Game Refinery
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features. With that in mind, are mobile game studios missing out on an important opportunity here to boost engagement?
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. Special thanks to Niek Tuerlings for the Merge Game insights. 2020 was a very good year for mobile games. Previously at King and Glu.
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Deconstructor of Fun
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Merge Dragons never strayed from merge mechanics and exclusively contained puzzles that players could solve by merging various items. The core gameplay was true and tested Match-3 puzzle while the meta game was merge inspired. The game combined two different core loops but didn't make either of them obligatory.
PreMortem.Games
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Methodology The report mainly focuses on the performance of the mobile games market in Tier-1 West countries, which include the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, France and Germany. To operate with representative groups, we compared games across top-level subgenres. It adds randomness to each attempt to complete the level.
Deconstructor of Fun
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
In the latest episode of the DoF Podcast, Mishka reconnects with Rina Onur Sirinoglu, CEO of Spyke Games, to talk about her exciting new mobile gaming venture, which recently secured a $55 million seed round. Mishka and Rina also take a look into the Turkish gaming industry as a whole. I couldn’t agree more.
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 14, 2020
Alrighty then, lets kick off the predictions with the Puzzle genre! Puzzle Games Continued to Grow. Western casual games category broken down into genres and sub-genres. Puzzle genre is the second largest, after strategy games, on mobile in terms of in-app purchases.
Deconstructor of Fun
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Playrix is one of the powerhouses in the puzzle genre thanks to Gardenscapes and Homescapes’ current success. And while those two titles dominate the top charts, Playrix road to the top started a long time ago with a non-assuming little game know as Township. But before that, lets talk about the mammoth in the room, Playrix.
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