PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

As avid fans of Studio Ghibli’s animated movie Porco Rosso, Rob Hartley and Diccon Yamanaka were inspired to create a game about seaplanes flying around in a beautiful Mediterranean setting. Fortunately with so much water all around the player is never too far from a refill to keep the fight going.”

Studios 104

Studios Prototyping Visual Scripting Art 104

Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Developed by Bethesda Game Studios, it was initially met with mixed reviews during its early access phase but later garnered attention and commercial success. With a balanced mix of realism and accessibility, it features excellent handling, damage modeling, and a variety of cars and tracks.

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Graphics Racing Entertainment Games 52

Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Army Commander by Lion Studios. But Army Commander by Lion Studios seemed to nail this on the head. Masters of simulation, this studio is renowned for making popular sim games for mobile. But for this game, they layered in choice – fight enemies to make your character stronger, and avoid ones that are too tough.

Mobile Gaming 98

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Mechanics 98

PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Studio owner and Lead Developer Max Hermann originally developed the idea for the game in the time when he was still a computer science student and active in the RimWorld modding scene. RimWorld is balanced around sitting on a single map, with everything easily accessible. Interacting with the wider world is entirely optional.

Dev 115

Dev Development Prototyping Feature 115

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

A studio working on an RPG has to focus on depth over core gameplay, have incredibly robust live operation capabilities, and nearly impeccable production processes that keep the content fresh for the players. All of the above require serious investments, which increases the risk of building an RPG game for a studio. Fighting Games.

Cross platform 52

Cross platform Mobile Mobile Platformer 52

Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Nearly all major studios from NetEase to Tencent and Ubisoft are betting on survival-oriented extraction shooters as the next big thing on all platforms. The most important thing with Vigor is that it manages to maintain a balance between punishing survival of hardcore extraction shooters leading to a bit more accessible player experience.

Console 59

Console Mobile Mobile PC 59

CG Spectrum

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Eric has worked for some incredible companies like Disney, Weta Workshop, Marvel, and—the most notable to me—Wizards of the Coasts, the studio responsible for Magic: The Gathering (MTG). In this piece I completed for term two, Beowulf is fighting Grendel's mother, reaching for the magical sword that he can use to finally defeat her.

Art 85

Art Concepts Fantasy Film 85

Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite. Tower of Fantasy also has a balanced PvP mode, Apex League, with a seasonal ranking system and rewards for the best player. As a typical MMORPG feature, players can also challenge others for an open-world fight.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Co-op Open World Feature 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

By embracing and encouraging gamers’ motivation to collect and to cultivate, the card battling genre has become a proven formula for mobile companies and studios to maximize their revenue. System The system design of the game and the in-game stats balance demonstrate Devsisters’ high standards. Cookie Run: Kingdom is no exception.

Baking 52

Baking Simulation Build Animation 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2019

After carefully composing a balanced team of fighters, the player takes their party of stalwart heroes into battle. The Matchers Gonna Match E&P’s core gameplay is carefully designed and balanced. Snowprint Studios’ Legend of Solgard (published by King) and its refreshing core-game. rock / paper / scissors (lizards / spock).

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Build Feature Balance 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Further, recent strategic moves have been made by Voodoo to open “beyond hypercasual” studios. While the diminishing market share and opening of non-hypercasual studios can be seen as Voodoo’s fall from grace, it can also be viewed as Voodoo’s strategic retreat from the hypercasual market.

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Platformer Studios Data 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Mobile games market predictions in 2022 Michail Katkoff, Savage Game Studios, and Deconstructor of Fun. Friends at mobilegamer.biz summarised every talk and session and divided them up so you can watch each one by hitting play on the embedded video.

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Mobile Mobile Balance Mobile Gaming 52

Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

Sometimes I think studios invest a ton of time and money, and maybe even different writers, into the opening parts of games to kind of get you excited to play, and probably to have some extremely high quality stuff to use in marketing. I mean, you spend a LOT of time fighting in this game. The quests are super commodified and boring.

Writing 52

Writing Fantasy Fighting Cutscenes 52

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This analysis is written by Taras Koshelev (Lead Game Designer at My.Games Venture Capital) who focused on game mechanics and loops and Michail Katkoff (Founder of Savage Game Studios) who covered the market and marketability. After carefully composing a balanced team of fighters, the player takes their party of stalwart heroes into battle.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Tile Mechanics Build 52

Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

By increasing the number of tiers in their battle passes, mobile studios can increase the options awarded to their players, with one such example being State of Survival’s Operation Festival: Battle Plan event. They help each other progress through the game, participate in co-op events, and fight other guilds for world map control.

Mobile Gaming 82

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Co-op 82

Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Genesis and Rise of Sky Mavis Axie Infinity is developed by a studio called Sky Mavis , which is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and officially formed in 2018 to bring the game to life. That naturally makes balancing the SLP economy for long-term token sustainability even more important.

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Balance Games Game Design 52

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

At that time, Shenzhen-based Jade Studios created a massively multiplayer PC racing title for the Chinese market called QQ Speed. The studio then switched to developing content for mobile and created a pair of exclusive titles for China’s WeChat social platform in 2013. TiMi’s port of PUBG was called PUBG: Army Attack.

Mobile 52

Mobile Mobile FPS Console 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

This game packs some of the best balanced, nerve- wracking, strategic gameplay on a mobile device. Even better, the team has showcased a holistic focus on the game: Masterfully balanced the gameplay with regular nerfs/buffs, refreshing the meta Designed for both elder and new players, often forgotten by mature games Took risks (e.g.,

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mobile Mobile Mobile Gaming 52

Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). A well balanced revenue market share split across the East and West. Normal levels (node 1 and 3) are combined with an angel offer (2) and further support in node 4 before the boss fight.

Balance 52

Balance Content Mechanics Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

This one is written by Om Tandon (Director of User Experience, DIGIT Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). Since the defender has no way to protect his coins during a raid, the odds are balanced for the attacker by limiting the total loot that can be stolen and also fragmenting the total loot across the defender’s base.

UX 52

UX Mechanics Build Point and Click 52