The Challenge of Crafting Puzzle Design


For this week on the cast, I spoke with designer Francois Van Niekerk on the topic of puzzle design in video games.

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We started off with his background in the industry before jumping into puzzle design. We discuss the philosophy of puzzle design and how it differs from straight puzzle games to puzzles seen in the adventure genre. For our final topic, we spoke about the games Francois is currently working on: Jetstream and Steambirds Alliance.