Radiator Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

Botany Manor is a 3 hour first person puzzle game about growing plants while exploring a big beautiful fancy house that smells like British Bake-Off. Gone Home anchors its story focus with voice acting, narration, simpler puzzles, and wry realism. The Witness fully commits to hundreds of puzzles at the scope of an open world game.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 24, 2025

platforming, parkour mechanics and puzzle-solving, all tightly synchronized to a pulsating urban soundtrack. The game follows Nittch, a courier rebelling against La Cpula, a totalitarian government that censors art, music and freedom of speech.

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 The game immerses players in a captivating odyssey across worlds within worlds, beckoning them to master the art of world-leaping mechanics to uncover a cosmic mystery.

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Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

Weve seen everything from the likes of PUBG x Jujustu Kaisen, to Puzzles & Dragons x Demon Slayer, Fortnite x Naruto, and Grand Summoners x One Punch Manto name a few historic examples. To name just a few, these include Fortnite (Battle Royale), Top War (4X Strategy), Puzzles & Dragons (Match3), and Tower of Fantasy (MMORPG).

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Since most of us are unaware of the process of creating a game, we usually confuse game design and game art as being the same. In this blog, we will discuss the difference between game art vs game design and how each plays a unique role in game development. Let’s take the popular example of Candy Crush Saga , a level-based puzzle game.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2024

Wood Nuts: Screw Puzzle The first game on the list is a title by Zego Studio: Wood Nuts: Screw Puzzle. In this game, the user solves various puzzles by unscrewing everything on the screen. To keep players engaged, the game features a leaderboard that motivates players to achieve better results by solving more complex puzzles.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Their first game, Genesis Noir, was already a moving work of art. This field of visual art emphasizes abstraction and graphic design to compress storytelling into quick digestible and fun chunks.” Now, with the follow-up, Nirvana Noir , the New York-based indie studio Feral Cat Den is crafting audio-visual poetry in motion.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It is true that games speak to players through gameplay – the core engine, mechanics, and rules. However, when people think of storytelling in games, they think of theme, story, art, components, and even box design. ” I’ll see a piece of art or hear an ancient myth and – boom – I’m inspired.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 12, 2004

This problem calls for a special kind of storytelling, and we have just begun to scratch the surface of this art form. What makes most games tough to play is that the puzzles are arbitrary and unconnected. It's an advanced puzzle, I was told. Backwards Puzzles. There is a state of mind called "suspension of disbelief".

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This analysis is written by Taras Koshelev (Lead Game Designer at My.Games Venture Capital) who focused on game mechanics and loops and Michail Katkoff (Founder of Savage Game Studios) who covered the market and marketability. Playrix released Puzzle Breakers into soft-launch in late 2019. Puzzle RPGs on Mobile.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

She is currently transitioning into a new role as a social media and community lead at the American-based 3D Art Academy, Art Heroes. ” Concept art by Cassie Simpson Simpson loved to draw but never considered it as a potential career. In grade 10 I took art as a subject. Hard skills that I could make a living with.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 28, 2024

Best in Innovation – Don’t Forget Developed by: Digital Arts And Entertainment (Belgium) Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames while battling the effects of dementia. Through innovative mechanics, they provide a unique perspective on dementia. Download the game here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Hexasort with its new matching mechanic executed so well, is an industry darling. Players pay extra moves to complete challenges to see new mechanics/puzzles, not progress a story) Narrative-driven games are fundamentally different. the core of core genres- highly dramatic narratives are increasingly the key to success.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Compelling puzzles And so the team built the game around the story. The gameplay mechanics and puzzles all came from the question ‘what fun things could we mess with inside a phone’. We ended up kind of struggling to really create a sense of progression and compelling puzzles.” Absolutely! Lucie then added them.”

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Travel around gathering ingredients (which didn't feel tedious as you needed to Island-hop for other story & puzzle reasons) then cast spells that advance the story. Suddenly, I'm in a horror game and still it uses the mechanics from the general game. first thing that came to mind was the spell book in King's Quest 6.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 11, 2004

This problem calls for a special kind of storytelling, and we have just begun to scratch the surface of this art form. What makes most games tough to play is that the puzzles are arbitrary and unconnected. It’s an advanced puzzle, I was told. The backwards puzzle occurs when the solution is found before the problem.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 5, 2019

It’s a puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players where you play as a fantasy monster who’s hungry for villagers. To sell in this awfully noisy, competitive board gaming environment, you have to have mechanics and art that people really enjoy. On the note of mechanics, we were really lucky.

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Real Programming

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

From creating realistic physics simulations to designing engaging game mechanics, math plays a crucial role in crafting immersive experiences. A chance to create impactful, interactive art. This career path is perfect for individuals who enjoy solving puzzles and optimizing outcomes.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

They must create art that is optimized for mobile devices, easy to understand, and engaging for players. All these and more are key to developing a successful game, and this article will focus mainly on tips that serve as art production solutions for developers. Furthermore, using a consistent art style can aid in brand recognition.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This is why game art studios have emerged over the past decade. Instead of working on the next big blockbuster title alone, game art studios help companies create their titles with minimal financial investment. This article will explain about Game Art Studios and what it means for the future of gaming! What is a Game Art Studio?

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Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2024

We are an adventure puzzle game with 7 big chapters and 300+ small chapters. and more than 20 different puzzle mechanisms. Thank you to the cocos team for providing a great engine that allowed us to build this game without technical constraints, and to use our creative space and abilities as we pleased.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

Alrighty then, lets kick off the predictions with the Puzzle genre! Puzzle Games Continued to Grow. Puzzle genre is the second largest, after strategy games, on mobile in terms of in-app purchases. Last year Puzzle games generated a whopping $4.5Bn in IAP revenues while growing 18% year-on-year.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Atmosphere, when done right, can turn the bundle of programming, art, and sound that we call a video game into something so much more than the sum of its parts. Rather, the ‘atmosphere’ of any game is a combination of many things: art, sound, post-processing effects, story, dialogue, and more. All of this can add to the atmosphere.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 19, 2024

And so, the duo started exploring different ways to turn talking into a puzzle. Press B to express Doubt’, for example, is a classic case of mismatch between gameplay scenario and mechanical input. That’s where Script Compass comes in.” “But there is also a wider significance to the hand-crafted art style.”

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That’s how I worked on the level design and puzzles in Raccoo Venture, for example. Although the levels often underwent changes after testing in the 3D environment, when you start to feel the dynamics of the level and the puzzles. There it will go through another polishing stage until reaching an acceptable product.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On the other hand, playing Tasty Humans has short turns, which helps the game stay snappy even though it’s a brain-burny puzzle game. one place I’ve encouraged surprise is the facedown card mechanic. Don’t just playtest it and refine the mechanics. This is the art for Spectrum in War Co., is the art.

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Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 26, 2020

To solve all the puzzles in the game and “escape.” The cards are linen; the game box could easily be decorated/reused as gift box; and the art in the booklets is top notch. Preferred Game Mechanics. Great Art and Colors. Need help on your board game? Exit: The Game (And I don’t just mean exiting my house).

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. What we liked about Spinner Merge is how they came about the idea of bringing in the merge mechanic. Cart Crash is an incredibly satisfying game that relies much more on timing than any other mechanic. Spinner Merge by Sunday.GG.

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

But we know that if you get the player engaged or focused on something in the world – a puzzle or environmental storytelling -then they’re very susceptible to being suddenly scared. Molly Maloney: One of the great things about video games is the expectation of training mechanics. Alan Wake 2 will be released on October 27.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Martial Law by @GroupFixer tells a story about Poland in the communist era, family, and making choices – all with gorgeous pixel art. s soundtrack seems pretty fitting anyway for this fast-paced "die and retry" runner with a beautiful art direction! Mechanic 8230. Martial Law. Dark Crypt. Terra Ventura.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

I went through a Bachelor of Creative Arts, and then through Film School, all looking for bigger and better art forms. Painting or art I could work on everyday, but I felt it wasn’t broad enough. Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I went through a Bachelor of Creative Arts, and then through Film School, all looking for bigger and better art forms. Painting or art I could work on everyday, but I felt it wasn’t broad enough. Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. It is no secret that puzzle games dominate a significant share of the mobile gaming market. It is no secret that puzzle games dominate a significant share of the mobile gaming market. Time Blast is not sheepishly following that trend and has its unique art style instead.

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Brand Game Development

MARCH 25, 2019

RPGs won’t scratch the board gamer itch for puzzles or crunchy heavy board games. While the amount of mechanics that can be applied to board games is finite, the number of possible expressions when combined with themes in nearly infinite. It’s an art form. A well-made board game is an elegant system.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 9, 2023

Dream Games has joined that list by bolstering its hold on match-3 puzzles and widening its already mass-market audience through the addition of its newest game, Royal Kingdom , which features one of the smoothest casual PvP designs in the market. King Robert (left) and King Richard (right). Wonder how they will expand their Royal-verse.

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OPM Jobs

JUNE 20, 2023

This National Writing Day let’s celebrate the art of storytelling and the impact of words in games. With an sweet anthropomorphic art style that contrasts a dark and compelling storyline. You navigate the pages of Izzy’s diary, where written words materialise in the form of platforms and puzzles.

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