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The Product Sense Toolkit

A craft focused series for game PMs that breaks down the mechanics of product sense and teaches how to design systems, loops, and features with clarity and intent.
Game Teardowns for New PMs: How to Analyze Features Like a Product Manager
The Product Sense Toolkit

Game Teardowns for New PMs: How to Analyze Features Like a Product Manager

Why this topic matters Most early-career PMs struggle with understanding why a game works, how systems interlock, and what design choices influence behavior. Game deconstructs are the fastest way to build design literacy, develop intuition, and learn how to think in systems. But this post isn’t about teaching you
10 Dec 2025 5 min read
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