how to create your own game with tabletop simulator

It is rare that a new game is released with game mechanics never seen before, but it is quite exciting when it happens and it works. Most times a great game designer simply chooses the best mechanics for the game theme/category. New, original game mechanics are actually quite rare. The great game designers are the ones who used their love and knowledge of games they played, to twist and mix many concepts and mechanics into a new concept. No one ever designed a game before playing one. Yes, it may be from a player perspective, but all game designers come from that perspective. If you are interested in game design, then you most likely have some game experience to draw from. The first thing needed is inspiration, use your imagination, memories, or do a bit of research to get the creative juices flowing. Since you don’t need exceptional skills or experience to start your career as a fledgling game designer, we can get right to work. You won’t need any skills other than the basic MS Paint program that comes with windows (although it would be great if you had knowledge of a better tool) If you already have Adobe/Blender or similar tool skills, you are fully prepared to make some awesome looking games in TTS.

We will also look at some 3rd party workshop mods and tools that will make the implementation of the game into TTS much simpler. Starting with originating game concepts and alpha prototypes, running through beta play testing, and finally releasing via steam workshop, Indie Game Lab is for anyone who ever wanted to design their own game or get a game they loved into the virtual world.Īlong the way, this series will explain and illustrate the best board game design tools built into Tabletop Simulator.

In an effort to increase that percentage, and the amount of independently designed original games on Tabletop Simulator in general, this new blog series will focus on the indie game designer. Out of all the players who use Tabletop Simulator, only a very small percentage of them have harnessed its ability to design and recreate games via the Steam Workshop.

How to create your own game with tabletop simulator