Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisGaming at the Edge by Adrienne ShawRise of the Videogame Zinesters by Anna AnthropyMy Life as a Night Elf Priest by Bonnie A. NardiWatch Me Play by T.L. Taylor
Game Studies books worth reading
47 books — 18 voters
Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisA New Culture of Learning by Douglas ThomasPlay by Stuart M. Brown Jr.Reality is Broken by Jane McGonigalLifelong Kindergarten by Mitchel Resnick
Playing to Learn
31 books — 18 voters

Educational Game Design Fundamentals by George KalmpourtzisThe Animator's Survival Kit by Richard   WilliamsGame Design Workshop by Tracy FullertonThe Art of Game Design by Jesse SchellZX Spectrum Games Code Club by Gary Plowman
Top Game Developer Books
10 books — 14 voters

The Art of Game Design by Jesse SchellA Theory Of Fun For Game Design by Ralph KosterThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanRules of Play by Katie Salen TekinbaşEducational Game Design Fundamentals by George Kalmpourtzis
Books Game Designers Should Read
107 books — 116 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
The Old Future
101 books — 11 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Caldecott Medal Winners
91 books — 458 voters