Game Design Document Template

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Game Name: Untitled

Project Name: Untitled

Revision: 0.0.0

Game Design Document Written by: Insert your name here

Overview

This section will summarize the game, what it's about, and what it hopes to achieve.

Elevator Pitch

A one sentence pitch for your game.

Pretend that you were pitching your game to an executive going to the elevator. You have less than 60 seconds.

Project Goal

Explain briefly what the goal of this project is.

Theme / Setting / Genre

Insert theme here.

Core Gameplay Mechanics (Brief)

A quick list and description of the game's mechanics.

Gameplay Mechanic #1
Gameplay Mechanic #2
Gameplay Mechanic #3
Gameplay Mechanic #4
Gameplay Mechanic #5

Targeted Platforms

This game will aim to be released on these platforms:

Monetization Model

Explain briefly what the monetization model of this game is.

Project Scope

This section will explain the project's estimated scope.

Game Time Scale

Cost: $1,000

Time: 12 months

Team Size

Core Team:

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Marketing Team:

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Team Member Name
- Role

Influences / Inspirations

Influence #1
- Medium:
- Explanation on influence in 1 paragraph or less.

Influence #2
- Medium:
- Explanation on influence in 1 paragraph or less.

Influence #3
- Medium:
- Explanation on influence in 1 paragraph or less.

Influence #4
- Medium:
- Explanation on influence in 1 paragraph or less.

Influence #5
- Medium:
- Explanation on influence in 1 paragraph or less.

Project Description (Brief)

Two to three paragraph description of your game project.

Project Description (Detailed)

Four to size paragraph description of your game project.

What sets this project apart from others?

Insert a variety of reasons on what sets this project apart from others.

Reason 1
Reason 2
Reason 3
Reason 4
Reason 5

Detailed Core Gameplay Mechanics

This is a list of the core gameplay mechanics and how they work.

Core Gameplay Mechanic #1
- Details: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.
- How it Works: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.

Core Gameplay Mechanic #2
- Details: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.
- How it Works: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.

Core Gameplay Mechanic #3
- Details: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.
- How it Works: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.

Core Gameplay Mechanic #4
- Details: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.
- How it Works: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.

Core Gameplay Mechanic #5
- Details: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.
- How it Works: Describe in 2 paragraphs or less.

Story and Gameplay

This section will explain the project's story and gameplay.

Story (Brief)

The Summary or TL;DR version of the section below.

Story (Detailed)

Go into as much detail as needed.

Gameplay (Brief)