Remove Fighting Remove Mobile Remove Open World
article thumbnail

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

Game Refinery

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together.

article thumbnail

Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile

Game Refinery

Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. Despite the chess crossover, no direct reference was made to Chess.com within either Clash title.

Mobile 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Tower of Fantasy – Is the Game Really a Genshin Impact With a Social Twist?

Game Refinery

The anime art style is fairly similar to the one in Genshin Impact, but one of the biggest differences is that Tower of Fantasy players explore the open sci-fi world of the planet Aida, rather than the fantasy setting depicted in Genshin Impact. The open-world of Tower of Fantasy.

Fantasy 130
article thumbnail

The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

State of the Mobile Games Market The Western mobile games market , which we broadly analyze by removing the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean markets from the numbers, saw overall installs climb by 14% to 47.5B Noticeably, Tencent’s PUBG Mobile and Garena’s Free Fire were both down 37%.

article thumbnail

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

PreMortem.Games

I left gamedev entirely for five years, because I was burned out from working on yet another F2P mobile casino game or whatever soulless product would feed my family.” An open-world social simulation of a whole human civilization on Mars. How did you come up with the idea for Repunk? The original idea was much more ambitious.

Dev 160
article thumbnail

The Basic Fundamentals of Game Design

Logic Simplified

Movement mechanics - This includes how a player can move within the game world, such as running, jumping, or flying. Combat mechanics - These rules govern how players engage in battles or fights within the game, such as turn-based combat, real-time combat, or using special abilities like counter-attacking.

article thumbnail

Unveiling Far Cry 6 Info: Everything You Need to Know

Game Errors

The length of the main story in Far Cry 6 can vary depending on how much time you spend exploring the open world and completing side missions. In Far Cry 6 the battles take place not only in the streets but also on the roofs of houses, not only in the wide-open spaces but also in the narrow streets. Why is Far Cry 6 so fun?