Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In terms of both technical achievements and content expansion, 2024 was a huge year for Cogmind… but first, the traditional opening collage, a quick visual summary of the year: Selection of images from the past year of Cogmind-related development as posted on this blog, forums, and social media (larger size here ).

Beta 59

Beta Writing Content Feature 59

Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

And with that, the 2024 season comes to an end. beta 1 release notes. For every year from 2014 to 2024 we shared two gems found on Steam and itch.io KinitoPET Desktop pets have risen to new popularity in 2024. Backpack Battles Backpack Battles decided to make inventory management the main game mechanic.

Engineering 40

Engineering Engine Mechanics Co-op 40

Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

It contains the game’s proposed design like the concept of the game, genre, core game mechanics, gameplay, timeline, illustrations/sketches, story and characters, levels and monetization strategies. Prototype: The prototype is a raw test that checks the functionality of the game, environments, gameplay, mechanics, user experience, etc.

Game Development 100

Game Development Game Developer Development Engineering 100

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Now we’re in 2024 -- and since 2020, we haven’t seen any new IP get a foothold into this market. The player base dropped from 80 million monthly active users in 2021 to 50 million by mid-2024. Games that tweak existing mechanics are not enough to break into this entrenched space. Valorant was the last.

Console 52

Console Co-op Content PC 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Mobile ad spend will be over half of all media ad spend by 2024 Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari was the catalyst to radically altering the digital marketing landscape. Mobile ad spending worldwide is going up and shifting faster than ever from traditional channels like TV, OOO into digital. ATT in iOS 15 went harder.

Mobile 52

Mobile Mobile Balance Mobile Gaming 52

Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

. (<2016 excluded as outliers and mostly pre-alpha content being created to seed the first version) I’ve included 2024 in that graph because the work on all those items was already completed on this year’s dev time, but have yet to be released, and as you can see it’s quite a cache. All your base are belong to us.

Beta 105

Beta Alpha Mechanics Build 105

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The rules regarding IAP methods are now the following: Apps may not use their own mechanisms to unlock content or functionality, such as license keys, augmented reality markers, QR codes, cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency wallets, etc. The updates focused on the usage of NFTs and their functionalities inside games.

Mobile 52

Mobile Mobile Games Mobile Gaming 52