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It’s Spooky Season, and right now is the perfect time to talk about spooky levels. I love the theme, be it a Halloween motif or something scarier. Games aren’t limited to skeletons and pumpkins, though. Spooky levels in games have lots of aesthetics to choose from, as well and plenty of fun narrative themes and mechanical quirks to play with. Design a great spooky level might not be as hard as you think. Let’s talk about how!
Featuring:
Banjo-Kazooie
Shovel Knight
Super Mario World
Zelda: Wind Waker
Outer Wilds
Resident Evil Village
Metal Gear Solid 3
Batman Arkham Asylum
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Use code DESIGNDOC50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month of orders at bit.ly/4854YTJ!
It’s Spooky Season, and right now is the perfect time to talk about spooky levels. I love the theme, be it a Halloween motif or something scarier. Games aren’t limited to skeletons and pumpkins, though. Spooky levels in games have lots of aesthetics to choose from, as well and plenty of fun narrative themes and mechanical quirks to play with. Design a great spooky level might not be as hard as you think. Let’s talk about how!
Featuring:
Banjo-Kazooie
Shovel Knight
Super Mario World
Zelda: Wind Waker
Outer Wilds
Resident Evil Village
Metal Gear Solid 3
Batman Arkham Asylum
📢 Support Design Doc on Patreon: patreon.com/designdoc
🎧 Patrons get ad-free episodes early, plus access to our behind-the-scenes podcast.
Design Doc on Twitter: twitter.com/Warbot400
