BEST OF HACKER NEWS · 35 TALKS
This ranked list contains 35 Game design talks from a 64-video topic archive. Entries are ordered by distinct Hacker News recommenders, then by the catalog score; the leading titles include Preventing the Collapse of Civilization / Jonathan Blow (Thekla, Inc), Juice it or lose it - a talk by Martin Jonasson & Petri Purho, and Failing to Fail: The Spiderweb Software Way. The broader topic archive has 401 labeled comments across 2011–2026, but this list only includes videos classified as talks. Each row shows its recorded recommendation count and a reason based on its tags and HN history. Use the recent-video archive to browse every format by latest HN mention instead.
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14 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Software performance & optimization; the recorded mentions span 2020–2025.
12 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2013–2025.
11 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Indie game development; the recorded mentions span 2018–2025.
10 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2014–2025.
8 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game history & retro gaming; the recorded mentions span 2018–2023.
7 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game programming & engines; the recorded mentions span 2020–2026.
7 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2013–2020.
6 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2011–2017.
5 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game history & retro gaming; the recorded mentions span 2018–2024.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Music theory, synthesis & production; the recorded mentions span 2017–2023.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2017–2021.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game history & retro gaming; the recorded mentions span 2013–2025.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2016–2019.
4 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game history & retro gaming; the recorded mentions span 2020–2023.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2018–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game programming & engines; the recorded mentions span 2019–2022.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Indie game development; the recorded mentions span 2020–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2018–2025.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2019–2026.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2012–2014.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Indie game development; the recorded mentions span 2017–2024.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2021–2023.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Indie game development; the recorded mentions span 2020–2025.
3 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game history & retro gaming; the recorded mentions span 2019–2023.
2 distinct Hacker News commenters recommended this talk about Game design; the recorded mentions span 2018–2022.