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BMGD Documentation

Complete guides for the BMad Game Development Module (BMGD) - AI-powered workflows for game design and development that adapt to your project's needs.

Getting Started

New to BMGD? Start here:

  • Quick Start Guide - Get started building your first game
    • Installation and setup
    • Understanding the game development phases
    • Running your first workflows
    • Agent-based development flow

Quick Path: Install BMGD module → Game Brief → GDD → Architecture → Build

Core Concepts

Understanding how BMGD works:

  • Agents Guide - Complete reference for game development agents

    • Game Designer, Game Developer, Game Architect, Game Scrum Master, Game QA, Game Solo Dev
    • Agent roles and when to use them
    • Agent workflows and menus

  • Workflows Guide - Complete workflow reference

    • Phase 1: Preproduction (Brainstorm, Game Brief)
    • Phase 2: Design (GDD, Narrative)
    • Phase 3: Technical (Architecture)
    • Phase 4: Production (Sprint-based development)

  • Game Types Guide - Selecting and using game type templates

    • 24 supported game types
    • Genre-specific GDD sections
    • Hybrid game type handling

  • Quick-Flow Guide - Fast-track workflows for rapid development

    • Quick-Prototype for testing ideas
    • Quick-Dev for flexible implementation
    • When to use quick-flow vs full BMGD

Quick References

Essential reference materials:

Choose Your Path

I need to...

Start a new game project → Start with Quick Start Guide → Run brainstorm-game for ideation → Create a Game Brief with create-brief

Design my game → Create a GDD with create-gdd → If story-heavy, add Narrative Design with create-narrative

Plan the technical architecture → Run create-architecture with the Game Architect

Build my game → Use Phase 4 production workflows → Follow the sprint-based development cycle

Quickly test an idea or implement a feature → Use Quick-Flow for rapid prototyping and development → quick-prototype to test mechanics, quick-dev to implement

Set up testing and QA → Use Game QA agent for test framework setup → Run test-framework to initialize testing for Unity/Unreal/Godot → Use test-design to create test scenarios → Plan playtests with playtest-plan

Understand game type templates → See Game Types Guide

Game Development Phases

BMGD follows four phases aligned with game development:

BMGD Workflow Overview

Phase 1: Preproduction

  • Brainstorm Game - Ideation with game-specific techniques
  • Game Brief - Capture vision, market, and fundamentals

Phase 2: Design

  • GDD (Game Design Document) - Comprehensive game design
  • Narrative Design - Story, characters, world (for story-driven games)

Phase 3: Technical

  • Game Architecture - Engine, systems, patterns, structure

Phase 4: Production

  • Sprint Planning - Epic and story management
  • Story Development - Implementation workflow
  • Code Review - Quality assurance
  • Testing - Automated tests, playtesting, performance
  • Retrospective - Continuous improvement

BMGD vs BMM

BMGD extends BMM with game-specific capabilities:

Aspect BMM BMGD
Focus General software Game development
Agents PM, Architect, Dev, SM, TEA, Solo Dev Game Designer, Game Dev, Game Architect, Game SM, Game QA, Game Solo Dev
Planning PRD, Tech Spec Game Brief, GDD
Types N/A 24 game type templates
Narrative N/A Full narrative workflow
Testing Web-focused testarch Engine-specific (Unity, Unreal, Godot)
Production Inherited from BMM BMM workflows with game overrides

BMGD production workflows inherit from BMM and add game-specific checklists and templates.

Documentation Map

BMGD Documentation
├── README.md (this file)
├── quick-start.md          # Getting started
├── agents-guide.md         # Agent reference
├── workflows-guide.md      # Workflow reference
├── quick-flow-guide.md     # Rapid prototyping and development
├── game-types-guide.md     # Game type templates
├── glossary.md             # Terminology
└── troubleshooting.md      # Common issues

External Resources

Community and Support

Related Documentation

Tips for Using This Documentation

  1. Start with Quick Start if you're new to BMGD
  2. Check Game Types Guide when creating your GDD
  3. Reference Glossary for game development terminology
  4. Use Troubleshooting when you encounter issues

Ready to make games? → Start with the Quick Start Guide