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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

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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 At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. years of development.

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

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In this blog, we look at some of the new and interesting ways developers have implemented minigames into some of the most popular mobile titles on the market, from Royal Match’s Wordle-inspired potion puzzle to Goddess of Victory: NIKKE’s recreation of Dave the Diver. premium battle pass.

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Solo dev Vladyslav Pidiashenko “I hope IHAS will inspire players to better their lives”

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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. “I wanted IHAS to deal with so many philosophical concepts,” Pidiashenko explains. ” Why did you become a solo developer?

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The art of puzzle design • Escape Mail’s historical fiction in interactive storytelling

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Brothers-in-Law Eric Reynolds and Paul Harvey were building a successful business in mobile escape rooms when Covid hit. Over 100,000 students across Alberta puzzled their way to freedom and participated in the educational programs that taught them how to make their own escape rooms. “I And just like that Escape Mail was born.

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Deliver At All Cost by Far Out Games is a destructive joyride through a 1950s wonderland

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Silly things He admits that game- and level design was a real puzzle to solve in the semi-open world that allows players to carve their own paths by smashing through just about everything. “It Some of the initial concept and atmosphere from that school project still resides within the game,” explains Olsson.

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How to Leverage Trends and Motivations to Build Better Casual and Hyper-Casual Games

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TikTok brought them back into fashion and in splendid style when the concept of fidget trading emerged as a new trend in 2021, with users filming the process of trading their fidget toys with each other. A large part of Fidget Trading’s massive success was due to the popularity of the game concept and familiarity among TikTok users.

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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

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 At Geometric we put gameplay first, and we will always build our games around strong gameplay ideas”, says Carlsen. years of development.

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