Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mat Baker has been making mobile games for 15 years. Laura Taranto has 12 years experience in casual games and is a product advisor and puzzle game aficionado. 2020 was a very good year for mobile games. This increase, sliced by subgenre, was driven mostly by Tile Blast and Puzzle & Decorate.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mobile Mobile Advertising 52

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Playrix - True Behemoth of Casual Mobile Games Founded in 2004, Playrix entered the industry by making premium Match-3 and Hidden Object games. As a result of growth of app stores in early 2010s they switched their focus and decided to jump onto the free to play mobile games in 2011. Playrix’ active portfolio.

Co-op 52

Co-op Puzzle Games Mechanics 52

Designer Notes

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Once the turn count reaches well into the hundreds, it’s almost impossible to predict what the game state will be, so where to draw the finish line is, at best, a guess. Without them, a 4X game suddenly becomes an aimless simulation where the players set their own goals. Thus, Paradox grand strategy games follow this model.)

AI 40

AI Simulation Mechanics Mobile Gaming 40

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

Most mobile gaming companies bet on incremental innovation as their gateway to success. They make marginal improvements to an existing game, hoping to convince enough players to switch to their game. This game packs some of the best balanced, nerve- wracking, strategic gameplay on a mobile device.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mobile Mobile Mobile Gaming 52