Logic Simplified

JULY 31, 2023

Game mechanics include everything from character movement and battle mechanics to puzzle-solving and resource management. Our game design team conceptualizes, implements, and manages gameplay systems that produce addictive game loops, an enjoyable flow state and a risk/reward balance. Game Designers' role in video game mechanics 1.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2019

The reason for this acquisition was the success of Small Giant’s hit game, Empires & Puzzles. Since mid 2017, Empires & Puzzles has raked in $260M in net revenues with only 34M installs. Empires and Puzzles regularly takes the top spot in Puzzle RPG category in the West (when Dokkan is having a post event hangover).

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Puzzle Feature Build Balance 52

PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Airships: Conquer the Skies is still going strong on Steam and Stark keeps adding new content to the game to keep the community interested. I’m not good with story telling or puzzle design, so combining some expertise would be nice.” The game is successful enough for me to support myself.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Between one job and another I always tried to include some type of content related to games. 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.

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

While it doesn’t match Unreal’s rendering power, it balances quality and performance well for smartphone devices. Advantage Balanced graphics that ensure smooth gameplay across all Android devices. Its active collaborative forums provide extensive support through forums, tutorials, and user-generated content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

We need to release regular updates: more content, more events, faster, and higher quality. Reusing content The next thing on our list is reusing and looping content. So, here are our tips on how to reuse and loop your content the right way: 1. Plan content looping during the feature design phase.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 1, 2024

King, when they ruled the casual puzzle space, chose to expand the breadth of their casual portfolio: Bubble Witch Saga (bubble shooter), Pet Rescue Saga (collapse/blast), Diamond Digger Saga (digging/water flow mechanic), Blossom Blast Saga (linker), Pyramid Solitaire , etc. So why did this not go to plan?

Puzzle 64

Puzzle Engineering Engine Mechanics 64

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

In addition, balancing his fifth year as a Computer Engineering student and a pivotal role at Avalon, an American-based software company was no small feat. While quenching his curiosity Olamide stumbled upon Encarta Kids, an enchanting encyclopedia brought to life through games, puzzles, and quizzes.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

CASHING OUT: The actual Stars balance a game publisher earns can be reinvested in ads promoting the app , which in theory cuts out a lot of the “middle man” costs necessary for a publisher to pay in standard mobile gaming. Graphics may be relatively simplistic but every moment has to be ‘perfect.’

Games 52

Games Platformer Balance Mobile 52

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 52

Puzzle Mechanics Content Dev 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 24, 2024

Genre-Specific Winners: Puzzle Games Prevailed: The genre fell by only 6% YoY in downloads and gained 10% in IAP revenue, thanks to new games like Block Blast and Royal Match, and established hits such as Candy Crush and Gardenscapes. Puzzle remained strong by focusing on retaining its current user base through events and live operations.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Although, in these types of games, whenever there is a new content update, there is also a revenue spike, which can be shown in the case of Tower of Fantasy. Tower of Fantasy also has a balanced PvP mode, Apex League, with a seasonal ranking system and rewards for the best player. The difference between the two titles is their genre.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Let’s take the popular example of Candy Crush Saga , a level-based puzzle game. Game designers must ensure that the artists comprehend the style and mood of the game correctly and provide appropriate visual content. Game designers work on concepts, systems, player progression, balancing and level design.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2023

TWiG 234: 500m Gamers on Tik Tok Can't Be Wrong / Supercell Unleashes the Flood Over 500m Tik Tok users watch gaming content every month, according to Jen's recent trips on the conference circuit, and this audience is one that the crew things you should be building your game thesis around from day one!

Balance 52

Balance Puzzle Mechanics Animation 52

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. Passes can generate different player experiences, follow a different balance, and emphasize different components depending on the genre and audience.

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Content Mechanics Balance Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Playrix is one of the powerhouses in the puzzle genre thanks to Gardenscapes and Homescapes’ current success. This leads to a higher CTI (Click Through Installs) and conversion rates in app stores since the players who viewed and tapped the ad see a similar content in the store page - even though the ad originally was just a fake gameplay.

Co-op 52

Co-op Puzzle Games Mechanics 52

Filmustage

JULY 31, 2023

Despite dealing with factual content, documentaries use artistic storytelling techniques, including narrative structures, visual aesthetics, and sound design, to bring the story alive. Image source: IMDb.com Moreover, engaging audiences in documentaries is a tricky balance. Creative storytelling ? Visual artistry ? :

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

The amount of content variety offered by the original Garrison design was more suited to a lower visitation rate, not the “I’m going to play almost my entire run inside these things” which it had become for some people. Sample Garrison content list from Beta 11. It’d sure be nice to resolve that!

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Developing a detailed, polished universe like this presumably took a lot of time and effort from the team, but it pays off in the end as they continuously push out more content over time for player engagement. In terms of content, the plot of Cookie Run: Kingdom advances very quickly while maintaining a grip on the details of the characters.

Baking 52

Baking Simulation Build Animation 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

Understanding players and marketability have also become more important, leading to larger companies increasingly building content fortresses – in which they acquire a user and move them between games in their portfolio. This has led to a resurgence in the value of IP in the market, as it is now harder to get new users.

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Mobile Mobile Balance Mobile Gaming 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

This game packs some of the best balanced, nerve- wracking, strategic gameplay on a mobile device. Live services : Over the years, the game hasn’t lost its step and has continued to provide fresh content regularly. In the first quarter of 2020 Supercell soft-launched their second title with a puzzle core - Hay Day Pop.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mobile Mobile Mobile Gaming 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 20, 2020

Then it’s largely up to game’s economy whether it can have a meaningful deep gatcha or a steady pipeline of content offered through a must-have battle pass mechanic. In RPGs, classifications are a good way to organize content for the purposes of bonuses, event restrictions, sales, and other things one can monetize off of.

Fighting 52

Fighting Games Mechanics Balance 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 14, 2023

Running through the market by genre, Kress noted that King has done quite well, but other genres had suffered badly, with strategy, RPG, match puzzle, and casino games all down double digits. Diversify revenue model Cilingir urged game-makers with games skewed heavily toward either ad or IAP-based monetisation to balance their revenue mix.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2020

This article is the last and, the most important piece of the “scaling” puzzle focusing on the nothing less than the game that is being promoted and the teams that are promoting it. The key to success is balancing IPM and LTV, and making sure that the gains on the IPM side are higher than the losses on the LTV side of the equation.

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Games Mobile Mobile Art 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

This analysis will give you a full overview of the Strategy games genre, which is the second-largest genre in the Western markets after puzzle. This makes the genre second largest on mobile in (outside key Asian markets) after Puzzle games. They are meant more for trend analysis based on estimations, rather than an exact numbers.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This is a well-balanced team in terms of disciplines, covering software, design, and art. IMHO, this makes it a different situation from the Second Dinner core team (of Marvel Snap fame), who were already used to working together at delivering top-level content and was easier for them to become operative.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Still, Nowell strives to maintain a healthy work-life balance. I prioritize creating content based on what I believe will facilitate the games marketing efforts, he explains. It became overwhelming, so I wanted to make something silly, fun, and kind of stupid to mix things up. I dont want to work on my game 7 days a week.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Previs animator - Previs artists create and block out 3D digital content that helps visualize what a scene, set, or certain actions will look like before it’s filmed, created, or finalized. Some game designers focus on combat balance, using spreadsheets and simulations to provide challenges without impossibility.

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Film Animation Animation Concepts 52

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.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Tile Mechanics Build 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

On looking deeper, it was found that this was driven by two things - 30-35% of the growth was driven by increased IAP integration in various hypercasual mini-genres, most notably Puzzle. And given how important content is to the players of these games, this subscription offering naturally became a key revenue driver for CGs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The misleading ad push was succeeded by the famous "Pull the pin" puzzle-style ads that put Evony and Hero Wars on the map in the past few years. The audience that was looking for a slightly different type of puzzle gameplay, the gameplay that was featured in the ads they were clicking on. Since its launch in February 2021.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 22, 2021

Especially since the game seeks to dominate the puzzle genre, which is the largest and arguably the most competitive genre in mobile games. Early revenue per download data shows that it outperforms other Classic Match-3 titles and is as strong as full Puzzle & Decorate games, suggesting that players like the direction. It made $5.1

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Breaking into the top of the genre requires often massive development investments, an unrivaled content pipeline, and superb live operations - and often an appealing IP. A smaller studio can still build a very healthy and sustainable business with a very smart approach to content development. Small Giant did it with Puzzle and Empires.

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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. So, technically Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales wasn’t released in 2022. Which is a difficult balance to strike.

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Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Games 98

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2022

A key reason is that Clash Mini seems in a much earlier and rough state than other Supercell soft launches : Less playable content, less spending depth, and several unfinished systems (i.e. This points out that new playable content is consumed faster than in other SC games. No reason to play leagues…).

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Content Mechanics Point and Click Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

content coming out in the future, please do subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun infrequent but powerful newsletter. A well balanced revenue market share split across the East and West. the second piece of the puzzle. To make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content Source: BoomBit Q1 2019 results summary presentation.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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. and I think this balance tuning is intentional. Or at worst, they are leftover consequences of the design and they had to fudge some random content for it.

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