Real Programming

MARCH 28, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics , software development jobs are projected to grow by 25% from 2022 to 2032much faster than the average for all occupations. They start seeing problems as puzzles, setbacks as part of the process, and success as something they can build, line by line. According to the U.S. And parents are paying attention.

Code

Game Developer

APRIL 25, 2023

The studio was quietly formed in 2022 by a group of former King, Seriously, and Next Games developers.

Puzzle

GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A new Sensor Tower report says mobile puzzle games have generated $42 billion since the company began tracking data in 2013. Real-time puzzles such as Tetris and Traffic Jam Fever saw significant growth between January 2022 and March 2023, with a 103% increase in downloads and a 64% rise in revenue.

Puzzle

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.

Puzzle

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. Only 15% of casual puzzle games in the US top grossing 200 have implemented it, despite it proving reasonably effective at boosting performance in several level-based puzzle games.

Puzzle

Game Wisdom

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The Most Puzzling Games of 2022 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com. The puzzle genre continues to be a favorite with a wide variety of games to check out for 2022.… … The post The Most Puzzling Games of 2022 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

Puzzle

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.

Mobile Gaming

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.

Puzzle

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.

Mobile Gaming

Grumpy Gamer

MAY 24, 2022

Laying down the backbone puzzles for Act 1. Jul 24, 2020 Started the Puzzle Dependency Chart for Act 1. May 25, 2022 Yep, this dev diary didn’t last long. Taking longer than I thought. Hope to get Dave’s contract done by tomorrow. Jul 23, 2020 First “real” design meeting with dave. Thinking about the ui.

Dev

Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The collaboration involved two One Piece games – One Piece Treasure Cruise and One Piece Bounty Rush – as well as Monster Strike , Knives Out , Puzzle & Dragons , and Granblue Fantasy. The film made the equivalent of $100 million after 46 days after its release and is the highest-grossing movie of 2022 in Japan so far.

Mobile Gaming

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.

Mechanics

Game Refinery

JUNE 15, 2023

Match3 puzzle games are probably the most visible genre to utilize race events, with 43% of the match3 titles in the US top grossing 200, including them in their event rotations. Phase 10: World Tour’s Kayak Event The casual card game Phase 10: World Tour implemented its own racing event in December 2022.

Racing

Grumpy Gamer

MAY 25, 2022

Laying down the backbone puzzles for Act 1. Started the Puzzle Dependency Chart for Act 1. May 25, 2022. Taking longer than I thought. Hope to get Dave's contract done by tomorrow. Jul 23, 2020. First "real" design meeting with dave. Jul 24, 2020. Jul 27, 2020. Jenn started. Jul 28, 2020. Making good progress on design.

Dev

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. Thief Puzzle: to pass a level Another new hit with 27M downloads is Thief Puzzle: to pass a level.

Tile

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. Match 3D’s guild mechanic is its ‘Team’ feature, which introduces social aspects to the simple, ‘hyper-casual-ish’ core puzzle gameplay.

Build

Game Refinery

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In the case of both games, the renovation features are implemented as part of the core loop alongside puzzle mechanics: play levels → get currency → renovate in meta. Other puzzle and renovation games such as Homescapes have introduced features focusing on player renovation/customization rather than building renovation.

Mobile Gaming

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.

Data

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Clash Quest is Supercell’s most recent attempt at disrupting the puzzle category through titles like Smash Land , Spooky Pop, and Hay Day Pop , each of them trying to achieve success from different angles. Clash Quest 101 In terms of gameplay, Clash Quest can be categorized as a blast-based midcore Puzzle game with some RPG components.

Puzzle

Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Published in 2022. Horror in the Darkness is a text-based horror puzzle-esque game. Choice is limited – this is much more of a mystery and puzzle-type game. The developer has gone the extra mile to layer in beautiful, clever puzzle elements that keep you wondering and coming back for more. Character: 6/10. Conflict: 7/10.

Horror

Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Tower of Fantasy was launched in the global markets in August 2022, luring players to the game with its “Genshin with an MMO experience” headlines. So, does it live up to the promise? Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite.

Fantasy

Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

Developed by Kitka Games and acquired by Scopely Games in September 2022, Stumble Guys is a knock-out party game with a similar visual style and gameplay mechanics to Fall Guys. Kitka Games’ Stumble Guys. Stumble Guys. You’d be forgiven for mistaking Stumble Guys for Fall Guys. In total, Stumble Guys raked in over 219 million downloads.

Mobile

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

A game that really fell during 2022 losing nearly half of its revenues in the process. 5 Simulation Games (revenue -18%, downloads +16%) Roblox , which brought well over a billion Dollars in 2021, declined by 27% in 2022 while not losing downloads. Globally, time spent grew 25% from 2021 to 2022.

Mobile Gaming

Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Editor’s note: This blog post was originally published in March 2022. In terms of monetization, the game has a traditional casual puzzle game IAP model combined with relatively heavy ad monetization. The game utilizes various monetization mechanics, including a unique ad-monetized battle pass.

Mobile Gaming

AWS Games

JUNE 13, 2024

Mariam Dholkawala, a WCP participant, was on the team that created an immersive experience with the player in a unique art gallery that incorporates puzzle-solving and escape room mechanics. Final projects, from both 2022 and 2021 , are showcased on Unreal Engine’s blog and social channels, viewed by millions of people each year.

Games

2d Game Art Guru

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Learning the Shape Builder Tool with Puzzle Grids. I also uploaded 10 puzzle grids made of lines and shapes in Affinity Designer v2 [which means they won’t open in v1]. Play around, explore, and learn the ins and outs of the shape builder tool with these grids. Once you got your bearing, create your own base shapes and grids.

Puzzle

Game Refinery

JUNE 23, 2022

For example, the Puzzle RPG Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle has a Single-Summon limited to new players who are just starting to compile their character roster. Many games do this by offering free pulls (and even re-rolls in the case of unfavorable results!), discounts, or a special one-off gacha tailored specifically for new players’ needs.

Mechanics

Game Daily

JUNE 19, 2023

A separate game invites players to solve a logic puzzle. ” Rhythm City In 2022, Roblox hosted a party event by French DJ David Guetta, in partnership with Warner Music Group and in-game creative powerhouse Wonder Works Studio. In 2022, Meta scored a major coup by staging a concert with Foo Fighters.

Games

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

2022 was yet another declining year for Supercell. Supercell’s total revenue (Liikevaihto) declined in 2022 but is considerably up compared to 2020. I would suggest that the mobile industry’s slowdown in growth and decline in 2022 is, in part, evidence that more innovative games are needed, including from us.” Both amazing.”

Mobile

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Gaming expert speakers talked about the hottest topics in the gaming industry from 2022 predictions to rising game categories, from blockchain & NFT gaming to launch strategies. Mobile games market predictions in 2022 Michail Katkoff, Savage Game Studios, and Deconstructor of Fun.

Mobile

Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

This concept of “secret” doesn’t really make sense in a strategy game, contest, or a puzzle. So technically, it may be more like a “bad puzzle”, but in any case it shares a lot in common with secrets. It also is kind of hard to do, practically, in tabletop games (although it is possible !).

Fantasy

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Christmas 2022 was made very special for some as Moon Active announced the acquisition of the casual puzzle game Zen Match for as much as $150M. Designing a Tile Match level When designing puzzle levels, one of the initial goals should be to ensure that players can easily recognize patterns.

Tile

Game Daily

JULY 14, 2023

They are currently puzzles (63%), arcade (52%), skill & chance (44%), shooters (42%) and action (41%). consumer spend on video games in 2022 came in at 56.6 The average player is 32 years old and has been playing for 21 years. Preferences: The top five genres show how much mobile and casual games influence the market.

Console

AWS Games

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This blog post presents data and findings from an annual survey of professional video game developers conducted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) during October and November, 2022, alongside details about new AWS for Games solutions and customer stories. The video game industry continued its rapid transformation in 2022. Highlights.

Game Developer

Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This roguelike bullet-hell game has been one of the most loved PC games of the year and sits at position one on steam’s “best of 2022” list ( 1 ). It will be interesting to see if this PC port sees similar launch success as Survivor.io did (one article claiming that Survivor.io billion revenue and 1.1

Studios

Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Its developers dropped the news to launch the sequel to MW2 (2022), Modern Warfare III , with updated detailing and editions like the ‘Open Combat Missions.’ Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? Another giant is eyeing to bag the title, which is none other than Call of Duty 2023. And what genre will you pick?

AAA

The Bottom Feeder

JANUARY 18, 2022

A pair of moral puzzles for your enjoyment. That's how I will handle being a public communicator in the crazyhouse that is 2022. You did this. I have a pair of interesting role-playing exercises for you. Situation Number One About 15 years ago, I wrote a humor piece called, "Helpful, Non-Threatening Quiz: Am I a Serial Killer?"

Communications