Game Design

Game Design interview prep.

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Behavioural questions to expect

  1. Walk me through your CV.
  2. Tell me about your most impactful design decision.
  3. Tell me about a weakness, a failure, or feedback you've received and worked on.
  4. Why game design - and why this firm / genre vs other studios?
  5. Which design sub-specialty would you want to focus on, and why?
  6. Why the firm?
  7. How would you describe the firm's game design + studio approach in your own words?
  8. How does game design actually create value at a studio?

Technical concepts to master

  • Game systems + mechanics design

    MDA framework · Core loop + meta loop · Flow + difficulty curve · Paper prototyping + simulation

  • Level + narrative design

    Level design fundamentals · Narrative + story design · Player agency + meaningful choice · Onboarding + first-time user experience

  • Playtesting + iteration

    Playtest protocol · Analytics + funnel · A/B testing of design variants · Postmortem culture

  • Monetization + live-ops + ethical design

    Monetization models · Ethical monetization + retention · Live-ops cadence · Player segmentation + monetization design

Practical drills

  • Walk me through your strongest portfolio piece - design decisions, playtest learnings, outcome.
  • Design a progression system for a mid-core mobile F2P RPG. Walk me through how you'd approach it.
  • Critique a past design of yours - what would you do differently with hindsight?

Smart-question anchors

  • Design team + scope - team shape, what the role would own in 6-12 months
  • Design philosophy + culture - lead-driven vs collaborative, iteration cadence, playtest discipline
  • Live-ops + monetization - cadence, ethical posture, how design + business balance
  • Playtest + analytics - playtest infrastructure, analytics + A/B platform, iteration speed
  • Cross-functional - art + eng + narrative + production partnership + decision-making process

Sourced from

Resume Geni — Game Designer Interview Questions 2026 · gamedesignskills.com — Game Design Interview Questions · Teal — Video Game Designer Interview Questions · Final Round AI — Most Common Video Game Designer Interview Questions · ResumeWorded — Senior Game Designer Interview Questions · Game design literature - 'A Theory of Fun' + 'The Art of Game Design'

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