About this game

Our main goal is to promote transformative reflection while raising awareness — for both developers and players — about the use of deceptive patterns in game development. Take on the role of a newly hired developer at Celking, a small indie studio dreaming of becoming a giant in the gaming industry. Your decisions will shape the future of the company and the well-being of your player base.

Updated on

26 de outubro de 2025

Available on

Android

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The Good Dev at CHI PLAY ’25!

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We’re thrilled to have participated in the Student Game Design Competition at CHI PLAY 2025! 🌟 It was an honor to showcase our work and come home with two awards. Thank you to everyone who supported and followed our journey! 🎮🏆 at CHI PLAY! Thank you for following our work.

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Award

Audience Choice

CHI PLAY ’25


Award
Award

The Most Polished Gameplay

CHI PLAY ’25

Read our article in English!

Discover more about The Good Dev in our publication at ACM Digital Library.

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Game Design Process

The development of The Good Dev followed a player-centered iterative design process, resulting in five main versions.

Medium Prototype
High Prototype
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Students

  • Alairton Sousa Junior
  • Luiz Santos Filho
  • Levi Ribeiro
  • Amanda Coelho
  • Vitória Santos
  • Nayana Carneiro

Co-supervisor

Geórgia Cruz

Supervisor

Ticianne Darin

Affiliation

Federal University of Ceará, Brazil

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