GAMEDESIGN
Level maps, flow diagrams, walkthroughs and design docs: the stuff that keeps a whole team building the same game.
Michael Turnbull — Product-led game design
MICHAEL 
PRODUCT-LED GAME DESIGN
PRODUCT-LED GAME DESIGN
Michael is one of the best guysI know with data, and simplifyingcomplex information.
Friends OF MINE
Game design and product design
PRODUCTDESIGN
Where I started, and still how I think. Accessibility, documentation, and systems people actually enjoy using.
KINGDOM OF Blood
Episodic survival horror from Trellis Games, the studio I founded. Built in Unreal Engine 5.
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KINGDOM OF BLOOD
- Studio
- Trellis Games
- My role
- Founder
- Genre
- Episodic survival horror
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Status
- In development
Nekome and mapping.games
NEKOME Nazi Hunter
- Studio
- ProbablyMonsters
- Where
- Steam
mapping.games
A cute little book about maps.
In the works
mapping.games
a cute little book about maps
A cute little book about maps.
- Format
- Book
- Status
- In the works
mapping.games · chapter concept
Insane Interviews
with the industry's best.
Sit down with me and listen to how they build the most iconic levels from games of every genre. Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, God of War, along with tons of indie titles. It's an incredible insight.
INSIDE THE BOOK
- Flow
- Schematic Map
- Walkthrough
- Conversation
Book in the works.
mapping.games 01 / 04
Follow the flow.
The decisions, dependencies and loops that give a level its shape.
mapping.games 02 / 04
See how it connects.
Rooms, routes and relationships, mapped together.
mapping.games 03 / 04
Walk it like a player.
The map and the path, from arrival to exit.
mapping.games 04 / 04
Meet the mind behind the map.
The choices, surprises and stories behind iconic levels.
History of
rad things
1987 — 2027
Drifting through time. Hover or focus to pause.
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Year of my birth
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My first RPG: Final Fantasy IV
- Nintendo GAME BOY
Beat Pokémon Red
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Graduated 3D Animation
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Graduated Design
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Launched an online magazine
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Met the elusive Mark Bowden
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Silicon Valley startup
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Launched It's Super Effective!!!
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Product Design Consultant
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Launched a design agency
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Designed a tabletop role-playing game
- Game artwork
Kicked off Kingdom of Blood
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Met the elusive Jeronimo Barrera
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Joined the Nekome team
Game artwork - Game artwork
Kingdom of Blood launch
PLANNED LAUNCH
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED · CURIOUS HUMAN
9 THINGS
TO KNOW
ABOUT ME
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