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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”

PreMortem.Games

Cocoon, the intricate puzzle adventure by Jeppe Carlsen , known as the lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside, launched to raving reviews after 6.5 The solution he came up with was to mix up linear gameplay sections, open sections with world jumping, and tense boss fights. years of development.

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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events

Game Refinery

This has become especially prevalent in the puzzle subgenre, with around 75% of casual puzzle games in the US top-grossing 200 implementing these features. Only 15% of casual puzzle games in the US top grossing 200 have implemented it, despite it proving reasonably effective at boosting performance in several level-based puzzle games.

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Can Playrix' Puzzle Breakers Crack Zynga's Empires & Puzzles?

Deconstructor of Fun

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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Imperium - Game Announcement

Indie DB

Obtain vital data in the fight against The Betterment! Use unique cybernetic units to complete complex puzzles across various beautiful landscapes. Take control of convicted criminal & former scientist BS-23 and embark on a dangerous journey across the galaxy!

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Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #3. The Tomb of Horrors.

The Bottom Feeder

You can always make the numbers bigger, sure, but that's boring and leads to eternal fights. Instead, Gygax filled his dungeon with obscure puzzles and instant deathtraps. Looking at it, you can tell there's not going to be a lot of fighting. In the end, you might fight the demilich Acererack. Pwned, n00b.

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Why NYT’s Connections makes you feel bad

Raph Koster

I thought it would be interesting to contrast this to Word Dad , a puzzle game made by my friend, master game designer John Cutter. A brief aside on puzzles All three of these are more correctly called puzzles, of course. This means that really, puzzles and games are terms that are matters of degree, not kind.

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2020 Predictions #1: Prepare to Crown the New King of Puzzle Games

Deconstructor of Fun

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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