{"id":95,"date":"2026-10-21T15:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/?p=95"},"modified":"2026-10-21T15:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:35:05","slug":"game-design-pillars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/2026\/10\/21\/game-design-pillars\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Design Pillars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Backroom DoGoJo is built around three main design pillars: Continuous Growth, Exploration &amp; Collection, and Building a Safe Home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These three pillars work together to create a game where players can constantly discover new things, develop their abilities, and gradually transform the Backrooms into their own living space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pillar 1 \u2014 Continuous Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Core Principle: Each stage of progression should provide players with a stronger sense of reward and introduce new gameplay content.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key draw of <em>Backroom DoGoJo<\/em> is the sense of growth and satisfaction derived from continuous development\u2014both of the creatures and of the player\u2019s own standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players can shoot creatures to trigger their replication, then combine two creatures of the same level to create a higher-level individual. Each new level of creature generates more currency than the two lower-level ones combined, making the act of merging increasingly profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The currency earned can be used to purchase supplies, upgrade weapons, and develop the player\u2019s living environment. As players unlock higher-level creatures, they also gain access to new types of ammunition and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/Backroom_DoGoJo_WordPress_720p-3.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-22-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-22-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-22-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-22-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-22-1536x828.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-22-2048x1104.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-30-1024x908.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-30-1024x908.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-30-768x681.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-30-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-30-1536x1362.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-30.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pillar 2 \u2014 Exploration &amp; Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Backrooms is a vast and mysterious environment; I want players to have reasons to explore different areas, rather than remaining in one single location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key facilities\u2014such as food shops, ammunition vendors, and 3D printers\u2014are scattered across the map. Players can also discover resources and blueprints that help unlock new gameplay content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exploration and creature farming reinforce one another: players earn money by raising creatures, venture out across the map to seek new opportunities for growth, and then return with resources or upgrades to further develop their farming systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This design consistently encourages players to explore, gather, and uncover the many possibilities hidden within the Backrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-23-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-23-1024x552.png 1024w, 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-31-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-31-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-31-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-31-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-31-1536x828.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-31-2048x1104.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pillar 3 \u2014 Building a Safe Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Core Principle: Building should provide both practical benefits and a growing sense of comfort and ownership.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building is not simply a decoration system in Backroom DoGoJo. It is an important part of how players survive and gradually change their relationship with the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players can use money and 3D printers to create furniture and develop their living spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built-up areas help players recover Sanity and reduce nearby monster activity, making these locations relatively safer than the surrounding environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As players continue building, empty and uncomfortable spaces gradually become personal living areas filled with useful furniture and facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want players to feel that they are not only surviving in the Backrooms, but slowly turning part of this strange world into a place they can call home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-28-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-28-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-28-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-28-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-28-1536x828.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-28-2048x1104.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-29-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-29-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-29-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-29-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-29-1536x828.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/pl1a25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2026\/10\/image-29-2048x1104.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backroom DoGoJo is built around three main design pillars: Continuous Growth, Exploration &amp; Collection, and Building a Safe Home. 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