The Game Design Tool.
Machinations is the browser-based platform to
design, balance and simulate game systems
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How does it work?
Watch the 1m 47s video to find out how you and your team can better visualise & communicate game systems, eliminate guesswork and iterate faster.
Presenting a feature becomes interesting. I was doing Machinations and René, passing by, looked over my shoulder and said “you should stop playing games :)” If it’s a spreadsheet, nobody cares, if it’s Machinations, it grabs everybody’s attention.
Laurids BinderupGame Design Lead at SYBO Games
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Some of the best game designers, developers and academia all over the World use Machinations in their day to day work
Laurids Binderup
Game Design LeadSYBO GamesCopenhagen, Denmark
Jordan Blackman
Monetization Strategist Bright BlackSan Francisco, US
Anders Howard
Systems Designer Epic GamesCary, North Carolina, US
Thais Weiller
Game Design Teacher PUC-PRCuritiba, Brazil
Samüel Buraud
Game Economy Designer Gameloft IbericaBarcelona, Spain
Evangelos Leivaditis
Senior Game Designer FGoL - Ubisoft StudioLondon, UK
Everything you need to design games better
Machinations combines a standardized design language (UML) with the power-features you need to build complex systems
Design & Visualise
Quickly prototype any system and click-to-edit parameters until you hit your ideal scenario.
Standardized UML
Functional Schematics
Instant Iterations
Clear Visualisation
Simulate & Balance
You can run multiple, stochastic simulations to reduce guesswork and predict player outcomes.
Play Simulations
Quick Runs
Built-in Randomness
Live Charts
Use our open library of patterns and templates
There’s dozens of ready-made game templates and patterns to drag & drop instantly. Or hack your own from scratch and add them to your private library.
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