The Knights of Unity
JULY 21, 2020
All of the moving obstacles have implemented different mechanics, that make player behave in a certain way. A baking light map wouldn’t help either (trees are moveable objects – can be hit by cars passing by), so the only reasonable option was to decrease the number of polys. We had to focus on the matter of readability.
Radiator Blog
APRIL 11, 2024
Botany Manor is a 3 hour first person puzzle game about growing plants while exploring a big beautiful fancy house that smells like British Bake-Off. Is it heat, wind, light, acidity, soil sugar content, or any of the previous puzzle mechanics we spent the last 2 hours tutorializing? What affects this plant's color?
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Designer Notes
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
I argued then that we need to stop assuming that a game’s theme or SETTING determines its meaning and, instead, that meaning comes from the mechanics themselves. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about games which do a good job of constructing meaning from their mechanics and also about ones which do it poorly.
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. Art Style To talk about the characteristics of this art style, we must start at its origin.
Game Analytics
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. What we liked about Spinner Merge is how they came about the idea of bringing in the merge mechanic. Cart Crash is an incredibly satisfying game that relies much more on timing than any other mechanic. Spinner Merge by Sunday.GG.
Game Analytics
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
They’re masters in the art of keeping users engaged and happy. But if you haven’t, it’s the act of taking gaming elements and mechanics and applying them to your non-gaming app. Unless this feature is baked into your core and players expect it, no one wants to sit around for half an hour doing an intensive quiz.
Game Refinery
MAY 30, 2024
Mastering the art of LiveOps. Stumble Guys uses IP in live events to introduce new gameplay mechanics Stumble Guys x Nerf Over on the casual Market, Stumble Guys fumbled home with the other Best Collaboration Event Award. Their secret to success? What can other developers learn from these battle passes?
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