Blood, Sweat, and Pixels vs Theory of Fun for Game Design: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Design, Video Games, Games

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Jason Schreier · 2017 ★★★★☆ 4.2 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Theory of Fun for Game Design

Theory of Fun for Game Design Raph Koster · 2004 ★★★★☆ 3.9 275 pages · ≈ 5 h 06 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Blood, Sweat, and Pixels higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 25506 votes.
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels is the easier read (Moderate), Theory of Fun for Game Design more demanding (Challenging).

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