Top Game Developer Books (10 books)

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The must-read books to master game development.

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1	Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences by George Kalmpourtzis (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 1,000, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams 4.41 avg rating — 8,098 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games by Tracy Fullerton 4.11 avg rating — 513 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell 4.39 avg rating — 3,424 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn by Gary Plowman (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself: 10 steps, just you and a computer by Matt Hackett (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 212 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Game Design: Secrets of the Sages by Marc Saltzman (Editor) 3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Best of Game Programming Gems by Mark DeLoura really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Postmortems from Game Developer: Insights from the Developers of Unreal Tournament, Black and White, Age of Empires, and Other Top-Selling Games by Austin Grossman (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Game Engine Architecture by Jason Gregory 4.41 avg rating — 590 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars