Yobob Games

AUGUST 9, 2022

Harvest Island is purely a story driven game with farming mechanics to support the plot. There are other differences that distinguishes my game from stardew valley and it’s in the mechanics as well, such as fishing, how your stamina is used, and the ability to keep on playing after midnight and all the way until the next day.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 17, 2018

They come up with the basic ideas behind the game (the core engine), design mechanics, create the rules, and sometimes even come up with the theme. If the publisher and designer have a clear idea on what the theme will be, a developer can start working on certain elements of the game that will be applied later.

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Designer Notes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So, the talk I am about to give is something of a sequel to one I gave in 2010 entitled Theme is Not Meaning. I argued then that we need to stop assuming that a game’s theme or SETTING determines its meaning and, instead, that meaning comes from the mechanics themselves. One way to put this is that nobody knows anything.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 5, 2022

Stardew Valley Vs Harvest Island. Most farming simulators have dating but Harvest Island doesn’t, so from the get go, Harvest Island is very different from Stardew just by the mechanics and the premise. Harvest Island Game Mechanics. More Game Mechanics Comparison. The core mechanics of this is amazing, I think.

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Game Refinery

MAY 26, 2022

The Ants stood out from the crowd with its unusual theme – the game follows the life of an ant colony trying to make it in the wild – and piqued the interest of gamers all over the world, managing to reach top200 in the US and Japanese market. Player motivational drivers of The Ants vs. typical 4X Strategy game. Gameplay loop.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 9, 2023

While King Robert does not make an appearance in this game, they keep it in the family by sending his brother King Richard (if there is an R theme going, then will King Ryan or Raymond be next?). It’s an additional visual progression mechanic, which we know works well for the audience. Wonder how they will expand their Royal-verse.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Similarities and differences. Kitka Games’ Stumble Guys. Stumble Guys.

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Game Errors

JUNE 6, 2023

Apex Legends vs Fortnite. Apex Legends vs Fortnite: A complete overview of Popularity Before we dive deeper, we should have some idea about the nature of these two games: System requirements Both of these games have apparent system requirements that give us a clear idea about the optimization level of these titles.

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Game Errors

MAY 12, 2023

The game introduces new gameplay mechanics, such as weapon fusion and object manipulation, which will play a significant role in combat and exploration. While The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom theme is similar to Breath of the Wild, it comes with a host of changes you should be aware of.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2020

An example of that would be changing the early monetization to feature more smaller purchases (vs fewer larger ones) to help speed up the learning phase. Research different game themes and art styles The first step is researching different game themes in order to find the highest converting concept for a specific game mechanic.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The story has multiple main and side characters, and besides the mystery theme, there are also some romance and LGBTQ themes. Player motivations data: Merge games (Average) vs. Gossip Harbor (source: GameRefinery platform). Despite the dark setting of the story, dialogue is peppered with humor.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The core engine is what’s left when you strip a game of mechanics and obstacles. The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics and concepts you need to have a functioning (but not necessarily fun) game. Game mechanics are how we bring the core engine of a game to life. What are game mechanics?

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Revenue, on the other hand, still grew YoY, just not as much as the year prior (17% vs almost 30%). Top 20 in 2020 vs 2021 and Notable New Games. King vs. Playrix - The Two-Horse Race Every year, Playrix and ABKing are neck and neck in the race to be a top Puzzle publisher.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 12, 2020

Comparing Zynga vs. Supercell: Why? Clash of Clans drew heavily from Backyard Monsters on social but improved the mechanics for mobile. Hence, decentralization speaks to a more common theme that likely has spelled disaster for many game publishers who have centralized to date.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 23, 2023

For a quick and general introduction of the game, it’s a player vs player only CCG game, which limits your cards to only 10 per deck, each game is less than 4 minutes, and it uses a very simple poker-like betting mechanic to keep things interesting. However, Marvel Snap has simplified this mechanic to make it even more accessible.

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Interesting Choices

AUGUST 5, 2011

Black wouldn't get any "destroy target creature" cards, and instead removal in this world would be themed as tricks and pranks, with the occasional application of -1/-1 counters. We also knew that the set needed something else to carry it, something that was outside of the tribal theme. Early on Aaron suggested a "treasure" mechanic.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 15, 2024

The gameplay heavily relies on RNG-based mechanics and incentivizes long sessions, resembling an RPG-themed slot machine. However, there are notable areas for improvement such as refining gacha mechanics, optimizing ad placements, and enhancing social features to foster long-term retention and revenue growth.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 20, 2019

As mentioned before, the two games are incredibly similar featuring the same theme and the same core gameplay. Take a look at the following example: Puzzle vs. Blast levels (start state). Puzzle vs. Blast levels (halfway during the level), count the match possibilities in each one. The red chair or the blue chair?

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Playrix Approach of Performance Marketing This topic is explained in some of the articles posted in Deconstructor of Fun but at its simplest, there are 2 metrics that we look into to understand how high we can scale a game, CPI (Cost per Install) vs ROAS (Return on Ad Spend). product management. Core loop of Township.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 21, 2019

Repositories: [link] and other branches with vs prefix. Perfecting prediction mechanism. The integration mainly required 3 distinct verticals: A version control themed editor plugin to place all the UI elements required. Project: Improvements To Visual Scripting System. Student: Swarnim Arun ( swarnimarun ). Current progress.

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Radiator Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

I made a new single player Quake 1 map called "Breakfast Under The Balloons" for the community map pack Coppertone Summer Jam 2 , where mappers were encouraged to make sunny summer-y themed maps using the popular community rebalancing mod Copper. It helps supplement the stealth fantasy in a game with basically no stealth mechanics.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

Making the right choices at project greenlight can be the difference between a successful future vs. a destabilising force to your studios and portfolio health. What in the design needs to be validated vs. is proven? We instead let our mechanics and motif alone determine who we thought would play our game. Can we distribute it?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

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. Freeform Decoration vs Pre-Set Decoration Hay Day Pop builds on elements from Fishdom by doubling down on a decoration metagame.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

For most players (including payers) the Pass is primarily retention and an engagement mechanism. Passes also lack strong frustration points that generate disappointment , compared to other monetization mechanisms like timers (that temporarily block the access to the fun) or loot boxes (that obfuscate the actual value of the purchase).

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There are tons of expansions, themed versions, and even custom boards like this gorgeous one on Etsy. There is a great variety of themed Codenames if you want to change things up a bit. Taco vs. Burrito – $25. As it turns out, on Etsy, there is no shortage of wonderful board game themed posters. But beware!

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The downloads and revenue have been relatively stable for the last two weeks, so if the trend continues it would mean that Unite is stable at the lower range (in terms of revenue) of the major titles of the MOBA category in mobile: Downloads/revenue of Pokemon Unite vs the other titles of the category. source: Sensor Tower.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Both titles featured PUBG’s signature battle royale gameplay and mechanics ported to the mobile format, though the two studios had different approaches. 5 vs 5 Multiplayer: Multiplayer mode includes 7 maps spanning the CoD franchise and several core gameplay modes, including team deathmatch, domination, and search-and-destroy.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The only examples of F2P shooters at scale were Korean (Crossfire) and Chinese (Assault Fire/Ni-Zhan), both focused on pay-to-win mechanics. In some instances, there was skepticism: was it really necessary to create a unique theme to tie together maps, weapons and modes in a seasonal drop, as opposed to just drop them when they were ready?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

2019 showcased a +20 percentage point increase to investment in live-ops events across top casino apps vs 2018. Coin Master truly innovated on a core Casino mechanic by making random chance just one block in the core loop, not the only block. Else, just more re-themed slots games incoming. Source: Liquid & Grit Reports.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

Other companies take elements from benchmark titles and combine them with a new theme to reach a new audience or carve out a niche within an existing audience. The true masterpiece here is that Clans continuously moved the goalpost in a way that players look forward to (to progress more…) vs. a negative experience. 10-15% in 2020).

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 4, 2020

Leave it another Finnish team to build some truly innovative gameplay mechanics in their action strategy title, Battle Legion. Save for a few unicorns ( Fortnite , AFK Arena ), the genres and game mechanics feel to me largely unevolved. it can make W2E feel very rewarding.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

By all accounts this genre is matured to a point where it could use a massive innovation to both the progression mechanics and social gameplay. Last year, we predicted that the Strategy RPG sub-genre may open up to female audiences with female-focused themes. Watch our full analysis of Clash Royale vs. Clash of Clans battle passes.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

I’m reminded of Beta 11’s spicing up the main complex with Heavies and Cargo Convoys , though in this case it’s not just adding one or two new mechanics but instead about turning Garrisons into proper branch maps in terms of content distribution… Encounter Architecture. …alert level xD. That’s a problem.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Key issues covered in this panel discussion include: Biggest mistakes to avoid Creatively led vs. data led companies… and also vs. technology led? Usually in the business and the creative side, they're sort of on the margins, but on the engineering side that's where you get breakouts for new game mechanics like battle royale.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. First, you might die a lot before evening (especially vs. Fia's tricky self-destruct encounter) Second, when evening rolls around you have to choose between Egor or Aleksis. Limited regen (e.g. No hoarding / shopping trips.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

All of which results in a near slots experience that makes the most of addictive slots player psychology , while using casual versions of proven F2P mid-core mechanics to capitalise on feelings of Loss Aversion and Skinner Box driven habit forming. Coin Master’s Game Systems. Most definitely, “Spins” drive all core loop engagement.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

2022 performance of Ethereum & Solana (above) vs. Applovin & Roblox (below). New year new me: The trends of 2022 Just like the fluctuations of the crypto market, fluctuations of the trends among blockchain games were also a big theme for 2022. Of course, it’s hard to predict the topic or theme of those local optimals.

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