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.</span></p><hr><p>This is a comprehensive guide to Incremental Games, a genre of video games. It will explore defining the genre, why it&#39;s appealing, and how to design and build your own incremental game. Along the way will be <s>interactive examples</s>, snippets from other creators, and relevant material to contextualize everything.</p><blockquote><p>Note: This is an incomplete document. I want to keep adding opinions and opposing views from other incremental games developers, and add interactive examples to illustrate various points regarding game design and balancing. Consider this a living document - and see the changelog at the end.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Note: This was made before my switch to a digital garden, and is written as prose. Hope you don&#39;t mind!</p></blockquote><h2 id="why-am-i-making-this" tabindex="-1">Why am I making this? <a class="header-anchor" href="#why-am-i-making-this" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Why am I making this?&quot;"></a></h2><p>That&#39;s a good question! What authority do I have to be making this guide? I haven&#39;t made the best incremental games, nor the most incremental games, certainly not the most popular ones either. But I do have some formal education in game development, know a lot of incremental game devs (as well as other game devs), and have a passionate interest in ludology, classifying genres, etc. I&#39;ve also made <a href="/garden/my-projects/">a couple of incremental games</a>) myself.</p><p>If you have any additional questions about my credentials or anything on this site, feel free to reach out!</p><h2 id="ludology" tabindex="-1">Ludology <a class="header-anchor" href="#ludology" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Ludology&quot;"></a></h2><ul><li><a href="/garden/guide-to-incrementals/defining-the-genre/">Guide to Incrementals/Defining the Genre</a></li><li><a href="/garden/guide-to-incrementals/appeal-to-players/">Guide to Incrementals/Appeal to Players</a></li><li><a href="/garden/guide-to-incrementals/appeal-to-developers/">Guide to Incrementals/Appeal to Developers</a></li><li><a href="/garden/guide-to-incrementals/what-is-content/">Guide to Incrementals/What is Content?</a></li></ul><h2 id="making-an-incremental" tabindex="-1">Making an Incremental <a class="header-anchor" href="#making-an-incremental" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Making an Incremental&quot;"></a></h2><ul><li><a href="/garden/guide-to-incrementals/navigating-criticism/">Guide to Incrementals/Navigating Criticism</a></li></ul></div></div></main><!----><!--[--><!--]--></div></div></div><!--[--><!--]--></div></div><!----><!--[--><footer class="vp-doc" data-v-6fc8a27f><div data-v-6fc8a27f>CC 2024 <a class="h-card" rel="me" href="/about" data-v-6fc8a27f><img src="/me.jpg" alt="" data-v-6fc8a27f>The Paper Pilot</a>. <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" data-v-6fc8a27f>CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.</div><div data-v-6fc8a27f>Any and all opinions listed here are my own and not representative of my employers; future, past and present.</div><div data-v-6fc8a27f><a href="https://resume.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/thepaperpilot" data-v-6fc8a27f>Resume</a> (not actively seeking new opportunities).</div><div data-v-6fc8a27f>Site built from <a href="https://code.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/pages/commit/ce233c0e6cb97db2a53061f9ac2cbdd9536c788d" data-v-6fc8a27f>this commit</a> on <time data-v-6fc8a27f>Friday, June 21, 2024 at 07:56:33</time>.</div></footer><!--]--></div></div>
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