Game Play Guage

What type of game are you making? What types of game play will you include in your game?

Game Play

Game play is how, what, why, when, and where that the player will experience playing your game.

Action

This is the game mechanics of your game. How will the player interact with the world. What types of actions do they have to take to play the game? Do they move around, talk with people, fight enemies?

Do they just click boxes and you match items?

This is the action of the game.

Exploration

How immersive is your game? Is it just one screen you can do everything on. Is it a maze you have to explore, talk with people, do puzzles? Do you have to go from town to town to figure things out?

Are there secrets that you can find if you go off the beaten path?

Story

Why are people playing your game? Is it just for the action? Are the characters interesting enough that it makes you feel like your in the game, or at least empathize with the character so you want them to succeed?

Does your game have a conflict that is interesting to play through like a movie? Does it bring about emotions when you pass certain levels, does the story have a beginning, middle, end, climax, resolution, replayability?