Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 3, 2019

The reason for this acquisition was the success of Small Giant’s hit game, Empires & Puzzles. Since mid 2017, Empires & Puzzles has raked in $260M in net revenues with only 34M installs. Empires and Puzzles regularly takes the top spot in Puzzle RPG category in the West (when Dokkan is having a post event hangover).

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Logic Simplified

JULY 11, 2023

Every day, new games are released across all platforms, each focusing on a distinct genre. 9 Most Popular Video Game Genres Dominating the Gaming Market Adventure Games Adventure games feature minimal fighting and rely rather on narrative. Well-known examples of sports games include NBA 2k11, Tony Hawks and Madden NFL.

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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. Chess revenue and downloads in the US (Source: GameRefinery Platform) Perhaps the most significant development in Chess is its recent crossover with Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.

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Radiator Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

I also tried to tackle another design weakness of mine -- I rely a lot on fights with shotguns. With a well-timed low gravity jump, the player can now escape the arena and fight through the scientists' lab to escape in a way that evokes Portal. The water is now boring and blue.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 12, 2023

Our opinion on why is in line with Ilkka’s words above The lack of successful new game launches by Supercell stems mainly from the fact that all their games after Brawl Stars only offered incremental innovation over products that already existed in mobile , instead of a more disruptive proposal on the platform.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 19, 2022

You can't manually choose to target, because that part of the puzzle is solved by the algorithm. From there, you can feed your creative into various AI-powered marketing platforms like Google App campaigns , and the algorithms will determine who sees that ad. “In most app advertising inventories, you do not have many levers to pull.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Battle passes have crept into almost every mobile game genre imaginable, with our platform showing that 66% of mobile games in the top 20% have incorporated the feature. Battle pass feature popularity trend in US iOS mobile games 2018-2023 (source: GameRefinery Platform).

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Game Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“You can solve Lego puzzles or build your own creations on any flat surface in your room. Meta has teamed up with various entertainment providers to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming, NBA games, and professional ring fighting tournaments to Quest.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

Suppose you are designing artwork for a puzzle game, a minimalist art style with simple shapes and clean lines will suffice as they assist players in concentrating on the gameplay. For example, acceptance criteria may state that tank fighting mechanics function as intended in 98% of test encounters.

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Game Daily

AUGUST 23, 2023

” Little Nightmares 3 Bandai Namco dropped an announcement trailer for the third installment in the distinctive platform, puzzle, and stealth series. Mortal Kombat 1 We’re only a few weeks away from the release of the 12th main installment in the 80 million-selling fighting franchise (September 19).

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

The decline of the whole genre in the Western markets was caused by a decline in two of the most significant sub-genres: Brawlers and Fighting Games. At the same time, cross-platform open-world RPG Genshin Impact continues to break new ground, crossing its $3 Billion in IAP Spend in Q2 2022.

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Game Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

Mirrored Souls (pictured above) from The Bricks Studio is described as a “single-player-co-op puzzle-platformer” in which players control two characters at the same time on a mirrored screen in an attempt to reunite them. Holy Hunt from Artificial is an 8-bit retro top-down shooter.

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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 Designing

APRIL 16, 2022

An upgrade to WarCraft, Tides of Darkness provided a number of advanced features, including fighting over sea and air (not just on land). As the last surviving marine sent to stop the demons, players must fight to keep them from destroying everything. This puzzle game provides grids of small shapes of different colors.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

But with an increasing number of hypercasual games fighting for the same audience with often very similar visuals, gameplay motivations and marketing tactics, IPMs are bound to suffer and therefore indicating market saturation. Hypercasual IPMs have started to flatten towards the end of 2019. We’re tilting towards the latter.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 2, 2022

2022 predictions: Casual games will become more audience-led because of ATT Hypercasual will continue to see more hybrid IAP/ad monetisation and will become even more ‘Android first’ Midcore games will go increasingly cross-platform (particularly on PC). Each different game audience needs a different economy.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 18, 2025

Think of it as solving a giant puzzle: Which scenes share locations? procedures And get this - cloud-based platforms slash communication mishaps! Share Equally: Resource Management Remember fighting with siblings over the TV remote? When can we get all these actors together? Where do we need that expensive stunt equipment?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

Launched in 2012, Hay Day changed the way players engaged with this type of games in terms of platform (Hay Day was first to mobile) and gameplay (e.g., In the first quarter of 2020 Supercell soft-launched their second title with a puzzle core - Hay Day Pop. FarmVille extended its IP to puzzle back in 2015.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Oleg has built his data driven product management expertise working on some of the biggest games as well as some of the biggest social platforms in the World. For the first version of the game, we decided to have only a single-player version, where the players would fight against the AI. I doubt it.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

In comparison, Cookie Run: Kingdom is more similar to My Little Pony in terms of art style than the earlier Cookie Run platformer games, demonstrating Devsister evolved their art style to better fit the current preference of the global market. Build & Harvest Mode in Cookie Run: Kingdom. Evolution of Cookie Run.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Small Giant did it with Puzzle and Empires. This makes RPGs the third-largest genre on mobile after Strategy ($5.0Bn) and Puzzle ($5.1Bn) games. Furthermore, the high production values allow RAID to capture an audience across platforms arguably better than a game that already looks poor on a small screen.

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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. 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.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. With Xsolla you can easily launch your own cross-platform player account system Let your players stay connected and engaged no matter which platform they play on. The money you save on platform fees will go directly into further improving and growing your games.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Dark Crypt by @DaisyGames3 is a puzzle game with a horror setting, well on topic for the spooky season! Manipulate gravity in Spinstar, @PixyDevs 's precision puzzle platformer with great pixel art and music! Hashi: Light by amiksemo is a minimalist and casual puzzle game with a ton of puzzles to solve. Dark Crypt.

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Game Errors

APRIL 10, 2023

Fighting in the streets After working in the production of Irem’s 1984 beat ‘em up game Kung-Fu Master, which was an instant success both in Asia and North America, Japanese designer, director and producer Takashi Nishiyama came up with the idea for a fighting game centered around the boss fights of the previous title.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But for this game, they layered in choice – fight enemies to make your character stronger, and avoid ones that are too tough. Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales by Next Games. Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales wasn’t initially created for the Netflix Platform. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Players can join Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer as they embark on epic quests, solving intricate puzzles, facing dynamic combat challenges, and exploring breathtaking environments. It features stunning visuals, inventive weaponry, and gameplay advancements, making it one of the standout titles for the platform.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This is the first piece of the puzzle — a founding team that is skilled in the art of designing highly addictive Hyper-casual core game experiences, while having the expert know-how of quickly validating marketability and scaling rapidly once globally launched. the second piece of the puzzle. Source: BoomBit website.

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