Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Depending on the type of IP you want to license, collaborations also provide an opportunity to freshen up your narrative elements and gameplay mechanics. How well does the franchise – if it’s a film or TV show, for example – lend itself to your gameplay mechanics? Does it match your target demographic?

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Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

To name just a few, these include Fortnite (Battle Royale), Top War (4X Strategy), Puzzles & Dragons (Match3), and Tower of Fantasy (MMORPG). Once acquired, players could use these characters in battles but also interact with them through messages and other in-game social mechanics.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 25, 2019

I had been struggling to find the fun factor with my entry, which involved players taking control of fantasy monsters and managing resources to try and eat adventurers without taking too much damage. How Pattern Building Arose from the Dropping Mechanic. Thematically, the game is about a fantasy monster enjoying a feast.

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Sirlin

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Fantasy Strike is our new fighting game. This podcast explains what Fantasy Strike is all about. We cover the high concept about making a fighting game more accessible from top to bottom than anything else we've seen, the specific game mechanics we chose to accomplish that, and the resulting dynamics of how it plays.

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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 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. Our vision was to blend the fantastical Ghibli-universe with the monstrous sci-fantasy ambiance of the 1970s”, explains Berriche.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 20, 2019

The reason is that Cover Your Assets’ core mechanic is deceptively quite compelling. The core mechanic of stealing and defending sets of cards that increase in value is essentially the whole game. Wide audiences find the core mechanic of Cover Your Assets really compelling. Two Stacks Per Player.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One of the best examples on the market today is Blizzard’s portable take on its dungeon-crawling RPG, Diablo Immortal , which takes players on an epic fantasy adventure set between the events of Diablo II and III. Call of Dragons features high-quality animated cutscenes that bring its fantasy world and characters to life.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

I sketch many times, not only my concept art but even game mechanics. Additionally, I love fantasy movies, which is why the entire game is themed around a fantasy world.” I have to constantly motivate myself with little tricks, such as posting stuff on Facebook and receiving compliments.” What’s your creative process?

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 10, 2017

It was therefore my great pleasure and fortune to be able to play out my Sergio Leone film fantasies at the game table of my friendly local gaming store. For the purpose of this breakdown’s coherence, I won’t go into details of the shooting and marshal mechanics, nor will I cover the end-game shooting bonus.

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Radiator Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

It helps supplement the stealth fantasy in a game with basically no stealth mechanics. The tree fantasy meant it all had to feel organic and continuous with lots of curves and slopes. At this point, this first half felt OK to play, but the second half, the actual tree part, wasn't really working for me.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. You’d be forgiven for mistaking Stumble Guys for Fall Guys. Tournament options in Stumble Guys.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 5, 2019

It’s a puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players where you play as a fantasy monster who’s hungry for villagers. To sell in this awfully noisy, competitive board gaming environment, you have to have mechanics and art that people really enjoy. On the note of mechanics, we were really lucky.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Events with different mechanics sometimes complement each other, but at other times they divert players' attention, resulting in reduced activity and monetization. We had a case with an event based on merge mechanics. They just liked the mechanics and continued playing until the event had ended. Try different combos, too.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 20, 2020

Good games have clever themes and mechanics. If people like sci-fi and fantasy, you give them sci-fi and fantasy. Even something as ideal for Kickstarter as a $20 fantasy worker placement small box game needs something to catch people’s eyes. If people like worker placement, you give them worker placement.

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Brand Game Development

MAY 11, 2020

If people like sci-fi or fantasy, most publishers will try to make sci-fi games, fantasy games, or both. ” They pick themes they already like with mechanics they already like at price points at which they’ve previously purchased.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With the help of the incentivizing Friend Invitation system mechanic, game studios can scout more players by making the playerbase perform low-key user acquisition on their behalf. Lock exclusive rewards behind the friend retention mechanic. Let players promote your game, more engaged friends the merrier.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

On a more personal level, I publish an episodic webcomic for free, and paid novels (with periodic studio grade music to go with them) to market; currently my children’s book and my wife’s fantasy novels and children’s books. The gameplay section should focus on round mechanics. Is there an edge case? Images help.

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Raph Koster

JULY 31, 2024

The point of this little exercise is to clarify what the fantasy that you are trying to fulfill in your game narrative is, clarify what the mechanics in your game point towards, and see whether they line up well. What is the player’s goal (in the system)? What is the player’s goal (in the experience)?

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 3, 2018

There are mechanics in there that nobody’s ever seen!” ” “Why did they retheme my [insert original theme] game into a generic fantasy world?” The heartbreak comes from the seemingly arbitrary nature of what is accepted and what is not. “Why wasn’t my [insert original idea] run with?

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 16, 2019

The naive designer may lament that board gamers are only looking at the surface, not seeing the mechanics or the potential for incredible gameplay. Underneath that, though, there’s a complex game with mechanics such as engine building and area control. Let’s say you’re going for a hardcore fantasy audience.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Environment artist An environment artist creates a fantasy game world by adding buildings, landscapes, colorful backgrounds and props that match the game design. Game designers must work closely with other development team members, like developers and artists, to guarantee that the video game mechanics and elements work together smoothly.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 6, 2020

Along with your box, the theme and mechanics of your game, and the reviews you receive, board gamers will make a decision to buy or not to buy. Now, yes, Fantasy Flight does have to charge a lot of money to break even on all those parts. It’s one of the most useful pieces of information about your game available to a board gamer.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Players move between fantasy worlds, from medieval to cyberpunk. Avalon has found investment backing from the likes of Bitkraft, Delphi Ventures, and Mechanism Capital raising $13 million in a round announced earlier this year. In-game businesses can be built and sold.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

Backpack Battles Backpack Battles decided to make inventory management the main game mechanic. The PvP auto-battler with a medieval fantasy theme has quickly gained popularity with content creators! Turn-based mechanics and an RPG flavor round off the experience. June Our annual community poll rolled around in June.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 9, 2022

You’re pretty much living a 2nd life in a fantasy world. Harvest Island is purely a story driven game with farming mechanics to support the plot. The main character doesn’t talk and it’s designed that way because you are playing that empty of a shell character and giving that character life to that fantasy world.

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Game Errors

AUGUST 6, 2023

The story-rich fantasy game Baldur’s Gate 3 may be crashing randomly on your PC. This new epic RPG dark fantasy title is a top choice for a certain group of gamers. Third-party services: Third-party apps and services can also trigger crashing issues on this fantasy RPG. Why does my Baldur’s Gate 3 keep crashing?

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Moonmana

AUGUST 15, 2022

On one hand, it is the flight of fantasy, but on the other hand – everything must still look quite realistic. Diving into the fantasy trap too deep. . Going too far with the fantasy – what does this mean? Going too far with the fantasy – what does this mean? 4 mistakes of creating sci-fi characters.

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AWS Games

JANUARY 18, 2024

They offer an immersive experience in games like Rummy, Fantasy Sports and Poker to their application users. It accounts for more than 60% of their daily revenue in their fantasy cricket platform operations. Users can quickly optimize their fantasy team based on playing team members before the match begins.

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

He spoke about the early iterations of the game, where the mechanics of the Elemental Golem Card Puzzles were first tested, and how player feedback played a crucial role in refining the gameplay. Set in the war-torn dungeons of Hadrian’s Wall, the player begins as a prisoner seeking freedom.

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Jesper Juul

AUGUST 3, 2021

This article analyzes fear and anxiety inducing mechanics and modalities found in Slender — The Eight Pages. What emerges from this lens is the articulation of a cognitive arc for both the player and player character and the mechanisms used to make this possible. . by Bartosz Dudek. by Gregory P. Perreault, Emory Daniel Jr.,

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 5, 2022

Most farming simulators have dating but Harvest Island doesn’t, so from the get go, Harvest Island is very different from Stardew just by the mechanics and the premise. Harvest Island Game Mechanics. Very much like real life fishing but simplified into a fantasy game. More Game Mechanics Comparison.

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Game Industry News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Hey all, I’m back with the first volume in another Isekai light novel series that features pretty fun mechanics for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. For those who like: Minecraft, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Drama, Good Plot, and Great Characters. Not for those who don’t like: Any of the above.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

While Japanese games have traditionally been associated with distinct gameplay mechanics and anime-style aesthetics, the line between Japanese and Western games has become increasingly blurred in recent years. Why does Japan dominate the video game industry?

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Your theme is that critical in order to nail down some concepts first, before diving into game mechanics. Sometimes I don’t even have the basics of a game ironed out, and there is a very specific reason for that. Brandon: The closer to completion of the core game you are, the better.

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

He spoke about the early iterations of the game, where the mechanics of the Elemental Golem Card Puzzles were first tested, and how player feedback played a crucial role in refining the gameplay. Set in the war-torn dungeons of Hadrian’s Wall, the player begins as a prisoner seeking freedom.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 11, 2022

There are complex design I have to think about when designing a game mechanic. Let me break down what that cumbersome of a job I had to do in order to get that farming mechanic implemented to the best of this engine could do. There are 4 problems I had to figure out when implementing a farming mechanic. 1) Animation.

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