Template:Game design

v t e Game design elements
Subjects relating to game design, video game design, game studies, gameplay and game mechanics
Concepts	Balance Game theory Interactivity Lusory attitude Magic circle Meaningful play Replay value
Rules	Action point Continue Difficulty level Experience point Game over Health Life Kingmaker scenario Magic Permadeath Point of no return Probability of kill Score Six degrees of freedom Technology tree Unwinnable
Modes	Attract mode Bonus stage CPU vs. CPU Capture the flag Advance and secure Co-op board video Deathmatch Gun Game Last man standing Debug Demo King of the hill Multiplayer Hotseat New Game Plus Nonlinear gameplay PvE PvP Single-player Sudden death Survival Time trial Time attack Timekeeping Real-time Turn-based
Systems	Achievement Character class Tank Character creation Cover system Dialogue tree Dynamic difficulty Hitscan Instance dungeon Monster infighting Minigame Puzzle Quick time event Random dungeon Random encounter Respecing Saved game Quicksaving Spawning Spawn point Stats Tank controls Virtual economy Gold sink Warp Fast travel
Activities	Actions per minute Combo Double jump Finishing move Frag Grinding Looting Macromanagement Micromanagement Quest Raid Special attack Tap Time sink Twitch gameplay Wall jump
Behavior	Button mashing Camping Challenge run Cheating Wallhacking Circle strafing Griefer Kill stealing Kiting Crowd control Maphack Min-maxing Online creation Powergaming Rocket jumping Rush Sequence breaking Spam Speedrunning Power spike Spray and pray Strafing bunny hop jump run Team killing Tool-assisted speedrun Trickjump Turtling Twinking
Items	1-up Power-up
Effects	Buff Cooldown Critical hit Damage over time Damage per second Splash damage Status effect
Feedback	Adaptive music Cutscene Fog of war Ghost Gib HUD Mini-map Automap Overworld Yellow paint
Characters	Avatar Bot Clan Non-player character Artificial Intelligence Boss Mob Paper doll Party Player character
Environment	Collision detection Destructible environment Invisible wall Level Line of sight Open world Persistent world

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