What to Read After Man, Play, and Games
Readers who loved Man, Play, and Games by Roger Caillois keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Man, Play, and Games 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 Man, Play, and Games
Homo Ludens
Challenges for Game Designers
Theory of Fun for Game Design
Hamlet on the Holodeck
Reality Is Broken
Level Up!
Chris Crawford on game design
Finite and Infinite Games
The Art of Game Design
Rules of Play
The Ultimate History of Video Games
Impro for Storytellers
Fundamentals of Game Design (Game Design and Development Series)
Play
Cybertext
Killing Monsters
Laws of Media
The Companion Species Manifesto
Extra Lives
My Tiny Life
Playing to Win
Persuasive Games
The Art of Failure
Drawing Basics and Video Game Art