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.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

When I was a neophyte game developer, I found an excellent article by Wizards of the Coast, creators of Magic: the Gathering , called Ten Things Every Game Needs. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. one place I’ve encouraged surprise is the facedown card mechanic.

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Big Games

AUGUST 19, 2021

Many gaming companies and developers are trying to develop interactive and engaging games to attract gamers. A good game should have an impressive storyline, extensive gameplay, amazing graphics, incredible sound effects, brilliant user engagement mechanics, and monetization strategies.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The game also features over 500,000 tactical puzzles alongside various interactive lessons and videos to help players improve their skills. Chess is monetized through paid subscription plans The developer of the game, Chess.com, has six other Chess-themed games available on iOS and Android. on Android/iOS or $46.99/$48.99

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

As the mobile gaming market continues to expand, mobile game developers must find ways to make their games stand out in a crowded marketplace. All these and more are key to developing a successful game, and this article will focus mainly on tips that serve as art production solutions for developers.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Let’s explore the Top 10 Mobile Game Development without wasting your precious time! Uncharted – Legacy of Thieves Collection Uncharted – Legacy of Thieves Collection, developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, brings the beloved Uncharted series to Android devices.

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Game Designing

APRIL 16, 2022

The developers were able to combine the best of the two previous versions of Castlevania in this game, creating an icon for the ages. Players would navigate through various levels of traps, puzzles, and enemies to claim victory. There are two sections per level and puzzles to solve along the way. The Best GBA Games.

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Sirlin

JUNE 13, 2015

I want to show you some of what I'm working (Codex, Flowchart, and a Fighting game) and tell you about Patreon. During Pandante development, I posted dozens of versions of the game board, cards, rules, etc. Right now, in addition to my podcasts, I have three main game development projects in the works. Instead.it's fun.

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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. Playrix released Puzzle Breakers into soft-launch in late 2019. Puzzle RPGs on Mobile.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. They're super skilled at creating mechanically beautiful weapons and armor adorned with gears, sprogs, and tons of bronze.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

Facebook Gaming helps developers and publishers to build, grow, and monetize their games. We believe this will be a trend across genres, in no small part due to the ongoing success of Playrix’s puzzle apps Homescapes , Gardenscapes , and Fishdom. Access all of our previous predictions. Signup for the newsletter.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Events with different mechanics sometimes complement each other, but at other times they divert players' attention, resulting in reduced activity and monetization. Everyone knows about them, but not all developers pay real attention to them. We had a case with an event based on merge mechanics. Try different combos, too.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Kristala at Play NYC 2021. We can't wait to go back again next year!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 20, 2020

Riot’s Team Fight Tactics (TFT) was launched quickly to catch the emerging auto-chess genre that was gaining popularity as a mod on Twitch. Till date Team Fight Tactics has reached bit over 11M installs. A brand that is known to avoid excessive monetization mechanics steering always away from pay-to-win systems.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2019

This was the date that the social games giant had acquired a relatively unknown Finnish developer, Small Giant. The reason for this acquisition was the success of Small Giant’s hit game, Empires & Puzzles. Since mid 2017, Empires & Puzzles has raked in $260M in net revenues with only 34M installs. Wooga GmbH. Wooga GmbH.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

Alrighty then, lets kick off the predictions with the Puzzle genre! Puzzle Games Continued to Grow. Puzzle genre is the second largest, after strategy games, on mobile in terms of in-app purchases. Last year Puzzle games generated a whopping $4.5Bn in IAP revenues while growing 18% year-on-year.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2020

This makes RPGs the third largest genre on mobile after Strategy ($5.4Bn) and Puzzle ($4.5Bn) games. For example, entering Fighting games is nearly suicidal effort. Idle RPGs (not to be confused with Idle games) and Puzzle RPGs were the biggest growing sub-genres in 2019. Installs are supporting the story.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A few weeks ago, the Clash Quest team announced that they were going to discontinue the development , after a soft launch of 16 months. Clash Quest is Supercell’s most recent attempt at disrupting the puzzle category through titles like Smash Land , Spooky Pop, and Hay Day Pop , each of them trying to achieve success from different angles.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the seventh of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Need help on your board game?

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The ever-changing nature of the mobile market means that new monetization mechanics are constantly emerging and evolving. One of the most popular monetization mechanics is the subscription-based battle pass , which was introduced via Valve’s DOTA 2 in 2013 but popularized by the worldwide phenomenon, Fortnite.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

In this episode of Gamecamole, we will investigate Cookie Run: Kingdom from the South Korean developer Devsister, a card battling RPG mobile game that became a cultural phenomenon in 2021. The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

To put the Strategy genre in proportion, it generates a whole Billion more than all Puzzle games combined. Though several puzzle genres do boast significant ad revenue streams, which bridge the gap in net revenue between the genres. Unlike with Sniper games, you could move and you were actually fighting other players.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I'm a nobody on the outside, looking at a giant development monolith and trying to figure out how this game could possibly have ended up where it did. As a result, a lot of the design seems like it was put into the game to defend itself from the work of other developers. Is that new mechanic fun? That fight really stomped me."

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

none of Dishonored's morality system and I think this is good, the "stealth puzzle = humane cage free assassination" philosophy has aged poorly imo 69% less stealth. no mind control) only 5 powers (+1 PvP only power). NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2: 2: Their secret sauce is closing the monetization and marketing loop to help developers supercharge growth. #3: This analysis is also brought to you by ironSource.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 12, 2023

The timing of the Floodrush beta is puzzling because playing Squad Busters just before Floodrush remarks the weaknesses in the latter. What it does is summon friendly units that are the ones fighting. This consumable item mechanic is the same in Squad Busters, which speaks of knowledge sharing between the teams.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 18, 2022

The 1P videogames I’ve always dreamed of had these qualities: Mechanically deep and systemically driven – perhaps even if that means it’s got a learning curve. Indeed, one of the main starting points for the design was that it wouldn’t be a puzzle, standing in contrast to the highly puzzle-like nature of Advance Wars.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

the Builder Base and its new core loop and gameplay) and spent real development time on quality-of-life improvements Stayed at the forefront of innovation (e.g., the “standard” format) Innovating with new game modes to encourage players to develop a broader collection. Hay Day Pop is Fishdom meet Hay Day with a tile blast mechanic.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite. Similar to the mechanics of Genshin Impact, the player explores the vast open-world by climbing on the walls, swimming in the rivers, gliding in the skies, wiping out enemies, and solving different kinds of puzzles.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Coin Master truly innovated on a core Casino mechanic by making random chance just one block in the core loop, not the only block. This can be seen in the image below, where Simulation, Merge Puzzle and MOBA titles from Big Fish and Plarium are currently in soft-launch. And it continues to do so with none other than the Kardashians!

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

So monetization will be increasingly driven by a combination of ads and IAPs Fireside chat: Tel Aviv, Helsinki, and Istanbul – building blocks of a thriving gaming cluster Affan Butt, Aream & Co; Joakim Achren, Elite Game Developers; Chris Petrovic, FunPlus; Elad Kushnir, angel investor.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. As you and your fellow monsters toss around the village king, you attract a steady buffet of adventurers who try – poorly – to put up a fight! Splendor is a game of chip-collecting and card development. Need help on your board game?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

We know it's been a miiinute since we've shared some in-depth development updates from Kristala with you, but we're SUPER STOKED for you to see everything we've been working on since the last time we met. GDC is the game industry's premier professional event, championing game developers and the advancement of their craft. Concept Art.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This deconstruct focusses on what we can learn from Archero’s highly successful marketing and product journey, while looking deeper into a hugely unrealised revenue opportunity that lies ahead - for both Archero and other developers alike. the second piece of the puzzle. Source: BoomBit Q1 2019 results summary presentation.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 10, 2019

However there is a persistent stigma: Asian developers struggle in the West and Western developers struggle in Asia. This may seem small, but it has been a slowly growing trend which was mostly dominated by domestic developers. Core Battle: Fighting on Auto-Pilot. The Core Battle is simple and requires very little input.

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