A new free LDtk level editor has appeared on the web. Its author is the creator of Dead Cells. The project is open source and is aimed primarily at indie developers.Attention to LDtk was recently drawn to the publication 80 Level, and for the first time the developer presented his project back in September.

What mistakes are most often made when creating levels, — said the senior game designer Mail.ru Group Mikhail Goransky, responsible for the design of Bombastic Brothers.

Lucid Games level designer Tom Pugh talks about effective techniques when creating game levels.

Developer Robert Yang suggested and commented on different ways to solve the “blank slate” test — a test for developers that determines their literacy in creating level design.

Martin Teichmann, an artist for creating a game environment from Naughty Dog, talked about the principles of creating locations with Kirill Tokarev, editor-in-chief of the resource 80.lv . Translated the interview, we share.