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. Gone Home anchors its story focus with voice acting, narration, simpler puzzles, and wry realism. The Witness fully commits to hundreds of puzzles at the scope of an open world game.

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Logic Simplified

JULY 31, 2023

There is one area every game designer must focus on to ensure that their games are captivating enough to entertain and provide an impactful experience to the user: game mechanics. When creating a new game, video game mechanics are often considered the most important factor. What are game mechanics? So let’s get started.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. Although specialization is highly sought after, there remains a surprising amount of overlap in the features and mechanics used across these different genres. This mechanic has proven to be remarkably effective in fostering long-term player retention.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. Whether it's a unique gameplay mechanic from an indie title or a groundbreaking event in one of the biggest franchises, developers consistently look to each other to spark creativity and fuel progress. However, the real challenge lies in adaptation rather than imitation.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 6, 2023

“I thought that trying to piece together what happened in the past felt like a puzzle – a puzzle you could turn into a super emotionally powerful video game”, he says. ” imperfect photogrammetry One of the aspects Breum is most proud of in Mind Diver is how well the puzzles and the story complement each other.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

But there's something particularly special to be said about its main mechanic, and the pure joy of experiencing its optical illusion puzzles for the first time, seeing reality shift before your eyes. "I Read more

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

Publishers and studios are constantly looking for new ways to improve these, whether it’s with more powerful ad creative to boost UA or by adding new gameplay mechanics and features to improve player retention. Introducing minigames into your game also provides an opportunity to add new monetization elements.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Depending on the type of IP you want to license, collaborations also provide an opportunity to freshen up your narrative elements and gameplay mechanics. How well does the franchise – if it’s a film or TV show, for example – lend itself to your gameplay mechanics? Does it match your target demographic?

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Typically highlighting a game’s mechanics in their raw form, even before content and visuals receive their final polish. Public demos aim to showcase your game’s mechanics and style to players while also garnering interest in the full game through story introduction. Consider Holstin’s demo as an example.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 15, 2023

And if the game you’re working on is a match-3 puzzle, there is a widely accepted assumption that your target audience primarily consists of women aged between 25 and 45. A very casual summary of the casual puzzle player demographics. Puzzle RPG is the first thing that comes to mind for puzzle games that target a male audience.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We have really worked hard on making each mission a different and fun experience that introduces a unique mechanic.” Silly things He admits that game- and level design was a real puzzle to solve in the semi-open world that allows players to carve their own paths by smashing through just about everything. “It

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Game Refinery

JUNE 15, 2023

The rise of hybridization in mobile games has resulted in game developers experimenting with new gameplay mechanics and features from other genres to drive engagement, something that’s often done via limited-time events. Some developers have added extra mechanics to their race events to keep things fresh and rewarding.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In this game, You can experience treasure hunting, puzzle solving and actions. Player need to collect various tools to break Barriers, manipulate mechanics to get to hard-to-reach places, or find path in complex scenes. Miner Open Chests is newly released.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Kazimir’s staff is more than just a weapon, it’s a dynamic tool that players can use to solve puzzles, combat enemies, and cleanse the Miasma. The control mechanics are integral to the gameplay, allowing players to operate Kazimir and his staff both together and independently.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To put you on the right track, we’ve taken a deep dive into four games that have delivered innovative storytelling in four subgenres: Merge Puzzle from the Casual category, and MMORPG, Action RPG, and 4X Strategy from the Mid-core category. Despite the dark setting of the story, dialogue is peppered with humor.

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Sirlin

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Puzzle Strike 2’s expansion, called Bold Adventures, has four new community bank decks as well as 10 more characters. The fourth of these bank decks is Puzzle Pets. The creatures are the star of the show in Puzzle Pets. Most decks have a few creatures, but Puzzle Pets puts the emphasis on creatures.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery.

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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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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 12, 2004

What makes most games tough to play is that the puzzles are arbitrary and unconnected. It's an advanced puzzle, I was told. It is bad design to put puzzles and situations into a game that require a player to die in order to learn what not to do next time. Backwards Puzzles. Puzzles should advance the story.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

For as much as we talk about theme-mechanic unity here, it’s an ideal to be pursued and which is seldom truly met. Part of the reason Escape Rooms appeal to people who don’t normally play games or solve puzzles is the physical experience. However, different people can focus on different puzzles.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2024

Wood Nuts: Screw Puzzle The first game on the list is a title by Zego Studio: Wood Nuts: Screw Puzzle. In this game, the user solves various puzzles by unscrewing everything on the screen. To keep players engaged, the game features a leaderboard that motivates players to achieve better results by solving more complex puzzles.

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Game Refinery

JUNE 21, 2023

An example of an exclusive reward offer bundle in Diablo Immortal The match3 puzzle game, Pet Rescue Saga , also has a good example of a reward-based IAP offer. The match3 puzzle game, Project Makeover, also features these offers as part of its Timed Makeover Challenge.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The game mechanics are simple: players trade fidget toys and aim to get the best trade. Other factors contributing to its success are its ease to pick-up and play, the mechanics and visual style of the game make it perfect for sharing on TikTok, and its diverse range of characters cover a broad spectrum of gender presentation and body types.

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Game Refinery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

One of the most successful ways of doing this is by introducing meta elements – gameplay elements and mechanics from other game genres – into your game. How these renovation and construction elements are implemented in-game often varies according to the core gameplay mechanics and narrative nature of the game.

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Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 5, 2013

they have] taken a genre amalgam that's been dear to my heart since Puzzle Quest and injected a heavy dose of humor and a penchant for breaking into song. I was skeptical at first that it could blend so many different genres and game mechanics together, but it did so with ease.". Touch Arcade Review. It's almost the perfect 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

MAY 20, 2020

A bold move for Supercell, going against giants that continue to rule the casual puzzle space. The match 3 success trifecta generally consists of: a fun core match mechanic a good metagame with a clean sense of progression a new feature or innovation that brings something different to the space. Can Supercell succeed in this space?

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Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 4, 2013

” Touch Arcade Review “[they have] taken a genre amalgam that’s been dear to my heart since Puzzle Quest and injected a heavy dose of humor and a penchant for breaking into song. I was skeptical at first that it could blend so many different genres and game mechanics together, but it did so with ease.”

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 25, 2019

Out of nowhere, a thought popped into my head: “what if you were still monsters eating adventurers, but the game was all about dropping them into a puzzle that represented the monster’s stomach?” How Pattern Building Arose from the Dropping Mechanic. All things considered, I am happy with how the mechanics came from the theme.

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Sirlin

JANUARY 29, 2022

Puzzle Strike 2’s expansion, called Bold Adventures, has four new community bank decks as well as 10 more characters. Steam Crank introduces a new mechanic: the chain combo. The Steam Crank deck has another minor mechanic as well. The third of these bank decks is Steam Crank.

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Sirlin

JANUARY 20, 2022

Puzzle Strike 2’s expansion, called Bold Adventures, has four new community bank decks as well as 10 more characters. But now factor in those discard mechanics! This next card has the same mechanic as the above cards, but it’s so powerful that it deserves to be shown by itself: A double crash for free, if you can discard it somehow!

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 11, 2004

What makes most games tough to play is that the puzzles are arbitrary and unconnected. It’s an advanced puzzle, I was told. It is bad design to put puzzles and situations into a game that require a player to die in order to learn what not to do next time. I disagree. What is the reasoning? There is none.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Hexasort with its new matching mechanic executed so well, is an industry darling. Players pay extra moves to complete challenges to see new mechanics/puzzles, not progress a story) Narrative-driven games are fundamentally different. the core of core genres- highly dramatic narratives are increasingly the key to success.

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Sirlin

JANUARY 13, 2022

Puzzle Strike 2’s base set includes 10 characters and two different community banks decks. There are several fundamental things you do in Puzzle Strike 2, such as blocking, crashing, swapping, drawing cards, and spending actions. Each bank deck changes the feel of the game. In other words, it emphasizes all the fundamentals.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

I thought it would be interesting to contrast this to Word Dad , a puzzle game made by my friend, master game designer John Cutter. A brief aside on puzzles All three of these are more correctly called puzzles, of course. This means that really, puzzles and games are terms that are matters of degree, not kind.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Compelling puzzles And so the team built the game around the story. The gameplay mechanics and puzzles all came from the question ‘what fun things could we mess with inside a phone’. We ended up kind of struggling to really create a sense of progression and compelling puzzles.” Absolutely! Lucie then added them.”

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

I thought that the core mechanic in this 2D game was extraordinary, so I contacted the developers. The Swap The initial idea that ignited the project was the core mechanic: The Swap. It allows players to instantly swap places with any physics based object which allows for some clever puzzling through the relentless levels. “We

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