GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 4, 2024

The cozy puzzle game about organising household items was created by Max Inferno, a development team consisting of Anne Macmillan (art and animation) and Lukas Steinman (design and programming). Back then it was more a vertical slice, with ten puzzles that were playable in the browser. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 8, 2024

The qualities that make Monument Valley a great game are multifaceted, every aspect of it potentially worth dissecting, from its art direction to its narrative design to its minimalism.

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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. Set in a dystopian future where humanity has been forced underground, ANTRO combines 2.5D

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In the upcoming Sci-Fi Action-Puzzle FPS IHAS , from Ukrainian solo developer Vladyslav Pidiashenko , players wake up aboard a giant, desolate spaceship swarming with hostile robots. A year later, I started to add puzzles and worked out a story and a few key philosophical concepts for the game.” Another unique point is the weapon.

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The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

To be clear, I think this game is a monument, a true accomplishment and a celebration of the art form. Two games that everyone was impressed by (including me) are Party House (a delightful deck-builder) and Mortol (a puzzle platformer where you advance by killing your guys). Block Koala is a neat puzzle game. Tower Defense.

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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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Grumpy Gamer

JULY 15, 2014

Gary had done a lot of art long before we had a running game, hence the near finished screen without the verbs. Gary and I were trying to make sense of the mansion and how the puzzles flowed together. It wouldn't be until Monkey Island that the "puzzle dependency chart" would solve most of our adventure game design issues.

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Grumpy Gamer

JULY 14, 2014

Gary had done a lot of art long before we had a running game, hence the near finished screen without the verbs. Gary and I were trying to make sense of the mansion and how the puzzles flowed together. A really early brainstorm of puzzle ideas. Disk space was a bigger concern than production time. We had 320K.

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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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Grumpy Gamer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

I have a (paid) art job opening for my side project. Think of it as a puzzle. You need to have experience building tiles sheets for a tile-based game, I would prefer it if you've worked on a released game, but if haven't and your art is just a hobby and you're really good, that's OK. Must love pixel art.

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Through this unique online network, Alan connected with Advanced Concept Art Course graduate Dogyeong (Do) Lee and Game Design Course graduate Alexios Vasilakis who both joined the Overwrite Interactive team. Currently in production, Gerel: Against the Corvus Empire is a 2D pixel art side-scrolling platformer with Metroidvania elements.

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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.

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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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Grumpy Gamer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

I have a (paid) art job opening for my side project. Think of it as a puzzle. You need to have experience building tiles sheets for a tile-based game, I would prefer it if you’ve worked on a released game, but if haven’t and your art is just a hobby and you’re really good, that’s OK. Must love pixel art.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 18, 2018

There is a lot of Thimbleweed Park fan art (and even people selling it), and I don't have a problem as long as 1) You can't use our trademarks, 2) it's not confused with official/licensed merchandise, 3) you're not making too much. Lancelot's Hangover: After beta testing, what do you do if you realize a series of puzzles doesn't work.

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Game Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

It’s “Phi Brain: Puzzle of God!” ” Plot: The plot is rather basic: the main character gains a special MacGuffin and is forced to wear it after solving the puzzle attached to it. Art: The art is okay, which makes sense given Sunrise made this, but it’s not particularly amazing either.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 17, 2018

There is a lot of Thimbleweed Park fan art (and even people selling it), and I don’t have a problem as long as 1) You can’t use our trademarks, 2) it’s not confused with official/licensed merchandise, 3) you’re not making too much. Do you cut off the whole series of the puzzles (meaning wasting time/art/effort)?

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The mobile hit Empires and Puzzles (E&P) by Small Giant Games (acquired by Zynga) has made over $600M in net-revenues while racking up around 60 million installs. While there have been numerous clones and follow up titles trying to get a piece of the ever growing puzzle RPG pie, none of them has had any meaningful success.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 20, 2022

You may wonder what kind of game art will suit your project, highlight its essence, and meet the purpose. . 3D art styles have always been extremely popular among game artists and players. 3D game art provides highly realistic and stunning visual representation. The development of 3D art games is a multi-stage process.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

Kemppainen details the journey: “It starts with writing and coming up with a general outline of the story and the main puzzles. However, he notes that AI has a hard time getting things right and that he is constantly experimenting with his story and puzzle designs in order to actually achieve something useful. “So,

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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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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 31, 2009

About a year and a little more ago, as I began designing the uber-awesome DeathSpank , I played all the way through The Secret of Monkey Island to refresh myself on the puzzles and dialog. No point in having to solve the same puzzle over and over. This gag was perfect, and in some ways better then making the player solve more puzzles.

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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. As an example, Granblue Fantasy is an RPG with heavy social ements, while Puzzle & Dragons is a Match3 puzzle game.

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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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Grumpy Gamer

APRIL 12, 2013

I’d do it as “enhanced low-res” Nice crisp retro art, but augmented by the hardware we have today: parallaxing, depth of field, warm glows, etc. No tutorials or hint systems or pansy-assed puzzles or catering to the mass-market or modernizing. Some puzzles will be hard, but all the puzzles will be fair.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 30, 2009

About a year and a little more ago, as I began designing the uber-awesome DeathSpank , I played all the way through The Secret of Monkey Island to refresh myself on the puzzles and dialog. No point in having to solve the same puzzle over and over. This gag was perfect, and in some ways better then making the player solve more puzzles.

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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. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened. Download the game here.

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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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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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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! Even a bit too much, maybe”, says Jean.

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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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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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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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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 9, 2011

Maniac Mansion is a game filed with dead ends, backwards puzzles and no-win situations. During my research for the talk, I came across an amazing amount of fan art for Maniac Mansion including the wonderful Lego Minifigs seen above. Maniac Mansion is a flawed game, but that's what makes it so interesting.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Like Sagrada , it’s a gorgeous and approachable puzzle game with emergent complexity that becomes ever more apparent with more plays. You don’t need incredible art to make a gorgeous game. Art is one of the key selling points of modern hobby board games. Yet Azul is remarkable because it doesn’t have much art.

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