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

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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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?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Tap the button and you’re off to the races! And meta-game systems such as leader-boards, events, and battle passes need to be interesting enough to scale for months and months — ideally with very little new content needed to be developed by the publisher. You may also come across a game via a sponsored/influenced post on X or Discord.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

In terms of revenue, the genres that took the most damage were: #1 Racing (revenue -28%, downloads +8%) The genre was down early a third down due to a decline across all titles. And unlike Racing, Shooter games also generally saw a decline in downloads as well. while the net revenues declined by 11% to $38.2B. Until next week. ?

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CG Spectrum

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This process was fun, as you're pretty much playing a racing game with a PS4 controller on an empty map. Join the future of filmmaking, content creation, and game development! I imported the recorded takes into the City Sample Demo and started placing the actors. The plan was to have a three-to-four-shot sequence.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Still, even the most ingenious crime is only a puzzle for the world’s only consulting detective—Sherlock Holmes! The race then begins to draw and discard until one player positions ten cards in numerical sequence. Description from Manufacturer. 7 Wonders $45 (and 7 Wonders Duel $25). Sounds like a winner to me! Sound simple?

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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. The two graphs below show that competition for supremacy of Mid-Core in the Western audience is a tight race between Supercell and FunPlus. Launch Valorant on mobile! Take risks.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This was no surprise as there was little content in the game. Rapid and Constant Beats the Race There are many ways how data can increase your chances of building and operating a successful mobile game. The monetization didn't look that bad. And, there were great possibilities for improvements.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

Sports games declined largely due to big IP racing games (ex. Casual Games in 2022 In our taxonomy, built together with Sensor Tower, the casual games category is divided into seven genres: Puzzle, Hypercasual, Arcade, Tabletop, Simulation, Lifestyle, and Geolocation. Puzzle Games The King is Back.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 4, 2023

So, Spyke Games tapped into their puzzle experience from Peak and summoned one of the key elements of every successful puzzle game: Obstacles! Do you lack depth in your puzzle levels? The use of the “Frog” obstacle in Tile Busters (left) and Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells (right). Just slap some obstacles!

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 4, 2020

Key #2: New Troop Types Keep Meta Fresh and Exciting A battle-strategy game’s “meta” is the Strategy-Team-Unit puzzle: you attempt to master the game by building the best deck in service of your strategy. I personally believe Live Services are defined by three elements: Social, Live Events and Content.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 16, 2025

Casino, Puzzle (Casual), and Strategy games are flourishing, with blockbuster titles like Monopoly Go and Royal Match driving incredible success. Creative AI technologies enable marketers to produce video and static content ready for deployment, significantly reducing the time designers need for re-edits, a major pain point for many teams.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 10, 2019

Similar to Heroes Charge, Puzzles and Dragons, Empires and Puzzles, Idle Heroes, Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes, Legendary, and Marvel Strike Force. King’s Tower — Race to the Finish Similar to Peaks of Time and Campaign, this mode is another permanent progression mode. It rarely gains player the power they desire.

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