Remove Co-op Remove Game Design Remove Playtesting Remove Puzzle
article thumbnail

Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

Running through the market by genre, Kress noted that King has done quite well, but other genres had suffered badly, with strategy, RPG, match puzzle, and casino games all down double digits. Fun generates retention, he said, stating that game designers should think of their games as becoming a daily player habit.

Games 59
article thumbnail

the curse of cooperation

Interesting Choices

People are starting to warm up to it, though, and recent years have seen a surge of cooperative board games, as well as digital games like Starcraft 2 and League of Legends that are embracing co-op vs AI as a valid way to experience the game. Now to fine tune the rest of the mechanics.

Co-op 52