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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

Game Refinery

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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Short N Sweet looks to open up a new sector in console gaming

Game Daily

On consoles, where access to publishing is tougher, they are far less common. Mostly, this is to do with the console business model, which favors big productions that offer consumers multiple hours of gameplay. The way we see it, console players are still getting to learn about that option but it’s been a slower process.”

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List of most popular video game genres in 2023

Logic Simplified

9 Most Popular Video Game Genres Dominating the Gaming Market Adventure Games Adventure games feature minimal fighting and rely rather on narrative. Players typically interact with the environment and other characters in order to solve puzzles containing clues to advance in the gameplay. Which gaming genres should you choose?

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12 Ways to Take Battle Passes to the Next Level in Mobile Games

Game Refinery

They help each other progress through the game, participate in co-op events, and fight other guilds for world map control. In terms of monetization, the game has a traditional casual puzzle game IAP model combined with relatively heavy ad monetization.

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Supercell’s Strategic Initiatives that Will Transform the Company

Deconstructor of Fun

Rush Wars was the PvE version of Clash Royale in the Boom Beach setting Clash Quest was Legend of Solgard in the Clash setting Hay Day Pop was a puzzle and decorate game with Hay Day IP Everdale is a Hay Day Derby feature as a game Clash Mini is the most innovative one. It’s Team Fight Tactics for casuals.

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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

The decline of the whole genre in the Western markets was caused by a decline in two of the most significant sub-genres: Brawlers and Fighting Games. Overall, in the key Western markets, MMORPGs, Roguelikes, Merge and Puzzle genres largely bucked the recession in terms of revenue. The Brawlers sub-genre is pretty much Brawl Stars.

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Stuff and Things and Monkey Island

Grumpy Gamer

Hopefully this will open up the pure pleasure that is Monkey Island to a whole new generation of gamer that knows only how to use a console controller. 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.

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