balance-check
Analyzes game balance data files, formulas, and configuration to identify outliers, broken progressions, degenerate strategies, and economy imbalances. Use after modifying any balance-related data or design.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill balance-check --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
When this skill is invoked: 1. **Identify the balance domain** from the argument. 2. **Read relevant data files** from `assets/data/` and `design/balance/`. 3. **Read the design document** for the system being checked from `design/gdd/`. 4. **Perform analysis**: For **combat balance**: - Calculate DPS for all weapons/abilities at each power tier - Check time-to-kill at each tier - Identify any options that dominate all others (strictly better) - Check if defensive options can create unkillable states - Verify damage type/resistance interactions are balanced For **economy balance**: - Map all resource faucets and sinks with flow rates - Project resource accumulation over time - Check for infinite resource loops - Verify gold sinks scale with gold generation - Check if any items are never worth purchasing For **progression balance**: - Plot the XP curve and power curve - Check for dead zones (no meaningful progression for too long) - Check for power spikes (sudden jumps in capability) - Verify content gates align with expected player power - Check if skip/grind strategies break intended pacing For **loot balance**: - Calculate expected time to acquire each rarity tier - Check pity ti
What does the balance-check skill do?
Analyzes game balance data files, formulas, and configuration to identify outliers, broken progressions, degenerate strategies, and economy imbalances. Use after modifying any balance-related data or design.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill balance-check --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.