game design youtubers

This note last modified June 7, 2026

  • General Design
    • GDC — The Game Developers Conference. Their stuff is usually longer and pretty in-depth
    • Game Maker’s Toolkit
    • Razbuten — has a brilliant “gaming for non-gamers” series about what it’s like to play as a new player
    • Extra Credits — Especially their older stuff)
    • Adam Millard
    • Snowman Gaming
  • Programming Deep Dives
    • AI and Games
    • Sebastian Lague
    • Acerola
    • Freya Holmer
    • CodeParade
    • 2swap — not games specific, but algorithms that often apply to games
  • Development Vloggers
    • JuniperDev
    • Thin Matrix
  • Game Industry and Documentaries
    • NoClip
    • People Make Games
    • Ahoy
  • Game Philosophy and video essays
    • Jacob Geller — Brilliant video essays, maybe my favorite channel on Youtube)
    • Pixel A Day
    • Writing on Games
    • Daryl Talks Games — Psychology and a bit of Philosophy