Unity Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Gem Hunter Match, a new official Unity sample, shows you how a 2D puzzle match-3 game can stand out from the competition with eye-catching lighting and visual effects created in the Universal Render Pipeline (URP) in Unity 2022 LTS.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Skill-based games platform AviaGames is facing a class action lawsuit accusing the company of fraud and racketeering due to the belief it uses bots in games that are only supposed to have human players.

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Sirlin

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Puzzle Strike is now available on iPad and iPhone ! Puzzle Strike is a deckbuilding puzzle game played amongst Fantasy Strike characters. It's inspired by puzzle games such as Puzzle Fighter. New Puzzle Challenge mode : learn advanced character tactics and think outside the bag!

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Sirlin

DECEMBER 21, 2015

Puzzle Strike is now available on Steam! Puzzle Strike is a deckbuilding puzzle game played amongst Fantasy Strike characters. It's inspired by puzzle games such as Puzzle Fighter. In any case, make sure to adapt to your opponents because Puzzle Strike has a lot more interactivity than most other deckbuilders.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 10, 2021

Laura Taranto has 12 years experience in casual games and is a product advisor and puzzle game aficionado. The numbers above show net revenues (platform cut taken away) in the Western markets (China, Japan and Korea excluded). In casual games overall, puzzle games account for just over 50% of all revenue for 2020. It made $5.1

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Its founder, Jaroslav Meloun, started his career in 2011, when he joined Silicon Jelly, creating the cute puzzle platformer Mimpi. Like many indie studios, Rendlike from the Czech Republic was born from a passion for video games and the craft of creating them. However, this marked only the initial chapter of Meloun's journey.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Dedicated game console Across every generation, mobile is the most used platform for playing games. Only 5% of them play on all 3 platforms. Gen Z has the highest number of multi-platformers with 18%. Meanwhile, console and PC gaming are significantly popular among younger generations. So, what kind of games is everyone playing?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

Physics-based 2D platformer Bionic Bay is a collaboration between the Finnish one-man-studio Mureena and Taiwanese indie game company Psychoflow Studio. 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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Indie DB

JANUARY 7, 2023

This cutesy animal puzzle-platformer is making a release very soon

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The visual style definitely took us a while to decide on, as we weren’t sure if we had the capability to go for realism on the Quest platform”, says Frans Overman, one of the two brothers that make up the dev team. Developer Globiss Interactive has worked hard to build a convincing virtual replica of the Titanic.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He worked 5 years on his nostalgic 3D platformer Raccoo Venture , but according to Brazilian solo developer Diego Ras the journey was ‘extremely rewarding’. That’s how I worked on the level design and puzzles in Raccoo Venture, for example. Making games was something that seemed very far from reality”, he says.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 23, 2023

Addressing Demographics and Analytics While data on audience demographics such as age, gender, and country is not directly provided by Steam, Steam Data Suite users can gather insights based on sales, platform, and pricing data. Additionally, he suggests using platforms like Reddit and TikTok to advertise smaller games effectively.

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OPM Jobs

JUNE 20, 2023

Lost Words: Beyond the Page Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a 2D platformer that transports players into the enchanting journal of a young girl named Izzy. You navigate the pages of Izzy’s diary, where written words materialise in the form of platforms and puzzles. Find it on Steam here. Happy National Writing Day!

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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. The top 200 merge game titles (source: GameRefinery platform).

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Cocos

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

So I want to release this on the WeChat minigame platform as well. Advertising platform Currently, we are using Admob and Facebook ads, but I know that these two services are not available in China. Is there any advertising platform service provider you can recommend for the Chinese release version?

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Promotional collaboration events popularity across US, China and Japan (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Promotional collaboration events in the top 10% (Revenue) of China midcore games (source: GameRefinery SaaS platform). Source: GameRefinery SaaS Platform.). Mobile Legends Bang Bang’s collaboration with Kung Fu Panda.

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DameDev.tv

JANUARY 22, 2024

The game's focus on exploration, puzzle-solving, and character interactions has garnered widespread acclaim. It’s a frenetic, fast-paced platformer that has charmed players with its quirky art style, hilarious characters, and a soundtrack that’s as zany as the gameplay. Sea of Stars 6.

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Game Industry News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Sure, the game’s puzzles could be made much harder due to that, but the fact they got a working and relatively realistic physics engine in a cartridge for the Nintendo 64 is amazing. Otherwise, this was mostly just another platformer game. For those who like: Platformers and Physics Engines.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Familiarity with Nintendo Platforms Nintendo testing can be challenging. Therefore, you must be familiar with different Nintendo gaming platforms, like upcoming consoles and Nintendo Switch, to be successful. Also, understand the unique controls and features of the Nintendo platforms to ensure flawless Nintendo testing.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Dark Crypt by @DaisyGames3 is a puzzle game with a horror setting, well on topic for the spooky season! Manipulate gravity in Spinstar, @PixyDevs 's precision puzzle platformer with great pixel art and music! Hashi: Light by amiksemo is a minimalist and casual puzzle game with a ton of puzzles to solve. Dark Crypt.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 8, 2024

We can take inspiration from content going viral on platforms like TikTok and YouTube, and indeed, we have created hit games in 2023 by doing so. However, there will never be a shortage of content that goes viral on social media platforms like TikTok and YouTube.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It showcases the game’s primary mechanics, which encompass a unique camera/perspective system, puzzle-solving, and shooting. It’s essential to ensure your demo functions smoothly across the range of platforms and PC configurations you intend to support. Consider Holstin’s demo as an example.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. Casual Games in 2022 In our taxonomy, built together with Sensor Tower, the casual games category is divided into seven genres: Puzzle, Hypercasual, Arcade, Tabletop, Simulation, Lifestyle, and Geolocation. Puzzle Games The King is Back.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This can be a mini-game, a puzzle, a practice dojo, a buy/sell/equip gear interface for the chosen mission, or even an elevator ride while the player listens to character conversations. If we only need these ten files to play this particular level, we don’t need all of the others.

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Game Errors

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I’ve always been drawn to the mind-bending puzzles of The Talos Principle series, and the sequel was no exception. I was stuck looking at my desktop instead of unraveling the game’s mysteries, but fear not – I’ve pieced together the puzzle, and I’m here to share the solutions that worked for me.

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iHobo

MARCH 15, 2023

Ten Player Motives #3 If the victory motive asks us to endure frustration to get to the win, and the problem-solving motive asks us to endure confusion to solve the puzzle, is there something else we can endure for our future pleasure? If you want to overcome the problem, you need to have the intellectual chops to solve puzzles.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

In the past, hybridization was mainly seen in 4X strategy games that merged with puzzle and idle RPG mechanics , but in recent months this phenomenon has spread to titles of all shapes and sizes across the market – not just the hybrid-casual genre. In many respects, this change isn’t particularly surprising.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Widely regarded as the biggest trendsetter when it comes to entertaining content, the short-form video content platform, TikTok, has become the new home for viral content. You can tap into the community and scan the platform to pick up on trending themes that are familiar to yours so you can scale on creatives and ads.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 21, 2023

A Void Hope is an atmospheric puzzle platforming adventure set in a world teetering on the edge of collapse. With the team we have now at Elden Pixels we’ve pretty much released on all common platforms today, even the NES! Time is limited, so it can be quite exhausting.” It’s something that we’re very serious about!

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Our last game was a kids puzzle game, our current game is a point-and-click adventure and our next game might be something completely different.” The hardest part for us has been all the little extra tasks, like accounting, submitting applications for events or keeping up a consistent PR effort across multiple platforms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 19, 2022

You can't manually choose to target, because that part of the puzzle is solved by the algorithm. From there, you can feed your creative into various AI-powered marketing platforms like Google App campaigns , and the algorithms will determine who sees that ad. “In most app advertising inventories, you do not have many levers to pull.

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Real Programming

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Working through 16 coding puzzles, kids explore a haunted mansion, fend off zombies and solve mysteries along the way. Creating a Virtual Pet on Scratch Scratch is considered a beginner-friendly code-building platform that uses drag-and-drop style coding. Most adults will remember the days of Tamagotchis , giga pets and nano pets.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Follow the game’s social media profiles – Game developers often use platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and others to unveil exclusive codes during special events or promotions. Engaging actively within these communities, while participating in discussions, can often result in stumbling upon hidden code treasures.

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Game Refinery

APRIL 6, 2023

As an example, a puzzle minigame might feature consumable boosters or rewarded ads to help players in the levels, while a more complex standalone minigame might introduce a completely new monetized meta layer. Introducing minigames into your game also provides an opportunity to add new monetization elements.

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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 revenue and downloads in the US (Source: GameRefinery Platform) Perhaps the most significant development in Chess is its recent crossover with Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.

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DameDev.tv

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Tim believes that this depends on the platform and audience that the game is made for. It’ll be easier to watch this YouTube video than me attempting to explain it 😂 So what’s the 'Aha! Moment' in Portal 2? Dark Souls is a good example of that.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

“It was all about puzzle design, analytical thinking, and understanding player agency and mechanics”, she says. Simpson found the Vol Up 2 opportunity on Upwork, an American freelancing platform, and gained other projects through referrals and Instagram views. Hard skills that I could make a living with.

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