MK-ULTRA Games Archivehttps://mkultragames.com/archive/Game design and production notes from MK-ULTRA Games.enMon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTFrom Tug of War to Spin Loops: Designing a Core Game Cyclehttps://mkultragames.com/archive/core-loop/https://mkultragames.com/archive/core-loop/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTHow Knight & Damsel turns movement and interference into a readable competitive loop, and what that reveals when compared with the cycle structure of slot games.Paper, Symbols and Readability: Visual Systems That Explain Playhttps://mkultragames.com/archive/visual-readability/https://mkultragames.com/archive/visual-readability/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTA close look at Knight & Damsel's papercraft presentation, visual hierarchy and feedback, compared with the symbol and state language used in slot interfaces.From TOJam to Release: What Changes Between Prototype and Producthttps://mkultragames.com/archive/prototype-to-release/https://mkultragames.com/archive/prototype-to-release/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe development path from a TOJam 2013 prototype to Knight & Damsel's 2015 release, compared with the production and testing stages of regulated slot games.Designing Randomness Without Losing Controlhttps://mkultragames.com/archive/controlled-randomness/https://mkultragames.com/archive/controlled-randomness/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTHow Knight & Damsel uses managed random selection of authored level chunks, and how that design idea differs from RNG-driven outcomes in regulated slot games.Juice, Feedback and Restraint: How Much Animation Does a Game Need?https://mkultragames.com/archive/feedback-and-restraint/https://mkultragames.com/archive/feedback-and-restraint/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTHow animation, sound and interface feedback communicate game state in Knight & Damsel, with a comparison to the stricter outcome presentation rules used in regulated gambling products.