Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

With a knack for puzzles, arcades, and simulation games. The puzzle genre is a powerhouse in mobile gaming, generating over $7 billion annually in in-app purchases (IAP). Titles like Match Factory , Triple Match 3D , and Tile Busters have successfully carved out space by introducing fresh mechanics to the puzzle category.

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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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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Let’s take the popular example of Candy Crush Saga , a level-based puzzle game. UI/UX artist A UI/UX artist creates the visual aspects of a game’s user interface, menus, icons and other interactive components. Game designers work on concepts, systems, player progression, balancing and level design.

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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. Meta Game / UX / UI Here’s where the interesting changes begin.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

From the integration of the card battling and Build & Harvest mechanics, to the strong character and world building, to the consistently smooth UI and UX, they all served the same purpose; how do we establish a fantasy world for people to shortly escape from their busy life, for once or for many more times?

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This analysis is written by UX Reviewer’s Om Tandon and product guy and blog writer Alexandre Macmillan To make sure you don’t miss all the following prediction posts, please do subscribe to the Deconstructor of Fun newsletter. in 2019, the top 3 genres in terms of revenue ( RPG, Strategy and Puzzle ) accounted for 65% of mobile revenue.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Some game designers focus on combat balance, using spreadsheets and simulations to provide challenges without impossibility. Technical artist - Balancing creative and technical skills, technical artists liaise between artist and programmer teams to help problem-solve and bridge the two departments. What does a game designer do?

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