Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g. Flight Simulator), rhythm games, puzzle games, and so on. Certain genres of games (e.g.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The company has developed two mobile titles— Word Tiles Puzzle: Word Search and Restaurant Tycoon. Echtra Games is working on an unannounced AAA ARPG for PC and console platforms. While neither became widely popular, they generated around 1.4 million downloads collectively. In Oct’24, the studio released a new game called Wordee!

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On the other, you have studios that are pushing the boundaries of what’s technically possible in AAA game development. He spoke about the early iterations of the game, where the mechanics of the Elemental Golem Card Puzzles were first tested, and how player feedback played a crucial role in refining the gameplay.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 28, 2024

I really wish big AAA game developers would stop stretching everything as thin as possible. And the Queen’s Blood puzzles are extremely well designed. I felt like Remake was also too long by about 5-10 hours, because it just didn’t have enough stuff to support the 40-some hours it took me to beat it. PRO : Barret.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Keep reading this blog to understand how mobile game development costs differ from AAA games. Will it be a 2D puzzle or an AAA game like Grand Theft Auto V? In other words, multiple stages are involved in the making, which impact the costs and overall returns. Believe us, it’s worth every minute of your time.

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On the other, you have studios that are pushing the boundaries of what’s technically possible in AAA game development. He spoke about the early iterations of the game, where the mechanics of the Elemental Golem Card Puzzles were first tested, and how player feedback played a crucial role in refining the gameplay.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Portal and Portal 2 were adequate, competent puzzle games elevated into hit classics by good writing. When you're working on a AAA game with a $300000000 budget, all executive decisions will be aimed toward one goal: Sand down any odd edges or quirky details. So why not have one? Thus, you'll mainly get it in indie games.

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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 !).

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

There aren’t really any other games like it on PC/console, although Fall Guys does have to compete for players’ attention whenever there’s a major AAA release on console/PC. It has more maps than Eggy Party and Stumble Guys (over 70 in total) and supports a maximum number of 60 players in matches. appeared first on GameRefinery.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Though God help any foolish reviewer who tries to give an AAA game less than 9/10.) Doggo leads to an enormous, entirely optional area with tons of creative fights, fun puzzles, and neat stuff to do. But in a, you know, Norse way. Standard Disclaimer This game is a huge success in every way, and I am an ant. It got great reviews.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Rush Wars was the PvE version of Clash Royale in the Boom Beach setting Clash Quest was Legend of Solgard in the Clash setting Hay Day Pop was a puzzle and decorate game with Hay Day IP Everdale is a Hay Day Derby feature as a game Clash Mini is the most innovative one. It’s Team Fight Tactics for casuals.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

That makes them the closest thing in games to a rock supergroup: Maya Kylmamaa (Game Lead, Engineer) , was CEO of the now defunct Reforged Studios (a Helsinki studio focused on AAA strategy games). She previously was Technical Lead at League of Legends and a Software Engineer at several expansions of World of Warcraft , among others.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2022

The fact that Battle Passes have been successful on audiences so alien to each other like MOBAs and Match-3 Puzzle fans shows how versatile its design can be. They also avoid or severely limit the very valuable elements (like extra moves in Puzzle games).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2020

This makes RPGs the third largest genre on mobile after Strategy ($5.4Bn) and Puzzle ($4.5Bn) games. Idle RPGs (not to be confused with Idle games) and Puzzle RPGs were the biggest growing sub-genres in 2019. Nevertheless, Puzzle RPGs look to be at their peak while Idle RPG revenues have already declined.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales by Next Games. Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales wasn’t initially created for the Netflix Platform. So, technically Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales wasn’t released in 2022. It actually came out a year prior as a F2P title by Next Games. Definitely worth a play over the holiday season.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 8, 2024

This decision remains puzzling, as there was no pressure to launch Squad Busters. AAA Boom and Bust Supercell’s “much more typical of a AAA game launch, and is atypical of a mobile launch” strategy failed. etc) is puzzling. Supercell may have brand recognition, but brand equity remains questionable.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

unlike Outer Wilds, golden loop here is heavily hard-gated by quest progression, not a "true" information game, compromise with AAA market? none of Dishonored's morality system and I think this is good, the "stealth puzzle = humane cage free assassination" philosophy has aged poorly imo 69% less stealth.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. I still love to see how things work, and if they are broken I love the puzzle of how to fix it. Try to enjoy the work.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

These were small versions of the AAA games I had played a lot of, but they were just as enjoyable.” Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. I still love to see how things work, and if they are broken I love the puzzle of how to fix it. Try to enjoy the work.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

To put the Strategy genre in proportion, it generates a whole Billion more than all Puzzle games combined. Though several puzzle genres do boast significant ad revenue streams, which bridge the gap in net revenue between the genres. A true masterpiece of an ad rivaling launch trailers from AAA games.

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 30, 2023

Because, at their hearts, Zelda games are puzzle games with a bit of combat bolted on. Puzzle games are a niche genre. Which makes sense, because the AAA game scene right now is soooo tedious. Remember, this is a puzzle game at heart. Yet, this is an amazing time for niche games to break out and become big hits.

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