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GameDev Claude Plugins

A comprehensive plugin marketplace for AI-augmented game development. These plugins provide specialized agents and commands for every discipline in game creation, from ideation to launch.

Installation

Add the Marketplace

claude plugin marketplace add sponticelli/gamedev-claude-plugins

Install Individual Plugins

# Install all plugins
claude plugin install thinking@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install game-design@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install engineering@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install devops@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install ui-ux@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install art@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install audio@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install product@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install marketing@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install operations@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install strategy@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install scope-guardian@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install juice@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install accessibility@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install narrative@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install level-design@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install multiplayer@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install technical-art@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install ai-systems@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install procedural@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install certification@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install user-research@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install social-systems@gamedev-claude-plugins
claude plugin install web-games@gamedev-claude-plugins

Installation Scopes

Plugins can be installed at three different scope levels:

Scope	Flag	Location	Use Case
User	--scope user	~/.claude/settings.json	Available in ALL projects
Project	--scope project	.claude/settings.json	Shared with team via git
Local	--scope local	~/.claude.json	Current project only (default)

Install Globally (All Projects)

To use plugins across all your projects, add --scope user:

# Add marketplace globally
claude plugin marketplace add sponticelli/gamedev-claude-plugins --scope user

# Install plugins globally
claude plugin install thinking@gamedev-claude-plugins --scope user
claude plugin install game-design@gamedev-claude-plugins --scope user
claude plugin install strategy@gamedev-claude-plugins --scope user
# ... etc

Install for Team (Project Scope)

To share plugins with your team via git:

claude plugin marketplace add sponticelli/gamedev-claude-plugins --scope project
claude plugin install game-design@gamedev-claude-plugins --scope project

Note: If a plugin exists at multiple scopes, local overrides project, which overrides user.

Plugins Overview

Core Development

Plugin	Focus	Agents	Commands
game-design	Mechanics, systems, balance, player psychology	7	6
engineering	Architecture, performance, debugging, refactoring	6	5
art	Visual direction and asset planning	2	2
audio	Sound design and music	2	2
devops	CI/CD, builds, testing, deployment, infrastructure	6	6

Specialized Disciplines

Plugin	Focus	Agents	Commands
narrative	Dialogue, lore, quests, localization	4	4
level-design	Layout, pacing, encounters, environmental storytelling	4	4
multiplayer	Networking, backend, anti-cheat, server infrastructure	5	5
technical-art	Pipelines, animation, shaders, optimization	4	4
ai-systems	Behavior trees, NPC design, dynamic difficulty	3	4
procedural	PCG algorithms, constraints, seed systems	3	4
certification	Platform compliance, audits, submission	3	3
user-research	Playtesting, surveys, UX analysis	3	3
social-systems	Guilds, clans, social features	2	2
web-games	Browser games, WebGL, PWA, HTML5	6	5

Design & UX

Plugin	Focus	Agents	Commands
ui-ux	Interface and onboarding	2	2
accessibility	Inclusive design for all players	1	2
juice	Game feel and polish	1	2
scope-guardian	Scope management and feature alignment	1	2

Production & Strategy