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Video Game Designer
Build worlds people want to live in
€30k–€90k Demand: High
Start here — your first 30 days
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Play a game critically — analyse every design decision.
Game mechanics design
Level design
Playtesting & iteration
What the work is really like
Game designers create the rules, systems, levels and experiences that make games engaging — collaborating with programmers, artists and writers to ship games that millions of people choose to play.
1Playtesting a level and watching someone get stuck in a place you thought was obvious
2Balancing a combat system until it feels fair and fun simultaneously
3Pitching a mechanic idea in a design meeting and defending it
4Writing a game design document that other teams can actually build from
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Strengths you already bring
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Skills to develop
Game mechanics design
Level design
Playtesting & iteration
GDD writing
Unity or Unreal basics
Systems thinking
Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.
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