PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Typically highlighting a game’s mechanics in their raw form, even before content and visuals receive their final polish. Public demos aim to showcase your game’s mechanics and style to players while also garnering interest in the full game through story introduction. Consider Holstin’s demo as an example.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

I can really implement my vision, and I have the flexibility to add in content and mechanics that Creo’s fanbase and others would like to see. I also speak with my friends, family, and community extensively to get feedback on lore, game mechanics, design, and more. And the biggest pitfalls?

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Not only are collaboration events a great way to engage players, but they’re also a great way to boost your game’s monetization through the addition of new content, such as event-exclusive cosmetic items and collectibles. How well does the franchise – if it’s a film or TV show, for example – lend itself to your gameplay mechanics?

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Indie DB

APRIL 25, 2025

This update features new content, new mechanics, dozens of fixes, and many quality-of-life improvements, including a lot of changes made based on your precious feedback. After a couple of months of hard work, we released a new major update for Dustgrave!

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 22, 2023

He says it helps artists to free up their time and produce content more efficiently. Currently, our system is designed to address highly repetitive and mechanical content production problems, such as matching lip movements. By utilizing these systems effectively, we can definitely present high-quality game content to players.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 11, 2023

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. Carlsen’s vision for Cocoon sprang from a fascination with game mechanics. years of development. One day the idea simply popped up”, explains Carlsen.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 4, 2023

Thus, when every pixel of the old games seems to be explored up and down, DLC (downloadable content) might become a good option to sugarcoat things. The gameplay uses a simple time-sensitive touch mechanic where a user needs to activate 2D tiles to match the beat of various music tracks being played.

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 9, 2025

They have low cost to buy in, but they also have lots of content and plenty of retention mechanics for those who stay to play. Lifestyle games tend to have lots of content, be fairly inexpensive to pick up post-launch, and comforting to lapsed players. Instead of getting the collector's edition, they'll buy the standard edition.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The control mechanics are integral to the gameplay, allowing players to operate Kazimir and his staff both together and independently. The way you control the old man and the magical staff at the same time is a neat mechanic that I am proud of,” Khoroshavin says. “I like being a team player now,” Khoroshavin reflects.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Magic Cauldron follows Wordle’s template, with similar mechanics but featuring potions instead of words. Island Hopper has also integrated minigames into daily login mechanics, presenting players with a refreshing memory minigame every day. If you’re a fan of the viral puzzle game Wordle , all of this should sound very familiar.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Cogmind generally has fewer such direct escape options, but teleport mechanics are out there, if an advanced tech not usually available until the late game. How about we add one, maybe using this new type of charging mechanism (described towards the end). Controlled Teleporting?

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Widely regarded as the biggest trendsetter when it comes to entertaining content, the short-form video content platform, TikTok, has become the new home for viral content. The game mechanics are simple: players trade fidget toys and aim to get the best trade. From TikTok trends to the top of the app store.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 23, 2025

QA as a Trust Mechanism Players expect frictionless experiences. Art Pipelines That Scale with Content To support fast iteration and seasonal updates, many studios are moving toward modular asset libraries. Art teams deliver modular assets that allow LiveOps to launch weekly content without blocking engineering.

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While tools have improved dramatically, allowing smaller teams to produce more graphically and mechanically complex games than ever before, producing equivalent experiences to AAA mega-studios is still prohibitively expensive. Thrilling as a solo ten-hour-long campaign can be, linear content is expensive to produce.

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Game Refinery

AUGUST 22, 2024

You’ve got hundreds of potential competitors to keep an eye on, thousands of live events to track, and constantly changing trends in the mobile market affecting gameplay mechanics, monetization and user acquisition. Or maybe you want to introduce new gameplay mechanics, such as guilds and minigames, but don’t know where to start?

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of game development , Procedural Content Generation (PCG) has emerged as a transformative force. By utilizing algorithms to create game content dynamically, PCG offers exciting possibilities, from vast, intricate game worlds to unique, personalized player experiences.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 24, 2024

The studio's founder Mark Gerhard tells GamesIndustry.biz that, after a long time in stealth mode, the team was relieved the initial reveal went down well: "People are looking for fresh content, stuff that's innovative. I think there's a fatigue around sequels, the next battle royale, and things like that. Read more

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Game Refinery

JUNE 21, 2023

Better yet, by having the bundle’s content directly relate to the player’s achievement, marketers can help users with their current goals. Reward-based IAP offer in Pet Rescue Saga Another way to encourage users to take up a reward-based IAP offer is to make it a limited-time deal to create a sense of urgency and exclusivity.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

We need to release regular updates: more content, more events, faster, and higher quality. Events with different mechanics sometimes complement each other, but at other times they divert players' attention, resulting in reduced activity and monetization. Reusing content The next thing on our list is reusing and looping content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Players often return to established titles after trying these new games, reflecting the powerful gravitational pull of long-established live services that are firing new content on all cylinders. Games that tweak existing mechanics are not enough to break into this entrenched space. We’ve learned that FINALS was not enough.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

Titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Genshin Impact have redefined player engagement through frequent content drops, seasonal events, and community-driven updates. Continuous Content Updates: Players expect frequent refreshes in the form of character skins, props, and new environments. These include: (i). Common issues include: (i).

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We were so excited to base our content around ancient China. Combining these elements with sim mechanics meant we could come up with some exciting, innovative gameplay.” The more complex a mechanic is, the more guidance players will need. Historical content White Star Studio is a small team, founded by 4 people. .”

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 27, 2024

We’re aiming to create content that resonates with a broader, untapped audience”, she says. This system reflects our key underlying value of unity in the game, as we uniquely weave the theme into our mechanics. Spreading kindness “From a content creation perspective, we have even higher aspirations.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

He also introduces a new food mechanic , allowing you to craft delectable recipes and enjoy consumable snacks on the go. We cant wait to share more details with youincluding the official launch date for this new content and a behind-the-scenes peek at Juliens involvement in the game, plus some related merch goodies were currently cookin up.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

I thought that the core mechanic in this 2D game was extraordinary, so I contacted the developers. The Swap The initial idea that ignited the project was the core mechanic: The Swap. It was also important that the environments would be suitable for various gameplay scenarios and mechanics.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 24, 2023

We were so excited to base our content around ancient China. Combining these elements with sim mechanics meant we could come up with some exciting, innovative gameplay.” The more complex a mechanic is, the more guidance players will need. Historical content White Star Studio is a small team, founded by 4 people. .”

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Titles like Match Factory , Triple Match 3D , and Tile Busters have successfully carved out space by introducing fresh mechanics to the puzzle category. These games blur the lines between hypercasual simplicity and deeper, more engaging puzzle mechanics. These games are intentionally designed to minimize friction for players.

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Grid Sage Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In terms of both technical achievements and content expansion, 2024 was a huge year for Cogmind… but first, the traditional opening collage, a quick visual summary of the year: Selection of images from the past year of Cogmind-related development as posted on this blog, forums, and social media (larger size here ). Including art!

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 2, 2023

Several of them have dismissed this as a doomed and naïve attempt to be user-friendly, while others have implied that it has to do with recent regulations on loot boxes or with aiming to move away from dark pattern-prone mechanics (which caused a $500M fine to Fortnite - another title oriented to younger audiences).

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 8, 2024

So when we really enjoyed the hat-throwing mechanic found in Mario Odyssee, we asked ourselves if that particular mechanic of taking over an enemy existed in a Metroidvania. Producing a Metroidvania is a huge undertaking, and the developers could easily be overwhelmed by the content they wanted to create, according to Berriche.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 19, 2023

Drawing inspiration from their own experiences in bouldering, the team sought to incorporate the exhilarating mechanics of climbing into the game. There would be an almost infinite amount of awesome content. It creates awesome content that is often better than handcrafted.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Diablo Immortal also builds on its narrative by periodically adding expansions, which add additional playable areas introduced through new story content. Much of the game’s financial success can be attributed to how it has intertwined its likable characters with its monetization mechanics.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 2, 2023

After a long wait, Google made its move with its latest Developers Blog post and new policies regarding blockchain-based content ! The former dedicates a separate post and policy for blockchain content while the latter just squeezes in a couple of new rules. The 8-month-long wait may seem really long.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

The core game design throughline is clear: they loved the Warcraft wood chopping mechanic, and so they made an entire game around it. And it really is a good mechanic. Yet even if they had made victory points feel more contested, I have to admit it would still feel disconnected from the core base building mechanic and economy.

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Big Games

MARCH 27, 2025

Although it mostly employs C++, it also provides a visual scripting language called Blueprints that lets programmers construct intricate mechanics without knowing how to code. Strengths Provides more control over game mechanics for experienced programmers. Merits: Industry-leading graphics for immersive gaming experiences.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 21, 2023

Also, if a game mechanic has high retention, but other metrics are not as promising (e.g., When it comes to other platforms, FreePlay told us that they kept track of Reddit and Imgur, too (where TikTok content is often reposted, providing valuable insights into viral video trends).

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AWS Games

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Thats why its so important to create games with unique mechanics and story; thats how you stand out, Bakala concluded. It will be interesting to see how the technology evolves the future of games, which will happen quickly and lead to further market saturation. Get in touch with an AWS for Games representative.

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