Star Wars: Galactic Racer was prototyped in the most unexpected way: as a board game covered in Post-It notes
We're big fans of Star Wars: Galactic Racer , having given the fast and punishing racing game five stars in our review. We also spoke to developer Fuse Games to better understand how it recaptured the Burnout spirit so well in the game. And it was then we heard about Fuse's unique approach to prototyping Galactic Racer. Read more
Star Wars: Galactic Racer was born from an unconventional method: a board game adorned with Post-It notes. This approach was chosen by Fuse Games, the developer behind the racing game, to rapidly prototype and validate the game's upgrades and meta progression systems. The team used the board game, primarily composed of Post-Its and a few dice, to map out the game's feel and emotions as quickly as possible.
Creative director Kieran Crimmins and developer Matt Webster emphasized that the best tool for prototyping is the one that gets the team to validate the game's emotions the quickest. By focusing on getting the game-feel in playable prototypes and testing them rapidly with players, the team ensured that the game would indeed evoke the desired emotional response.
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