Top Game Developer Books

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Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences
Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences 4.33 avg rating — 42 ratings
2.
The Animator's Survival Kit
The Animator's Survival Kit 4.41 avg rating — 7,983 ratings
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Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games 4.10 avg rating — 505 ratings
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The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses 4.39 avg rating — 3,332 ratings
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ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn
ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings
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How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself: 10 steps, just you and a computer
How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself: 10 steps, just you and a computer 4.02 avg rating — 177 ratings
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Game Design: Secrets of the Sages
Game Design: Secrets of the Sages 3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Best of Game Programming Gems
Best of Game Programming Gems really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Postmortems from Game Developer: Insights from the Developers of Unreal Tournament, Black and White, Age of Empires, and Other Top-Selling Games
Postmortems from Game Developer: Insights from the Developers of Unreal Tournament, Black and White, Age of Empires, and Other Top-Selling Games 4.02 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Game Engine Architecture
Game Engine Architecture 4.41 avg rating — 577 ratings