Story Brief

Genre

What is the game genre?

High Concept

You can approach this one of two ways:

One-Liner Description

Write a one- or two-sentence description of the core idea of a game that does not compare your idea with an existing one. It summarizes the mood and shows your creativity.

Example:

Play a soldier on a rescue mission to find a lost soldier while facing post-traumatic stress disorder

OR

One-Liner Comparison:

Write a short (one- to two-sentence) description of a game which includes elements such as Genre, Protagonist, Comparable Game, Goal, and Type of Game World.

Example:

“The Terminator meets The Secret of NIMH, with a dog!” or

“This will be just like Call of Duty, but set in the modern world …”

You only need to use one of those two formats, “one-liners” to give you your high concept.

Story (high level)

You don’t necessarily have to go line for line to answer specifically what the questions ask, but use those questions as a guide for you to delve deeper into your story.