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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

Game Refinery

In the past, hybridization was mainly seen in 4X strategy games that merged with puzzle and idle RPG mechanics , but in recent months this phenomenon has spread to titles of all shapes and sizes across the market – not just the hybrid-casual genre. Mechanically, the mode is relatively similar to Blizzard’s Hearthstone.

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How to Design the Mechanics of Your Board Game

Brand Game Development

The core engine is what’s left when you strip a game of mechanics and obstacles. The core engine is the bare minimum set of mechanics and concepts you need to have a functioning (but not necessarily fun) game. Game mechanics are how we bring the core engine of a game to life. What are game mechanics?

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How to Fight “Tired Mode” as a Game Dev

Brand Game Development

You might get into a loop of checking your social media over and over again. How to Fight Tired Mode. Speaking of avoidance, the best way to fight Tired Mode is to never fight it at all. Every game mechanic, every piece of art, and every marketing endeavor ultimately comes down to your decisions. Prioritize sleep.

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Struggling with UA and player retention in a post-IDFA world? Minigames are the answer

Game Refinery

Publishers and studios are constantly looking for new ways to improve these, whether it’s with more powerful ad creative to boost UA or by adding new gameplay mechanics and features to improve player retention. They’re a great way of boosting engagement by providing players with new and exciting ways of enjoying an existing game.

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How Mobile Game Developers Are Using In-Game Collaboration Events to Boost Player Retention

Game Refinery

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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2024 Cherry-picks

Mircosoft Game Dev

February As part of our social media expansion, we also created an official Godot Engine account on the streaming platform Twitch. The twin-stick shooter requires you to keep track of and fight the ever-closing game windows while evading enemies. Turn-based mechanics and an RPG flavor round off the experience.

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Solo dev Almar works on debut game Repunk “I’ve had some darker moments”

PreMortem.Games

External validation rarely comes your way, especially while seeking attention on social media – which is absolutely required to build a community and get to be known by players. I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment.

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