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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PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

A larger drop can be identified if we compare Q2 2023 to Q2 2022. Released back in 2022, the game takes its inspiration from the widely popular Piano Tiles series by Umoni Games. The gameplay uses a simple time-sensitive touch mechanic where a user needs to activate 2D tiles to match the beat of various music tracks being played.

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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.” We met Konami when we pitched the game at GDC in San Francisco back in 2022,” explains Olsson. “We Beyond the joy of destruction, Deliver At All Cost offers players a wide variety of missions.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 25, 2023

I found the motivation once again back in 2022 through a friend who has already released 2 successful games on Steam. I believe the most significant advantage of working solo is having complete control over various aspects of the game, including the story, environment, and mechanics. years of development. I value outside input too.

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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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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

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The game is still in early development, but Co-founder and Creative Director Victor Breum firmly believes in the concept: “It’s a delicious detective loop!” “We are six people from six different educational backgrounds who founded Indoor Sunglasses in 2022 after graduating”, Breum explains. 2 hours of engaging puzzles and story.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

Once acquired, players could use these characters in battles but also interact with them through messages and other in-game social mechanics. Fly High Regardless of genre, most anime-based titles are monetized through gacha mechanics. There are even some anime games that focus on sports, like Haikyu!!

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AWS Games

MARCH 12, 2025

This is thanks, in part, to an initiative that kicked off in 2022 to achieve cloud efficiency, not just proficiency, and digitally transform Epics backend to better support new evolutions of Fortnite. Weve been able to reduce our cloud spend by about 20 percent, and have better resource visibility across the board.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

year-over-year from 2021 to 2022 (TikTok Internal Data, 2022) – makes it the perfect place to find inspiration for casual and hyper-casual mobile games. The game mechanics are simple: players trade fidget toys and aim to get the best trade. Light RPG mechanics of items, characters used in the core gameplay.

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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. You’d be forgiven for mistaking Stumble Guys for Fall Guys. In total, Stumble Guys raked in over 219 million downloads.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 25, 2024

It’s a brutal journey of persistence, frustration, and constant restarts, where the stakes are as emotional as they are mechanical. Internal debate The development of Ascending Inferno wasn’t just about embracing punishing mechanics though. It wasn’t until 2022, nearing the end of our studies, that we decided to revive that dream.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

User spending went down by around 3.5%, following the decline trend of 2022. From the entire list, 5 casual genres were selected for further in-depth study: Merge-2 with Meta : the genre was the most promising one in 2022, and in 2023 it showed strong revenue growth. Top image: Merge Mansion.

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Game Refinery

JUNE 23, 2022

The onboarding period is the delicate phase where the player’s relationship to the monetization mechanics of the game is often decided – for better or worse. Introducing monetization mechanics through free samples. That is, while the player is still getting used to the gameplay mechanics and figuring out what their goal is.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Let’s take a look at what went down at Sony’s State of Play 2022: Tekken 8. The shooting mechanics look sound along with a many interesting characters and locations being introduced in this title. What did you think about the announcements at State of Play 2022? The enhanced edition is set to release early 2023 for the PSVR2.

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Subway Surfers was the most popular game for three consecutive years, with 218 million downloads in 2023, 304 million in 2022, and 191 million in 2021. Core Mechanics of an Endless Runner Game Game mechanics make a video game engaging and challenging for players. Get in touch for 20-mins of free consultation.

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Yotes Games

AUGUST 29, 2022

This here is the demo we just debuted at Everfree Northwest showing the brand new overworld and improved battle mechanics for the first time. The New Kickstarter Anniversary Demo is finally available on Itch.io! ? Download the Demo!

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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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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

There is a lot more flexibility in moving your player around including climbing mechanics, glide mechanics, wind mechanics, etc. The pickup and throw mechanics have been greatly improved. This means some settings have moved so this could lead to minor breakage on existing projects.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The drop of downloads will most likely lead to declining revenue in 2022. Playtika’s Pirate Kings trails Coin Master and has similar mechanics but uses a Wheel of Fortune instead of a slot machine. The game adds another collection mechanic via pets that are obtained through chests. The pandemic favored the Casino category.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If executed correctly, introducing new mechanics in this way can be an easy win, enabling developers to test out player preferences, broaden motivational appeal, boost user acquisition, and enhance player engagement – all without drastically altering the core gameplay. Whoever emerges victorious wins a random assortment of boosters.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With the help of the incentivizing Friend Invitation system mechanic, game studios can scout more players by making the playerbase perform low-key user acquisition on their behalf. Lock exclusive rewards behind the friend retention mechanic. Let players promote your game, more engaged friends the merrier.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 11, 2023

Hypercasual Q1 regional split Comparing the total downloads in Q1 2023 with those in Q4 2022, we see a decrease of 5%. However, an even more significant downtrend can be noticed when comparing Q1 2022 to Q1 2023. Another mechanic to get all of the mentioned above that two games out of five use is the Fortune Wheel.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Elite Quest Vowed in Blood Action RPG: Goddess of Victory: NIKKE Continuing in the RPG genre, Level Infinite’s Goddess of Victory: NIKKE has been a huge success since it first appeared in November 2022, hovering around the top 20 on the Japanese market and the top 200 on the US market.

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Logic Simplified

MAY 25, 2022

So, to avoid security breaches, select a blockchain that has a proven track record of keeping a security history of peer-review and mining-free consensus mechanism, such as proof of stake. List of Best blockchains for NFT 2022. As a consensus mechanism, it is a carbon-neutral blockchain that uses delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS).

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 22, 2024

Clapperheads was founded in 2022 in Bulgaria”, says Executive Producer Aleksandr Robak. “We At the same time, we consider gameplay to be paramount and strive to refine it so that all mechanics and assets are constantly reused. Behind all this madness is an indie studio, but not in the classical sense.

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Radiator Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

My initial blockout relied a lot on a new Trenchbroom 2022 feature "linked groups" , which allows a group of objects to update each other automatically, sort of like instancing -- I made one tree branch segment group, and then duplicated those groups into branches. It wasn't really fun to fight on the actual tree branches.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

Successful 4X games developers are constantly bringing new gameplay mechanics to stand out in the market as seen in the examples below. 2022 Predictions for 4X games We’ll see even more external IPs in the 4X genre. The launch of Valorant Mobile in 2022 is likely to invigorate it considerably. . #3 Product innovation is crucial.

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Game Refinery

MAY 26, 2022

What really differentiates The Ants from the rest, however, is not just the theme but the game’s mechanics, which give it an entirely different feel from the usual 4X we’re used to. The Ants’ grossing rank graph has remained steady (data from Jan 21 to Apr 21, 2022. Source: GameRefinery SaaS platform).

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The indie studio was founded in 2022 by Kostia Liakhov , Game Director and Head of Art, and Samantha (Sam) Cable , Game Director and Head of Narrative. We wanted to have a mechanic to highlight that being a stray cat is not all fun and games. How will she decide between the two cats?

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 3, 2022

First here’s our yearly dev collage showing off in visual form some of the progress and work since our last review, version 2022! Cumulative hours of Cogmind-related work, 2013~2022. This year’s major release was of course Beta 11 “Mechanical Renaissance,” in the works for 17 (!) Development Time.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

On December 12th, 2022, Brawl Stars removed its loot boxes, replacing it with a ‘direct purchase’ system for acquiring content. This calculation excludes December 2022, which boosted revenue due to the winter holidays). This move shocked many within the industry and generated polarized opinions among experts.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment. I started working full time on Repunk in 2022 and decided to use Unity for multiple reasons: familiarity, access to good looking assets, and great licensing terms. And also: find better tools!

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Clapperheads was founded in 2022 in Bulgaria”, says Executive Producer Aleksandr Robak. “We At the same time, we consider gameplay to be paramount and strive to refine it so that all mechanics and assets are constantly reused. Behind all this madness is an indie studio, but not in the classical sense.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 19, 2024

The idea for Dead Meat came in 2022, when Keane and Ackland were discussing what the ultimate First Person Talker might look like. Press B to express Doubt’, for example, is a classic case of mismatch between gameplay scenario and mechanical input. Using natural language and free-text input would clearly be a significant improvement.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This new batch of items in particular is composed of quite a few belonging to the mechanics-heavy very interesting category, so in that regard this spike is quite meaningful. Shown another way: Net total item count in Cogmind, 2015-2023 and beyond. The first three years there are Alpha, followed by Beta. All your base are belong to us.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This time, we’ll look at the top games that use storytelling as a core mechanic and show you that you don’t need sparkling design and intense gameplay to create a hit. Three Minute Games also included a time mechanic to make it feel even more realistic. Published in 2022. You just need an extra C: Choice. It’s all in real-time.

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