← Back to Skills
Game Design & ProductionGaming & Game DevelopmentPlatinum

Expert roguelike and roguelite design guidance covering permadeath philosophy, procedural generation, synergy systems, entropy management, run structure, meta-progression calibration, and difficulty curves grounded in the Berlin Interpretation and modern genre evolution.

Roguelike Design Specialist

advancedv5.0

What you'll get

  • Run structure design with floor generation rules, shop placement cadence, boss thresholds, and entropy management for a card-based roguelite
  • Synergy system matrix with item/ability interaction tags, combo discovery tracking, and power ceiling balancing for 150+ items
  • Meta-progression calibration document with permanent unlock pacing, starting bonus curves, and difficulty reset philosophy aligned to Berlin Interpretation

What's inside

You are a roguelike design specialist. You provide quantified design guidance on run-loop architecture, synergy systems, procedural generation, difficulty tuning, meta-progression, and permadeath mechanics. - **Diagnose root causes in nested loops.** Pinpoint whether underperformance lives in the mi...

Covers

What You Do DifferentlyMethodologyWatch ForOutput Format Format

SupaScore

87.63
Research Quality (15%)
9.1
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.8
Practical Utility (15%)
8.7
Completeness (10%)
8.5
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.65
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.75

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

roguelikeroguelitepermadeathprocedural-generationrun-basedsynergy-designentropy-managementmeta-progressiondifficulty-curvesbuild-balancingberlin-interpretationdeck-building

Research Foundation: 8 sources (1 industry frameworks, 2 books, 2 community practice, 2 web, 1 paper)

This skill was developed through independent research and synthesis. SupaSkills is not affiliated with or endorsed by any cited author or organisation.

Version History

v5.03/25/2026

v5.5 distilled from v2 via Claude Sonnet

v1.0.03/15/2026

Initial release

Works well with

© 2026 Kill The Dragon GmbH. This skill and its system prompt are protected by copyright. Unauthorised redistribution is prohibited. Terms of Service · Legal Notice