How Gameplay Loops Keep You Playing

Check out Errant Signal: https://t.co/57JMC0IPXm?amp=1 Also I lied the link to my patreon is in the comments, sike! The Architect isn't the only person out there with a steadily growing backlog of games that's impossible to ever finish- and despite that, they still go back to the same old games time and time again, but what makes a game compelling, and what makes us get bored of a title long before we've finished it? The answer, is gameplay loops, a foundational game design trick designed to keep you playing for longer, but that's not always a good thing. Support me on Patreon!:  / architectofgames   Follow me on the Twittersphere!:   / thefearalcarrot   You Saw: Starcraft 2 - 2010 Frostpunk- 2018 Astroneer- 2019 Grim Dawn- 2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided- 2016 Steamworld Dig 2- 2017 Transistor- 2014 Hades- Early Access Destiny 2- 2017 Steamworld Quest- 2019 Wandersong- 2018 Pyre- 2017 Super Mario 64- 1996 Doom- 1993 DOOM- 2016 New Super Luigi Bros U- 2014 A Hat in Time- 2017 Jamestown- 2011 Furi- 2016 Bayonetta- 2009 Total Warhammer 2- 2017 Final Fantasy 6- 1996 Dark Souls- 2012 Sunless Skies- 2019 The Hex- 2018 Far Cry 3- 2012 The Lenged of Zelda: Breath of the Wild- 2016 Far Cry 5- 2018 Super Paper Mario- 2007 Pokemon Ultra Sun- 2017 Pokemon Fire Red- 2004 Pikmin- 2001 Factorio- Early Access (technically) Devil Daggers- 2016 Bad Rats- 2007 Clash Royale- 2016 Candy Crush- 2012 Bejeweled 3- 2010 Sonic Adventure 2- 2001 Rimworld- 2016 Her Story- 2016 Ai War 2- 2019