Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The mobile hit Empires and Puzzles (E&P) by Small Giant Games (acquired by Zynga) has made over $600M in net-revenues while racking up around 60 million installs. While there have been numerous clones and follow up titles trying to get a piece of the ever growing puzzle RPG pie, none of them has had any meaningful success.

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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. All I knew is I wanted some sort of spatial puzzle that ultimately determined the monster’s satisfaction. Theming the Abstract Gameplay.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Fantasy Strike is an interesting case study in game balance for an asymmetric game. In some games I’ve worked on, I’m one of the experts (Fantasy Strike, Street Fighter HD Remix, Puzzle Fighter HD Remix). In other games, I’m not at all (Yomi, Puzzle Strike, Kongai) so I rely on players who have expert knowledge about balance.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Feryaz Beer didn’t pick the easiest of genres for his debut game Super Fantasy Kingdom. Solo dev Feryaz Beer’s debut Super Fantasy Kingdom “A weird mashup of genres” Jordan Mochi has been working on his debut game Conscript for 6 years under the name of Catchweight Studio.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 14, 2020

Alrighty then, lets kick off the predictions with the Puzzle genre! Puzzle Games Continued to Grow. Puzzle genre is the second largest, after strategy games, on mobile in terms of in-app purchases. Last year Puzzle games generated a whopping $4.5Bn in IAP revenues while growing 18% year-on-year.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

It allows players to instantly swap places with any physics based object which allows for some clever puzzling through the relentless levels. “We So, a fantasy setting instead of everyday environments would provide the most room to be creative without being too shackled to anything too specific.”

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Sirlin

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

I’ve been working on things behind the scenes for quite some time, as has our team behind Fantasy Strike. If you’re a fan of Puzzle Strike or Yomi, I hope you’ll like these new things too. Some of it is for the video game Fantasy Strike which also has some exciting things coming. There’s that much in store.

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The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Two games that everyone was impressed by (including me) are Party House (a delightful deck-builder) and Mortol (a puzzle platformer where you advance by killing your guys). Block Koala is a neat puzzle game. The rules for its puzzles probably wouldn’t stretch to fill a 20 hours game (the ways you can move are VERY restrictive).

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Sirlin

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Join Now Here are things I’d like to do: Add more characters and features to Fantasy Strike Create new tabletop games, and possibly more content for Codex Create digital versions of those tabletop games with good production values. That goes for physical tabletop games, digital versions, and content in Fantasy Strike.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. All of this creates a more lighthearted fantasy world. Is there a fog obscuring hidden threats, or is the level in clear view for easy puzzle-solving? Yet both give off very different feelings, owing in large part to their unique atmospheres.

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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. After a year of development, Tasty Humans raised $20,536 on Kickstarter. We could not be happier with how the campaign turned out, and the game is available for pre-order now !

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Part 2 covers the beginnings of Fantasy Strike, Yomi strategy including what to do on the first turn, a little about Pandante’s updated version, Puzzle Strike’s emphasis on player interaction, Puzzle Strike and Codex’s solution to free-for-all games, and the toughest design problems in making Codex.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Developed by Alexander Khoroshavin (Alex Goodwin) and a small team, the game centers around an elderly healer named Kazimir, who journeys through a whale-worshiping fantasy land to heal his ‘soul wound’. Players use a magic staff to battle the dark Miasma overtaking the world. From there it grew into something much more.”

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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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Moonmana

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This style can be a nice option for adventure, mystery, and puzzle games. Fantasy Realism. Fantasy realism is used for games full of movement, action, and drive. Games developed with the fantasy realism art style often involve aliens, races, and creatures that aren’t “real” yet are depicted realistically within the game world.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

As I’ve gone through the Final Fantasy series recently , it’s notable that the games used to have secrets, and now, they pretty much don’t anymore. This concept of “secret” doesn’t really make sense in a strategy game, contest, or a puzzle. This article actually has secrets, such as this text.

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Sirlin

APRIL 12, 2020

For the last few years, I’ve thought about my tabletop games Puzzle Strike and Yomi. The status right now is that my patrons on Patreon have access to all of the new Puzzle Strike-inspired game’s materials. We’re also able to do higher production values than in Fantasy Strike. Make an Awesome Digital Yomi-ish Game?

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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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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 8, 2023

Let’s take the popular example of Candy Crush Saga , a level-based puzzle game. Environment artist An environment artist creates a fantasy game world by adding buildings, landscapes, colorful backgrounds and props that match the game design.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

To put the Strategy genre in proportion, it generates a whole Billion more than all Puzzle games combined. Though several puzzle genres do boast significant ad revenue streams, which bridge the gap in net revenue between the genres. We believe this is large because the audience at large doesn’t associate Final Fantasy with shooters.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 28, 2023

While quenching his curiosity Olamide stumbled upon Encarta Kids, an enchanting encyclopedia brought to life through games, puzzles, and quizzes. His father’s work laptop found its way into their home and onto his young ecstatic lap. That laptop became his digital playground.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

none of Dishonored's morality system and I think this is good, the "stealth puzzle = humane cage free assassination" philosophy has aged poorly imo 69% less stealth. NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Another example is the 'Puzzles' collection mechanics, where the player farms puzzle pieces in hard match-3 levels to assemble pictures. So we decided to loop the puzzles at the same time as adding new ones. People usually start talking about triple-A games as examples.

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Sirlin

JUNE 13, 2015

Codex, Flowchart, and now.the Fantasy Strike fighting game (yes, really!). Codex was a huge hit at Fantasy Strike Expo, and is what most attendees played and talked about the whole time. It was originally from designer Tim Fowers of Paperback and Wok Star fame, but I'm adapting it to the Fantasy Strike universe.

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Filmustage

JULY 21, 2023

Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan's Labyrinth” (2006) is a prime example of this, as it beautifully merges elements of fantasy, war, and drama, creating a visually stunning and emotionally engaging film experience that transcends genre boundaries. For example, a viewer who enjoys solving puzzles might be more drawn to mystery films.

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iXie gaming

MAY 26, 2023

The game takes players through a series of puzzles and challenges, all set in a beautifully rendered world. Whether you’re a fan of puzzle-solving or just want to experience a new world, Moss is sure to provide an enjoyable and memorable experience. The game has various weapons like swords and axes to defeat enemies.

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Game Errors

MAY 24, 2023

If you play this new fantasy adventure game, you will surely like it because of the stunning visuals, marvelous puzzles, and story-rich cinematic experience. If The Lord of the Rings: Gollum gets stuck on the loading screen on your PC, you can take some practical steps to solve this problem.

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Game Errors

MAY 24, 2023

The fantasy world, puzzles, and amazing storyline of this LOTR game can blow your mind. The new anticipated game, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, won’t launch on your PC in specific situations. But, if you follow this article, you will be able to solve this problem.

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The Bottom Feeder

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Portal was a solid 2 hour puzzle game. Subscribe now Spiderweb Software creates turn-based, indie, old-school fantasy role-playing games. Be Funny When someone asks me what an underserved market is in video games, I always have the same first answer: Humor. Humor is hard, and there's never enough of it. So try to do it right.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2023

Especially with their two most recent titles Lily’s Garden and Penny & Flo , Tactile has been a stronghold for story-driven puzzle games with the collapse mechanic. Each level presents players with a puzzle to solve, and failing to notice items or power-ups can gradually increase that cognitive load and lead to frustration.

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Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

If you enjoyed reading this post, here are a few more you should definitely check out: Tower of Fantasy – Is the Game Really a Genshin Impact With a Social Twist? The New 4X Strategy Hit, The Ants, Stands Out With Its Unique Theme and Heavy Emphasis on Social Elements 10 Years of Puzzle & Dragons – Evolution of a Mature Game.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 23, 2020

That’s over a Billion more than puzzle games , which is the second largest genre in terms of revenue. Strategy games are by far the most top grossing genre on mobile beating the second largest genre, Puzzle Games, by nearly $1Bn. Year to date strategy games generated nearly five and a half Billion Dollars in in-app purchases.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Hello, dear friends and fantasy aficionados. This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The dev blog is where we share all the behind-the-scenes dev action for Kristala, a 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG developed by the incredibly talented team at women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle. We're so glad you're here. and they're not wrong. Concept Art.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

NEW GAMES Creatures of the Deep lets you catch fish and sea monsters while solving a local mystery, out now on iOS ‘Football Manager 2023’ Touch for Apple Arcade and ‘Football Manager 2023’ Mobile Are Out Now Previously Released as Free to Play, the ‘ Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales ’ Match-3 RPG Joins the Netflix Games Library The Excellent ‘ OPUS: (..)

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Filmustage

JANUARY 17, 2025

Here's the kicker: productions that nail their scheduling puzzle finish shooting 25% faster than those playing scheduling hopscotch. This time-travel fantasy causes approximately a third part of all production delays. Your schedule's superstar components: Day/night blocks (because vampires and sunbathers don't mix!) The golden rule?

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On Android and other mobile devices, you may play a variety of fantastic games ranging from puzzles to adventure. For instance, when it was launched in 1997, Final Fantasy VII, had a production budget of around $45 million and a marketing budget of over $100 million. Can Mobile Games Be AAA?

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