosity.
• Different choices of players could lead the story to different ends
• Difficult to quit games - frustrate player after game experience
• Disconnection between core mechanics and visual feedback can cause loss of immersion and dissatisfaction
• Disjointed Game Events Cause Players to Lose Interest
• Disjointed Motion Controls Lead to Player Confusion
• Distracting or Cluttered UI - Leads to Player Frustration and Creates Barriers that Keep Players From Enjoying the Game
• Diverse game play experiences lead to replay-ability.
• Don’t make games open world if the main story line is just a series of linear points of interest as it can undercut player story experience
• Downloading additional content once the game has been downloaded
• Downtime in games - drives players elsewhere
• Draw on the screen to perform skills .. Sometimes destroy/compromise the game experience just for a new 'feature'
• Drawn out progression
• Dropping previous items in an attempt of picking essential ones.
• Dynamic Difficulty - Balances the Game to the Player's Skill Level
• Dynamic Game Difficulty Adjustment..Takes away the player abilities to adjust frustration level and player's accumulated advantege
• Dynamic interactions with the environment and player avatar.
• Easy tutorial AI fails to train the players
• Effect Boosters help players earn reward faster
• Effective recall improves player engagement
• Effectively control bad player conduct.
• Effectively mix several sub-genres to create a more advanced gameplay
• Emphasizing Player Use of a Useless or Detrimental Mechanic
• Encouraging social interactions during the gameplay, makes the play memorable.
• Encouraging the Player to Play Outside of the Game Rules
• Enemy Damage Feedback and Reaction Leads to Player Strategy
• Enforced Group Content
• Engage your players through social media and email to keep them up to date.
• Epic Cutscenes! That's it.
• Erroneous player controls, cause disconnect from gameplay
• Escort Missions - Please Act Like a Human!
• Excessive Use of Barriers in Level Design Can Close the Player Off From the Game World
• Excessive Use of Tutorials and Explanation of Goals Ruins Experience for Long Time Fans
• Excessively Large Levels can lead to Inconsistent Pacing
• Excessively detailed quest instructions in multiplayer games - Leads to repetitive gameplay and boredom
• Excluding Dialogue: Can encourage player to focus on other communication queues within the game world.
• Expensive Items In Store
• Experience Sharing System allows players to level up (items) in various ways
• Explicit Tutorial Levels Unnecessarily Delay The Fun.
• Extending the boundaries of the computer game into the physical world
• Extreme Difficulty Advancing Brackets in PvP - Dissuades Players From Playing
• Extremely complex mechanics in multiplayer games makes it hard to get your friends involved.
• Fast travel option in games save time and many players love it.
• Festival and Seasonal Content Updates
• Floaty Platforming Mechanics Leads to Frustration and Imprecision
• Fluid Combat Systems - Keep Combat Fresh and the Player Engaged
• Fluid menu system - Navigating the menu becomes a pleasant experience
• Force Players to go Online
• Forced Platforming in Non-Platforming Games
• Forcefully pursuing existing game genre limits innovation
• Forcing a gadget or a mechanic on the players can be really frustrating
• Forcing the Player to Complete Side Missions to See the End of the Game Leads to Players Missing the Ending of the Game
• Forcing the Player to Follow a Single Pattern When Solving Puzzles Can Lead to Frustration
• Forcing the player to complete a minigame leads to frustration, boredom and bad pacing
• Foreshadowing Allows Players to get a Hint of What to Expect
• Freedom to play outside of the the main storyline
• Full Simulation in a Game – makes the game more realistic
• Gachapon Design Can Add Suspense to Unknown Outcomes
• Gain Experiences only from A Way
• Game Adopts Culture of its Audience to Bring a Sense of Familiarity
• Game Design Snacks Wikia
• Game Platform Gives Players Different Player Experience
• Game Releases Through Episodes: Gives the player something to look forward to
• Game designs that force the player to think strategically
• Game does not save players choices of UI or game-elements
• Game gives wrong instructions to the player
• Game mechanics/modes constantly changes.
• Game objects doesn't make the player believe in the game's environment
• Games Can Always be Educational - Players collect a bonus of knowledge
• Games can be engaging and educational
• Games that starts off too hard
• Generosity in an Unkind Genre - Clicker Design
• Getting stuck with no possible way of getting out
• Give Player Options for Multiple Play-Styles in Open World Games to Make Game More Consistent and Accessible
• Give player a verb that don’t interact with others: make part of the game feel independent from others
• Give the player a choice helps to create immersion!
• Giving Players Time to Think and Plan
• Giving the Player Multiple Options for the Exchange of Resources - Creates Interest in the Resource Management System
• Giving the player choices in a character backstory or narrative introduction makes the player connect with the story or character immediately
• Giving too many combat/fighting options to player.
• Glitchy Gameplay - Distracts from the Game and Can Ruin the Game
• Global Leaderboards - Creates Competition and Gives Players Incentive to Keep Playing
• God-like Player Characters Reduce uncertainty and player interest
• Good Game Snack-Character Design "Wholeness"
• Good Game Snack - Player involvement is always better than time walls
• Good Job Crafting that Rusty Dagger
• Good Level Design should tell the player what to do, but not how to do.
• Good Post-Apocalypse Game Environment Design
• Good Snack
• Good Snacks
• Good Word of Mouth Brings More Players
• Good stories
• Good story can’t save a player from the boredom of a repetitive mechanic.
• Graphical Glitches ruin Game play.
• Great Background Music - Significantly enhance player's emotional experience
• Haptic feedback increases player immersion
• Have a games emotional theme run through every element of the game in order to completely immerse the player
• Having Anti-Cheat system in games.
• Having Multiple Solutions to Game Objectives
• Having companions throughout the gameplay adds more dynamic experience
• Having human opponents in a game adds more dynamism than an AI
• Having in-game mysteries help the game by arousing player's interest in it
• Having memorable cutscenes increases the aesthetic value of the game
• Having pets in games - helps with player immersion
• Having to explain how to play the game
• Hidden, Overlapping Knowledge Among Multiple Players Generates Interest
• Hidden Story
• High quality music composition heightens the immersive experience for the player
• High stakes = more meaningful
• Highlighting Interactable Objects Helps the Player Recognize them in a Busy Space
• Hindrance of Attack Ability to Serve the Theme
• Hotkeys
• How the uncanny valley can destroy amazing graphics
• How unbalanced design choices make for some of the best multiplayer
• Iconic Landmarks in the Game World
• Ignoring The Narrative - Takes The Player Out Of Immersion
• Immediately Feedback of Previous Verbs
• Importing the avatar from a prequel with all its abilities, adds to the experience of the game.
• In-Game Costumes - Can add personality to Gameplay Systems
• In-game Markets Provide Motivation For The Player
• In-game messages can demoralizes player.
• In Fighting Games, when sequel do not iterate and offer improvements, players feel “bored”.
• In Game Events Based On Real World Holidays
• In a complex UI system when there are not tutorial videos or on screen callouts to direct the player on what to do next.
• In game menu shortcuts need to be fluid to prevent immersion disconnect
• Inability to Change Default Options
• Inaccurate Info given to Player
• Inaccurate marked zone for the mission
• Incomplete game / money grab DLC
• Inconsistent AI difficulty - Either leads player to frustration or boredom
• Inconsistent Access to Parts of A Multiplayer Arena Frustrates The Player
• Inconsistent Art Style Makes Games Visually Confusing
• Incorporating Music Rhythm in Player Movement Increases Immersion
• Increasing upgrade time for building creates a dull player experience.
• Indicating the route to the mission area in RPGs helps players save a lot of time
• Individual Character Setting Customization in Class Based FPS’s
• Influencing a Game through External Factors Generates Unique Outcomes
• Ingame Manual Archive - Replacing the old paper booklets
• Instant Death Traps - Can Make the Player Feel Cheated
• Insulting Your Players Will Frustrate and Alienate Them
• Integrating a chance mechanic brings beneficial game elements
• Intelligent AI makes for a more realistic game experience
• Interacting with the environment- using one action button to interact with several objects
• Interactive turn-based battles make for an engaging experience
• Interconnected story-line in a franchise
• Interesting perspective
• Interface: NOT designing for the Platform
• Interrupting Tutorials/Messages
• Introducing Rule of Third to create Game Play Bites
• Introducing randomness into mechanics to level the playing field while still giving the illusion of skill as a final say in outcome.
• Intuitive chat channel for multiplayer games helps improve player experience - mainly in MOBA's/MMO's
• Inventory Pool on Death
• Invert game loops to maintain freshness
• Invisible Barriers - Leads To Player Confusion and Frustration
• Inviting players to design levels via an in-game editor offers multiple benefits
• It takes too much time to finish one game in board game
• Item-Gated – Frustrating to the Player
• Item wheels – Lets the player choose quickly
• Keep The Main Character's Appearance Ambiguous - Players Can Project Themselves Onto The Character, Creating A Deeper Connection With The Game
• Keeping Control Schemes Similar to Others in Genre - Prevents Confusion in New Players
• Know when to stop, where to stop...Good design of safe house with supplies
• Lack of Avatar Increases Empathy
• Lack of Cross Platform Support Reduces the Size of the Target Audience
• Lack of Localization
• Lack of objective
• Latency issues due to bad server maintenance.
• Lazy difficulty scaling can lead to a tedious experience for players
• Leaving audio clue: help player understand the background story without break play experience
• Leitmotifs add depth through music
• Less Instructions and Hints illustrated than required to clear the Level
• Letting Players Switch Perspectives Allows for More Precise Actions and Comfortable Gameplay
• Level Design and Playstyle – Design scenes to be approached by different playstyle and mechanics to craft unique experiences
• Level Editor Lets User Extend the Game with Their Creativity
• Level Editors Add Gameplay Depth for 'Explorer' Player Types
• Level Specific Challenges
• Leverage Nostalgia To Connect With An Audience
• Limited Party Size Affects Game Experience
• Limited access(often no access) to gameplay elements
• Limited updates and features in new update or sequels of game
• Limiting Replayability with Old Saves
• Loading Screen Minigames
• Loading time is too long - Keep players waiting
• Lock On
• Locked levels gets the player curious and pushes him to play the game and unlock them.

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