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I've grown to be fascinated by the process of making of games and love to read the stories of how those games came to be. This is what the list is about. The process and postmortems of making games.

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1	Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 25,460 ratings score: 296, and 3 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	Tetris: The Games People Play by Brian "Box" Brown 3.80 avg rating — 3,597 ratings score: 197, 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	The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993 by Jordan Mechner (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,011 ratings score: 196, 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
4	Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier 4.18 avg rating — 3,812 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
5	The Making of Karateka by Jordan Mechner (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 517 ratings score: 194, 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
6	Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 8,428 ratings score: 184, 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
7	Rogue Potato: The Making of SanctuaryRPG by Yixin Li liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 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	Inside Video Game Creation: Development Experts Share Their Stories by Todd Mitchell (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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	Spelunky (Boss Fight Books, #11) by Derek Yu 4.43 avg rating — 1,762 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
10	The WoW Diary: A Journal of Computer Game Development by John Staats (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 666 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
11	Embed with Games: A Year on the Couch with Game Developers by Cara Ellison (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 283 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
11	Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play by Morgan Ramsay (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 139 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
11	Shovel Knight (Boss Fight Books #19) by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 186 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
14	Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games by Walt Williams 3.98 avg rating — 799 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
14	NBA Jam (Boss Fight Books Book 21) by Reyan Ali 4.34 avg rating — 322 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
16	Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers by Andrew Hewson 4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 96, 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
17	Inside the Video Game Industry: Game Developers Talk About the Business of Play by Judd Ruggill 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 94, 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
17	Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game that Changed Everything by Daniel Goldberg 3.85 avg rating — 1,606 ratings score: 94, 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
19	The Final Hours of Portal 2 by Geoff Keighley 3.85 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 93, 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
19	Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil by Alex Aniel 3.74 avg rating — 805 ratings score: 93, 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
21	The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World by Dan Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 931 ratings score: 92, 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
21	The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality by Blake J. Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,306 ratings score: 92, 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
23	The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1 (Werewolves of Yosemite Book 2) by John Szczepaniak 3.67 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 91, 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
23	All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture by Harold Goldberg 3.59 avg rating — 900 ratings score: 91, 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
25	Clipping Through: One Mad Week In Video Games by Leigh Alexander 4.02 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 90, 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
25	Game Over, Press Start to Continue: How Nintendo Conquered the World by David Sheff (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 1,596 ratings score: 90, 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