Optimal Game Development Setting

Find the optimal settings within each game genre when developing a new game. Covers all the development settings: *Genre Combination * Target Market * Priority * Optimal Settings.

Introduction

Optimal Game Development Setting

Originally posted by Developer:

Aachieving a 100% game development setting depends on simple luck. The last step in the review process is a couple of smallband RNG's that determine the final score.

So even if you do everything right, there is still only a less than 10% chance that your game will get the 100% rating.

Version info:

• 11. May 2016 | Version 1.0 | First draft
  
• 17. May 2016 | Version 1.1 | Added graphic illustrations
  
• 24. May 2016 | Version 1.2 | Added link to the Notes section
  
• 29. January 2017 | Version 1.3 | Changed genre "Run & Jump" with "Platformer"
  
• 22. May 2017 | Version 1.31 | Minor corrections

Game Settings Overview

Game Genre	Good Genre Combination	Target Market	Priority	Optimal Settings
Adventure	Puzzle, RPG, TPS, Interactive Movie	Adult, Senior	40% 20% 10% 30%	-1 -5 -5 -3 2
Arcade	Skill, Puzzle, Platformer, Sports, Fighting, FPS, TPS	Teenager, Adult	40% 20% 20% 20%	2 3 -2 2 3
Building Game	Strategy, Economic, RTS	Adult, Senior	30% 30% 10% 30%	-2 5 5 -5 -4
Economic Simulation	Strategy, Sports, Building, RTS	Adult, Senior	50% 10% 5% 35%	-1 5 5 -5 -5
Fighting Game	Arcade, Platformer, Sports	Teenager, Adult	20% 30% 20% 30%	2 4 4 4 0
First-person Shooter (FPS)	Arcade, Platformer, RPG, Sports, Fighting, Simulation, TPS	Teenager, Adult	5% 50% 25% 20%	5 2 -3 3 -3
Interactive Movie	Skill, Puzzle, Adventure	Adult, Senior	25% 30% 25% 20%	5 -5 -5 5 3
Platformer	Skill, Arcade, Puzzle, RPG, FPS, TPS	Children, Teenager	25% 25% 25% 25%	0 0 -1 1 0
Puzzle	Skill, Arcade, Platformer, Interactive Movie	Adult, Seniors	50% 15% 15% 20%	-5 5 5 -5 2
Real-time Strategy (RTS)	Arcade, Strategy, Economic, Building	Adult, Senior	30% 25% 15% 30%	0 0 0 -1 -2
RPG	Platformer, Adventure, FPS, TPS	Adult, Senior	40% 25% 15% 20%	-1 -3 -5 -2 -5
Simulation	Arcade, Sports, Fighting, FPS, TPS	Adult, Senior	10% 40% 25% 25%	5 5 3 -2 -5
Skill Game	Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer	Children, Adult	10% 10% 30% 50%	-4 5 5 5 5
Sports Game	Skill, Arcade, Fighting, TPS	Teenager, Adult	20% 30% 20% 30%	3 5 4 3 0
Strategy	Building, RTS	Adult, Senior	50% 15% 5% 30%	2 5 5 -5 2
Third-person Shooter (TPS)	Skill, Arcade, Platformer, RPG, Sports, Fighting, Simulation, FPS	Teenager, Adult	15% 40% 25% 20%	4 2 -3 4 -3

Adventure

Good Genre Combination:

Puzzle, RPG, TPS, Interactive Movie

Arcade

Good Genre Combination:

Skill, Puzzle, Platformer, Sports, Fighting, FPS, TPS

Building Game

Note: "Game settings" is incorrect. Should be Gameplay/Graphics -2

Good Genre Combination:

Strategy, Economic, RTS

Economic Simulation

Good Genre Combination:

Strategy, Sports, Building, RTS

Fighting Game

Good Genre Combination:

Arcade, Platformer, Sports

First-person Shooter (FPS)

Note: Story & Game Length should be +2 and Game Depth & Beginner Friendly +3

Good Genre Combination:

Arcade, Platformer, RPG, Sports, Fighting, Simulation, TPS

Interactive Movie

Good Genre Combination:

Skill, Puzzle, Adventure

Platformer

Good Genre Combination:

Skill, Arcade, Puzzle, RPG, FPS, TPS

Puzzle

Good Genre Combination:

Skill, Arcade, Platformer, Interactive Movie

Real-time Strategy (RTS)

Good Genre Combination:

Arcade, Strategy, Economic, Building

RPG

Good Genre Combination:

Platformer, Adventure, FPS, TPS

Simulation

Good Genre Combination:

Arcade, Sports, Fighting, FPS, TPS

Skill Game

Note: "Priority" is incorrect. Should be 10%, 10%, 30%, 50%

Good Genre Combination:

Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer

Sports Game

Good Genre Combination:

Skill, Arcade, Fighting, TPS

Strategy

Good Genre Combination:

Building, RTS

Third-person Shooter (TPS)

Good Genre Combination:

Skill, Arcade, Platformer, RPG, Sports, Fighting, Simulation, FPS

Notes

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[Scruxx]

Im already thinking about that priorities are affected by the programming crew. I guess when i use a team with good stats in graphics i should use the team for a game with high graphic setting and get better results then.

[Scruxx]

Funny, when cou compare the 2 guides noone seems to be sure about the priorities. Looks like i can experiment myself with the priorities and maybe will get a better result as with the guides. Not too bad at all but none of the 2 guides earns the "optimal setting" tag. Looks like both of you are sure about the settings, but not about the prioritys. Room to experiment for the players ;)
But the right settings already helps a lot, so thanks to both of you ;)

[Fabio]

i like the guide. because it doesnt forget part of game development

[DanishScorpio]

I do like the link you have posted, however linking to guides made by other people is kind of bad taste unless you passed it through the guide owner

[Fabio]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=616265616

[Rondar Strongkoch]

Are values supposed to show up under game settings? That number on the side would be helpful, but it doesnt show that for me.

[DanishScorpio]

Glad you like it - thanks

[MrWofu]

Man, thank you so very much for all the work you put in, it really shows.
Thank you very much for this awesome guide!

[Chevy]

Thank you so much!!!!

[Vertibird]

First Person Shooter with %5 graphics??? Nice troll guide :)