1) THE ART OF GAME DESIGN: A BOOK OF LENSES ~ Jesse Schell
2) PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL, REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION: THE HIDDEN FORCES THAT SHAPE OUR DECISIONS ~ Dan Arieli
3) FUNDAMENTALS OF GAME DESIGN (2ND EDITION) ~ Ernest Adams
4) GAME ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN: A NEW EDITION ~ Andrew Rollings
5) «ПОТОК. ПСИХОЛОГИЯ ОПТИМАЛЬНОГО ПЕРЕЖИВАНИЯ» ~ Михай Чиксентмихайи
6) GAME DESIGN WORKSHOP: A PLAYCENTRIC APPROACH TO CREATING INNOVATIVE GAMES ~ Tracy Fullerton
7) HOW WE DECIDE ~ Jonah Lehrer
8) CHALLENGES FOR GAME DESIGNERS ~ Brenda Brathwaite
9) CREATING EMOTION IN GAMES: THE CRAFT AND ART OF EMOTIONEERING ~ David E. Freeman
10) THE DRUNKARD'S WALK: HOW RANDOMNESS RULES OUR LIVES ~ Leonard Mlodinow
11) FREE-TO-PLAY: MAKING MONEY FROM GAMES YOU GIVE AWAY ~ Will Luton
12) A THEORY OF FUN FOR GAME DESIGN ~ Raph Koster
13) LEVEL UP! THE GUIDE TO GREAT VIDEO GAME DESIGN ~ Scott Rogers
14) RULES OF PLAY: GAME DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS ~ Katie Salen Tekinbaş, Eric Zimmerman
15) CHALLENGES FOR GAMES DESIGNERS: NON-DIGITAL EXERCISES FOR VIDEO GAME DESIGNERs ~ Ms Brenda L Brathwaite
16) WHAT VIDEO GAMES HAVE TO TEACH US ABOUT LEARNING AND LITERACY ~ James Paul Gee