Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

Unless otherwise specified, all ranking, downloads and revenue data below has been acquired through the wonderful data services of Sensor Tower. Product differentiation is driven by UX, art styles, production quality and minor meta systems such as quests and saga maps. To make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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Mircosoft Game Dev

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

This accounts for a lot of data going back and forth, and a need for accessible, predictable & clearly defined states. More than that, it’s conveniently network-able code, you get beautiful GameStates out of the box – sequential data, vectorized iterations and all that lovely stuff. Architecture - by Karim Rizk, Project Manager.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 2, 2023

On top of these major updates , Clash Mini features a monthly ‘Balance Update’ (not requiring client update) that doesn’t introduce any new content or mechanics but just rebalances Minis and Heroes. Nevertheless, in my opinion the biggest change when it comes to Mini upgrade systems is related to UX. Multiple Quest Systems.

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Ask a Game Dev

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Makes all of the high level decisions, including major features, story, world building, budgeting, scheduling, team composition, marketing, contracts, etc. Architects the game’s major technical features and framework, then gradually shifts to managing the engineers that join the team and keeping them tasked out and productive.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 27, 2021

release, which is already quite feature-packed a mere 3 months after the 3.3 and included in this beta are: Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). Android: Add basic user data backup option ( GH-49070 ). Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). Highlights.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2020

installment, bringing dozens of major features and hundreds of bugfixes and enhancements to bring our game developers an ever-improving feature set with a strong focus on usability. now and read on to learn more about its history , our support plans and the many new features in this update. Download Godot 3.2 March 2019).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 19, 2021

release will provide a number of new features which have been backported from the 4.0 This beta 4 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). Android: Add basic user data backup option ( GH-49070 ).

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Logic Simplified

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The features were reason enough for the wide popularity of the game shortly after its release. This type of level designing involves procedural generation where reusable tiles (including power-ups, obstacles, and aesthetic features) are randomly assembled. What is an Endless Runner Game?

Mechanics 40

Mechanics Games Concepts Feature 40

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 6, 2021

release will provide a number of new features which have been backported from the 4.0 and included in this beta are: Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). Android: Add basic user data backup option ( GH-49070 ). Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 19, 2021

release will provide a number of new features which have been backported from the 4.0 With this first Release Candidate , we completely freezes feature development, and comes after a long series of beta builds to fix a number of bugs reported against previous builds (as well as against previous stable branches). The upcoming Godot 3.4

Mesh 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

release will provide a number of new features which have been backported from the 4.0 This beta 5 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). Android: Add basic user data backup option ( GH-49070 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 6, 2021

release will provide a number of new features which have been backported from the 4.0 This beta 6 build provides additional features and fixes to bugs reported against previous builds. Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). Android: Add basic user data backup option ( GH-49070 ).

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 27, 2021

release will provide a number of new features which have been backported from the 4.0 With this second Release Candidate , we have frozen feature development and are nearly ready to release the stable version. Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4 Please report any issue.

Mesh 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

release will provide a number of new features which have been backported from the 4.0 With this third Release Candidate , we have frozen feature development and are nearly ready to release the stable version. Animation: Add animation "reset" track feature ( GH-44558 ). The upcoming Godot 3.4 Please report any issue.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 23, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie and analysed by the author(s). In our taxonomy we breakdown Strategy genre into 7 sub-genres based on games’ features and core gameplay. Please take the numbers presented with a giant grain of salt. 4X in 2019.

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Mobile Mobile UX Fantasy 52

Grid Sage Games

MAY 8, 2022

That’s just the core mechanic, and about the smallest vision you can have (which is actually what I recommend when starting to build a roguelike ), though even then my vision included an immersive interface and using sensor data to help navigate a living world occupied by both hostile and non-hostile robots. Cogmind 7DRL!

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This analysis is written by Abhimanyu Kumar with special contributions from UX Reviewer ’s Om Tandon and Brett Nowak , CEO of Liquid & Grit. Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie. Poker is Running Low on Chips Special contribution by Om Tandon , Founder of UX Reviewer.

Mobile 52

Mobile Mobile Feature UX 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 25, 2021

This analysis is written by Mladen Dulanovic , Game Lead from Nordeus, and Om Tandon , UX Director at UX Reviewer. Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). Data from China, Korea, and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only.

Racing 52

Racing Games UX Mobile 52

Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The mockup is also missing some components that eventually must be considered, such as what text over the map might look like as far as object labels and other info overlays, but that’s not important right now, more of a detail to consider when the time comes, assuming the fundamental feature even works out at all.

Render 52

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JULY 17, 2019

In 2018 we had 5 students working on various features for Godot Engine, and you can read about their work in last year's progress report. My name is Daniel and I am working on implementing a feature for interactive music in Godot, as part of the Google Summer of Code programme. Final (PR candidate): [link]. Introduction.

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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. Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie.

Racing 52

Racing Games UX Mobile 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

We had 8 students working for on great new features all around the engine, and they reported on their progress regularly on this blog, with a first ( part 1 and part 2 ) and second progress report. Port connection swapping was also added as a minor UX improvement. Getting started with these features. Walkthrough/tutorial.

Visual Scripting 52

Visual Scripting Clipping Scripting Point and Click 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Therefore, Cookie Run: Kingdom ’s similar but improved art style with a casual Build & Harvest and in-depth RPG gameplay makes it easier to win over adult players, which is supported by the user data. And the well-designed resources in Cookie Run: Kingdom , with its clear UI/UX, make the game also very easy and friendly for newbies.

Baking 52

Baking Simulation Build Animation 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

JUNE 10, 2020

Additionally, many languages require advanced font shaping features to handle diacritics and letter combinations, which are often fundamental for any accurate rendering of these languages (see e.g. Is this Arabic? Hiring a generalist contributor for editor UX and web dev. for a light-hearted crash course).

Texture 52

Texture Engine Engineering UX 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. In this analysis, data from China, Korea, and Japan are excluded as this analysis focuses on Western markets only. This is because we don’t want to reduce the actionability of the data with games that succeed massively in what can be described as closed domestic markets.

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Cross platform Platformer Puzzle Mobile 52

Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Key issues covered in this panel discussion include: Biggest mistakes to avoid Creatively led vs. data led companies… and also vs. technology led? Impact of data in games Hiring for cultural fit Initial focus post funding Why you need to panic! We'll also talk about kind of this difference between creative versus data driven companies.

Games 52

Games Point and Click Engine Engineering 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the wonderful services of App Annie and analysed by the author(s). Kudos to their unrivalled data support! Here are the three things you need to know about ironSource: #1: They’re developing the most robust, data-driven growth engine for mobile games. #2:

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

Conceptualizes, implements, and maintains gameplay systems and rules that achieve a fulfilling flow state, addictive game loops, and a risk/reward balance Develops the storyline, character back-stories, and dialogue through scripts and storyboards, including any relevant research Creates and maintains comprehensive documentation (such as design outlines, (..)

Film 52

Film Animation Animation Concepts 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

In live ops, these review processes are well-defined: systems and economy design, merchandising, UX, data analysis, and sprint planning for features that drive KPI improvements, better player segmentation, and improved UA funnels are the foundation of F2P mobile product success.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Mechanics Concepts Art 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Gameplay: A satisfactory and standard production As a title made within the classical Korean MMORPG framework, the core UX is similar to that of other Korean MMORPG, including character design, storyline, career system, raids, etc. However, there are not many innovative areas in the core gameplay and UX. Secondary character guide.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This makes it imperative to iterate the importance of gaming analytics services as with a bigger player churn, there is more data that can be collected to improve a game’s UI-UX. Each of the common room trailers features the player wearing a house-specific variant of their robes. New items, Side missions & Usable Dark Arts.

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Logic Simplified

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Do they have an experienced UI UX design team ? Traditional online card games are centralized hence open to hacking and data breaches. Blockchain technology offers a solution by decentralizing data storage and transaction validation, securing the system against fraud and safeguarding the digital assets of the players.

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