PRACTICAL GUIDE
Choose a system you enjoy looking at
Minimal artwork, realistic machinery and a large spatial setting communicate different things. Select the representation that helps you think.
Start with the relationship
Mini Metro foregrounds stations and lines. Opus Magnum foregrounds a sequence of machine actions. Decide which kind of connection you want to understand, not only which image is attractive.
Check readability in motion
Observe a routine interface sequence at a realistic display size. Small text and overlapping details cannot be judged from a cropped promotional image alone.
Separate simplicity from ease
A sparse diagram can still produce difficult decisions. It is a visual choice, not a verified accessibility result or evidence that the game will run on every laptop.
Games and primary references
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