GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 2, 2024

For those who might not remember this boss fight: to defeat this mind-reading enemy, who could predict all your movements, you had to physically disconnect your controller and plug it into the Player 2 slot controller, so that Psycho Mantis could not read your mind anymore, allowing you to finally defeat him. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 20, 2024

Their previous titles, such as the intense boss-fight game Furi and the romantic space RPG Haven, have established them as innovative storytellers. The game’s trailer features Aava’s shouts of exertion as she struggles to reach the top. “It is indeed a feature in the game.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Similar to the mechanics of Genshin Impact, the player explores the vast open-world by climbing on the walls, swimming in the rivers, gliding in the skies, wiping out enemies, and solving different kinds of puzzles. As a typical MMORPG feature, players can also challenge others for an open-world fight.

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Game Refinery

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If executed correctly, introducing new mechanics in this way can be an easy win, enabling developers to test out player preferences, broaden motivational appeal, boost user acquisition, and enhance player engagement – all without drastically altering the core gameplay. Whoever emerges victorious wins a random assortment of boosters.

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Radiator Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

Elden Ring features big tree levels where you have to platform on narrow branches that snake around. To unlock each root gate to the next section, the player must fight their way into a little fort and press a big obvious flashing red button. It helps supplement the stealth fantasy in a game with basically no stealth mechanics.

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Game Refinery

MAY 26, 2022

What really differentiates The Ants from the rest, however, is not just the theme but the game’s mechanics, which give it an entirely different feel from the usual 4X we’re used to. This is likely due to the game’s varied upgrading system but also due to the way the daily gameplay focus shifts from one mechanic to another.

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PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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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Game Refinery

MAY 30, 2024

Millions of mobile games are out there battling for engagement, yet only a few titles manage to fight their way to the top. It incorporated all the usual features in these events, including a battle pass, various gacha, and new cosmetic items themed around the partner IP. Their secret to success? Mastering the art of LiveOps.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 27, 2024

It’s up to the three heroes Vishva, Ramli, and Guru-ji to gain the trust of the villagers and unite everyone in their fight against the demons that are aiming to seize their precious heirloom, the almighty Celestial Glue. This system reflects our key underlying value of unity in the game, as we uniquely weave the theme into our mechanics.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The game also features over 500,000 tactical puzzles alongside various interactive lessons and videos to help players improve their skills. Alongside this, Clash of Clans launched several in-game events and features that were inspired by the classic board game.

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Ask a Game Dev

MARCH 5, 2024

Starcraft, for example, had all Zerg units regenerate, all Protoss have a combination of shields and health, and Terrans have a mix of organic (healable) units and mechanical (repairable) units. To do this, think about what makes a Corp and try to capture that in gameplay mechanics. Your faction abilities should be similar.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

The Brew Barons also features aerial combat. “As We turned once more to Porco Rosso which features a band of mischievous but loveable pirates, so we added them to the game to help introduce some combat.” Fortunately with so much water all around the player is never too far from a refill to keep the fight going.”

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Deconstructor of Fun

JULY 20, 2020

Riot’s Team Fight Tactics (TFT) was launched quickly to catch the emerging auto-chess genre that was gaining popularity as a mod on Twitch. Till date Team Fight Tactics has reached bit over 11M installs. A brand that is known to avoid excessive monetization mechanics steering always away from pay-to-win systems.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

“I remember when an Early Access update added the overworld feature. Disappointed by the lack of integration of the overworld feature into RimWorld, he further developed his idea. One with ruins of a collapsed civilization, where you have to fight through raiders and remnants of that civilization to claim your spoils.”

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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. Plan content looping during the feature design phase. We had a case with an event based on merge mechanics. Try different combos, too.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 28, 2025

What a year it has been, with the number of Godot submissions in game jams rising to new heights, more people working for the Godot Foundation than ever before , and most industry award shows featuring one if not more games made with Godot. Backpack Battles Backpack Battles decided to make inventory management the main game mechanic.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We can't wait for you to explore the Myrish Grotto and Hallowed Haunts featured in the new level areas for our necromantic Myrtuna clan, and we hope you enjoy all the undead creatures, spooky enemies, and tortured spirits that await within. Share which new feature you're most excited for in the replies!

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 8, 2023

Not a lot of games do this, but I really like how fighting games have replays of your matches where you can go back and see the inputs and the events that transpired. Most battle royale games offer the ability to spectate or start queueing for a new game immediately upon game loss. Losing can be an opportunity to learn and improve.

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Ask a Game Dev

OCTOBER 16, 2023

We already have the first several seasons of content for this game scheduled - we plan on adding several significant boss fights and content updates over the course of the next year. That boss already has all of its mechanics locked down, all of the art done, all of the voice over recorded, all of the features designed, and so on.

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Game Errors

APRIL 5, 2023

Martial arts one-on-one fighting games have been a staple for consoles and arcades dating back to the 1980s. Not only are all the characters made available on Arcade Edition, but it also features five different arcade runs to play and beat, each based on previous Street Fighter editions. Get Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (PS4) 2.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Its up to the three heroes Vishva, Ramli, and Guru-ji to gain the trust of the villagers and unite everyone in their fight against the demons that are aiming to seize their precious heirloom, the almighty Celestial Glue. This system reflects our key underlying value of unity in the game, as we uniquely weave the theme into our mechanics.

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Sirlin

APRIL 8, 2015

Yomi is a fighting game in card form and it's the competitive card game you should be playing. Just like in a fighting game, you have to learn your character's strengths and weaknesses, read your opponents' tendencies, and land combos when you can. Yomi on Steam Yomi is packed with features.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This article will describe this problem and feature the necessary solutions. With the latest Mortal Kombat 1 (MK1), the iconic franchise has been reborn with a brand new fighting system and gameplay mechanics that can entertain the fans in a more exciting way. Disable any overclocking features if required.

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The Knights of Unity

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Depending on the project you are working on its subsections may vary, but generally, it should include information about: general idea, story (if there is one), genre, targeted platforms, gameplay, controls, visual style, planned features, deadline, glossary etc. Core game loop. It is usually presented in the form of a graph.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2019

This deconstruction will cover: The game’s core loop Why having chosen a basic match-3 mechanic was a safe bet What other games have tried The game’s features and to which kinds of players it caters How time-limited offers and events are run successfully. E&P’s replay value depends on playing lots of levels over different features.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 4, 2019

Many games feature secondary and even tertiary currencies, but slots players still largely only care about coins. With 5 free spins being granted every 50 minutes, their availability is limited and hence they are an energy mechanic of sorts. The resulting numbers don’t lie, as this bold move by CM is proving to be very successful.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

These feature updates have changed the way players purchase content, how quickly players are exposed to new content and goals, the way players earn progression resources, and they have brought an element of luck (removed with the boxes) back into monetization. In its place there is a host of new high quality brawler skin and cosmetic sets.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

In addition to working on the character concepts for some of the enemies featured in the Kristala demo, Amanda also worked this sprint on designing a stunning, gothic-inspired clock tower and set of gears to be used in the new Astral Clocktower Studios logo. You can see those (and much more) by tuning into our monthly Patreon updates!

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 10, 2023

With this model, players pay a regular fee (monthly or yearly) to access premium features, content, or benefits within the game. This method has had a bad rap among gamers and critics alike due to poor implementation of the feature, oftentimes getting in the way of player engagement.

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Game Errors

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Fighting games like MK1 (Mortal Kombat 1) are always special due to their extremely crazy gameplay mechanics and stunning visuals. Disable the in-game overlay By disabling the in-game overlay features, you can also fix MK1 stuck on the loading screen or any other similar issues. However, it has solutions. Restart Windows 3.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

A good example of this is Huuuge, which focused on social features and was able to carve its spot in the highly competitive market to a point where they are now a big publisher diversifying into other genres. This is especially notable in slots design, where meta-features and slot machines are typically developed by separate teams.

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Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Mechanics that are never quite worth taking advantage of, items that haven’t lived up to their potential, or were later superseded by other options but remained unchanged, or even long-term experiments that were included at some point but never updated/expanded/removed.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Our platform goes out of its way to become a universal solution for all filmmakers, so our service includes an integrated scheduling feature that is also fully customizable based on anticipated shooting. Many professional stuntmen, like Monique Canderton (link to the IMDb profile ), argue that it is impossible to replace the Wires mechanisms.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 6, 2023

Although the Tactile team has several titles under their portfolio, the well-known swapping mechanic is not very common among their games. 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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 10, 2021

I spend most of my waking hours thinking about game mechanics and how they will make players feel. Fighting Power Creep with Scarcity As the Lead Designer on Legendary: Game of Heroes , I invested a lot of time on our first few hundred heroes. Fighting Purchase Regret with Ownership. Fighting Existential Dread.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

Since the pandemic began, we've exhibited Kristala at a few awesome virtual conventions like IWOCon and Game Carnival; and while these cons are fun and feature a ton of interesting panels and industry speakers, they don't quite replace the value of in-person conventions. Kristala at Play NYC 2021.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The biggest factor is probably increased investment into live-ops activities and incremental feature innovations over 2019, which is beautifully captured in Liquid and Grit’s product investment graph below. Coin Master truly innovated on a core Casino mechanic by making random chance just one block in the core loop, not the only block.

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