Brand Game Development

APRIL 23, 2018

In this past year, I’ve been using Facebook’s advertising system to increase the visibility of blog posts and to drive people to the Highways & Byways Kickstarter mailer. A few hundred dollars in advertising money have gone a really long way toward increasing the visibility of my projects. Smart Advertising.

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The Knights of Unity

MAY 6, 2020

As the name suggests, hyper-casual games are derived from casual games, but they have simpler mechanics and instant gameplay. Usually, this is just “tap to play” I like to call them “waiting room games”, and that is exactly what they are. . As I mentioned above, these games are nothing new.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Why Will Make Your Android Game Better? Innovative Gameplay Your game will stand out if you design it with exciting and original gameplay. You must think creatively to develop mechanics that surprise and excite the gamer. A player values the openness and the opportunity to play the game without being constantly upsold.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

To create a more engaging experience, developers are finding new ways to incorporate multiplayer elements into their games. This trend presents a unique challenge for developers, as it requires them to balance gameplay mechanics and technical capabilities to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for all players.

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Big Games

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The publishers are ready to pay so that they can get their games to reach the targeted audience. There are several ways in which you can promote the game, by using the app store promotions, advertising on social media, etc. If the players are not aware of your game, they wouldn’t consider the game, or download it.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 7, 2022

Extremely simple and repetitive gameplay, designed to trigger compulsion in people rather than engagement. Here are some more specific examples of gacha-ism mechanics that we see all over our games, gacha and otherwise: The (dreaded) crafting system. A slow, consistent drip of rewards. The alternative.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Not only does it help you demystify some of the speech you hear when you get into gaming, but it also has implications that could affect how you classify your website, categorize your Kickstarter campaign, or target an audience on social media or for advertising. What are hobby board games? Game Design.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 13, 2021

Written by Michail Katkoff , games executive and founder of Deconstructor of Fun, and Niek Tuerlings , Senior Game Designer and author of popular game development blog Ludocious.com. Special thanks for the Hybridcasual design insights to Abhimanyu Kumar , founder of Naavik consulting.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 2, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the ninth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Games are more than just what’s in the box.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 18, 2023

The failure of a new Angry Birds game with a slingshot mechanic must have been a blow to the organization. What we can’t see in the numbers below is the ad revenue generated by both the Angry Birds portfolio and the hypercasual games produced by the Turkish Ruby Games, which Rovio acquired a few years ago.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

As is the whole Istanbul gaming ecosystem. Gone are the days where a reasonable attempt at a core mechanic and a saga map were all you needed for 6 figure revenue. Unrelated to the pandemic, Apple proposed a change to IDFA (Identifier for Advertisers), which was also a hot topic across mobile gaming.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

With progressively deep content wrapped into a single slot machine, casual art style, a more substantial meta, strong social features, hyperactive live operations and great UX/production value, Israeli developer Moon Active has pretty much flipped the traditional Slots games design model on its head. Coin Master’s Game Systems.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

It has a solid core game design, and a meta design that builds upon the successes we’ve seen in the market. The match 3 success trifecta generally consists of: a fun core match mechanic a good metagame with a clean sense of progression a new feature or innovation that brings something different to the space.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

For a market game designer, revealing information should be an orchestrated event. These changes shake up what skills are required – you may have failed last season, but this new game might suit your skillset better. Additionally, learning a new game is fun in and of itself, driving engagement. Written by Eric Guan.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

For most players (including payers) the Pass is primarily retention and an engagement mechanism. It’s also important to understand that Passes are not a straightforward feature to balance that can be applied to any game without risks. Some popular mechanisms for that are a Pass-XP acquisition boost or premium Pass-exclusive tasks.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This post is sponsored by Lab Cave , a Mobile Growth Company that provides App Store Optimization and Mediation services for mobile Apps and Games. This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). This is Archero’s gacha (chest) system.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Over the past year, Hypercasual saw massive diversification in terms of core mechanic design. While the hypercasual process is a wonderful machine for discovering new core mechanics, the real big money in Hypercasual is going to come from organizations that can turn hypercasual into a cog in the bigger machine.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

Look to see an increase in customizable bonuses that let players select specific perks and story mechanics that progress based on players’ choices. SlotoStories Get Me a Price in Slotomania allows the player to customize their machines and make the game look like theirs. Feathers & Dragons Happy 2020!

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The exchanging of audiences between hypercasual titles can be seen in the share of ad impressions “Jelly Shift” by SayGames has across 8 out of the top 11 apps it is advertised in. Habby leveraged the hypercasual core game design to center its marketing videos around, while also showcasing its more RPG elements in a light and fun way.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics. Arts The art of Cookie Run: Kingdom is core to the game’s global success. As a mobile game, how did Cookie Run: Kingdom accomplish this through its gameplay mechanics?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It does a good job at solving the issues many of these games have, which is the One Deck Problem by forcing you to have multiple decks fully upgraded to finish the campaign. The game's complexity, especially for new players, is a significant challenge, with an overwhelming number of game mechanics introduced rapidly.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Moreover, in the case of sex clubs, the patron himself simultaneously becomes the advertised adventure." Social Structures" designed by John Lindell; Posing Horse, Pinwheel, and McAlpin Device. This points to a general problem with treating sexual moods like immutable video game character classes.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It does a good job at solving the issues many of these games have, which is the One Deck Problem by forcing you to have multiple decks fully upgraded in order to finish the campaign. The game's complexity, especially for new players, is a significant challenge, with an overwhelming number of game mechanics introduced rapidly.

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