How it works

A design doc that tells you what to write next

Blank pages kill game docs. GDD.studio gives you the structure, shows your progress, and keeps every idea one click away.

1

Pick your genre

Start from a template for horror, roguelike, puzzle, platformer, RPG, narrative, arcade or simulation. You get the sections that matter for that kind of game, each with guiding questions.

2

Fill the map, section by section

Every section is a tile with its status. Open one, write with prompts at hand, add cards for mechanics, characters, levels or sounds, and link them together.

3

Share a document people read

Export a clean PDF with cover and table of contents, grab the Markdown for your wiki, or send a read-only link to your team or your publisher.

Concept Mechanics Characters Levels Sound

Characters

The people, creatures and entities that inhabit your world.

Pip is a tiny square-shaped being in a world where gravity went haywire.

No deep lore: the character serves the feel. Every animation reads the flip in under 50 ms.

? What does the player want to protect, and why should they care?

Cards

Character

Pip

Mechanic

Gravity Flip

Level

World 1

Write without losing the thread

Text on the left, your game's pieces on the right

Write each section full screen, with guiding questions when you are stuck. Mechanics, characters, levels and sounds live as cards next to the text, so the document and the game design stay in sync.

Jump between sections from one bar, with their status at a glance
Link cards together (uses, depends on, triggers) and see the whole system as a graph
Autosave every few seconds, keyboard shortcuts, Cmd+K search everywhere

Everything in one place

Built for the way small teams design games

Genre templates

8 genres with tailored sections, guiding questions and tips. Or build your own structure.

Progress map

See what is done, in progress or still to write. The next section is always one click away.

Linked cards

Eight card types with their own fields: mechanics, characters, levels, assets, systems, story beats, UI screens, sounds.

AI brainstorm

Stuck on a section? Get genre-aware ideas to react to, never a ghost-written document.

PDF & Markdown export

A clean PDF with cover, table of contents and card sheets, or Markdown for your wiki.

Teams & share links

Invite your team with roles, or share a read-only link with a publisher or a playtester.

Pricing

Start free, go Pro when your game grows

No credit card to start. Cancel anytime.

Free

0 €/month

2 projects
3 genre templates (horror, roguelike, puzzle)
Markdown export, PDF with watermark
1 share link
3 AI brainstorms per day

Get started

Pro

9 €/month

Unlimited projects
All 8 genre templates + your own
Full PDF export, no watermark
Unlimited share links and AI brainstorms
1 team with 3 members

Go Pro

Team

Soon

Everything in Pro
10 teams, 50 members
Custom branding on exports
Priority support

Coming soon

REST API

Let your tools and AI assistants work with your GDD

Token-authenticated API to read and update projects, sections, cards and links. Connect Claude, GPT or your own scripts.

Projects, sections and elements: full CRUD
Semantic links (uses, depends_on, triggers)
Enums endpoint for genres, types, platforms and statuses
Bearer tokens managed from your profile

Get an API token

api-example.sh

# Create a character card
POST /api/projects/{id}/sections/{id}/elements
{
  "title": "Fire Mage",
  "type": "character",
  "fields": { "role": "Antagonist" }
}

# Link it to a mechanic
POST /api/.../elements/{id}/links
{ "target_element_id": "…", "label": "uses" }

Your game, mapped
before it is built.