What to Read After Rules of Play
Readers who loved Rules of Play by Katie Salen keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Rules of Play is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Rules of Play
Theory of Fun for Game Design
The Art of Game Design
Reality Is Broken
Level Up!
Fundamentals of Game Design (Game Design and Development Series)
Challenges for Game Designers
Homo Ludens
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
Flow
Masters of Doom
Making of Prince of Persia
Extra Lives
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
The Art of Failure
Cybertext
Man, Play, and Games
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design
Chris Crawford on game design
Don't Bother Me, Mom, I'm Learning!
Gamification by Design
Hamlet on the Holodeck
The Ultimate History of Video Games
Rise of the Videogame Zinesters
Persuasive Games