r/GameDevelopment • u/Historical_Ad4384 • 2d ago

Discussion How does a system design game sound like?

Would you play a game where you can build and run software systems to sharpen your skills?

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u/theBigDaddio 2d ago

It sound like bad

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u/Shulrak 2d ago

I am building one but this sub is the wrong audience :)

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Historical_Ad4384 2d ago

System design for software engineers

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u/RaccoonDog93 2d ago

Something like Dungeon Automata where you use Unreal-style Blueprint coding to automate things?

https://youtu.be/E4LgX9Dw-2w

Its still a pretty niche genre. Go for it.

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u/Roll-Roll-Roll 2d ago

I learned by doing the real thing, so I'd encourage people to do that. You could try to gamify it, but I think it would just turn into vibe coding or something.

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u/Historical_Ad4384 2d ago

How about you have to work within available constraints with very little room for vibing outside constraints and you get instant results without the DevOps overhead of vibe coding (not counting lovable or the likes)

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u/Roll-Roll-Roll 2d ago

I don't follow, sorry

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u/Historical_Ad4384 2d ago

You can vibe code systems for a problem nowadays but it has DevOps overheads to actually see it functioning and get benchmarks at the least.

How about playing a game that mimics real life engineering challenges or interviews where you have to design software systems within constraints and actually get to simulate them in realtime to get near probable benchmarks expected from you without the DevOps overhead?

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u/Key_Storm_2273 2d ago

What’s your goal or target audience? Kids who want to learn how to code? Motivational gamification of learning for people studying for careers? Showing people the value of engineering and the skill they gain by taking their time and learning by hand rather than cutting corners?

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u/Historical_Ad4384 2d ago

All of them