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# The Level Design Book

id: level-design-book
type: resource
key: resource/level-design-book
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url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-level-design-book

A practical reference for designing 3D levels, from intent and blockouts to routes, playtesting and iteration. Useful across game engines.

## When to use it

A practical reference for designing 3D levels, from intent and blockouts to routes, playtesting and iteration. Useful across game engines.

## Access

Free online book; some sections are still in progress. Text: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

## Try it

Read How to make a level, build a one-room blockout and test its route with a player.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [The Level Design Book](https://book.leveldesignbook.com/) (id: source-db70f9b3d366967f)

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