Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 5, 2013

they have] taken a genre amalgam that's been dear to my heart since Puzzle Quest and injected a heavy dose of humor and a penchant for breaking into song. I was skeptical at first that it could blend so many different genres and game mechanics together, but it did so with ease.". Touch Arcade Review. It's almost the perfect game.".

Puzzle 130

Puzzle Entertainment Mechanics Scripting 130

Grumpy Gamer

MAY 12, 2004

A great number of people in this business secretly (and not so secretly) wish they were making movies, not writing video games. What makes most games tough to play is that the puzzles are arbitrary and unconnected. It's an advanced puzzle, I was told. Backwards Puzzles. Knock it off! I disagree. What is the reasoning?

Puzzle 162

Puzzle Games Entertainment Graphics 162

Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 4, 2013

” Touch Arcade Review “[they have] taken a genre amalgam that’s been dear to my heart since Puzzle Quest and injected a heavy dose of humor and a penchant for breaking into song. I was skeptical at first that it could blend so many different genres and game mechanics together, but it did so with ease.”

Puzzle 130

Puzzle Entertainment Mechanics Scripting 130

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Increasingly successful or growing games are delivering on that promise with character driven, typically short scenario form writing eerily similar to a Desperate Housewives episode. Hexasort with its new matching mechanic executed so well, is an industry darling. They start with a completely different promise.

Cutscenes 90

Cutscenes AI Content Mechanics 90

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Compelling puzzles And so the team built the game around the story. The gameplay mechanics and puzzles all came from the question ‘what fun things could we mess with inside a phone’. We ended up kind of struggling to really create a sense of progression and compelling puzzles.” Absolutely! Lucie then added them.”

Puzzle 104

Puzzle Games Technology Code 104

Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Travel around gathering ingredients (which didn't feel tedious as you needed to Island-hop for other story & puzzle reasons) then cast spells that advance the story. I like quests which turn out to be something completely different than you expect, and where the good writing/setup makes you forget that its a scripted event.

Fighting 264

Fighting NPC Mechanics Build 264

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2020

A bold move for Supercell, going against giants that continue to rule the casual puzzle space. The match 3 success trifecta generally consists of: a fun core match mechanic a good metagame with a clean sense of progression a new feature or innovation that brings something different to the space. Can Supercell succeed in this space?

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mechanics Content Data 52

Grumpy Gamer

MAY 11, 2004

” A great number of people in this business secretly (and not so secretly) wish they were making movies, not writing video games. What makes most games tough to play is that the puzzles are arbitrary and unconnected. It’s an advanced puzzle, I was told. Knock it off! I disagree. What is the reasoning? There is none.

Puzzle 130

Puzzle Games Entertainment Graphics 130

PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

Evan Anthony: “Alternating between two timelines with such different visual designs, mechanics, and stories has been a real brain puzzle for us. They will have to talk to a diverse set of characters and find clues in dialogues and intricate puzzles, and unravel a conspiracy that could bring the world to its end.

Art 138

Art Graphics Games Puzzle 138

Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

It is true that games speak to players through gameplay – the core engine, mechanics, and rules. Dylan: This was our challenge in trying to flesh out appropriate mechanics for Seize the Bean’s wild and almost untame-able theme. Dylan: Chess is such a fantastic example: it’s really a geometric puzzle.

Mechanics 130

Mechanics Art Games Puzzle 130

Cocos

JANUARY 8, 2024

We are an adventure puzzle game with 7 big chapters and 300+ small chapters. and more than 20 different puzzle mechanisms. That’s because there will be a read-on-write problem with gl. It contains 7 different styles of scenes, including ocean, water, bamboo forest, etc., Also a full screen copyPass to get it done.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Game Development Game Developer Electronics 52

Game Refinery

JANUARY 5, 2023

When a game with a unique style and appearance becomes a hit, it doesn’t take long for new games to emerge, hoping to emulate that success by using the same gameplay mechanics, visual style and features. At the time of writing, there are five special emotes in the game: Punch, Slide, Hug, and Banana. Tournament options in Stumble Guys.

Mobile 130

Mobile Mobile Mechanics Feature 130

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

“It was all about puzzle design, analytical thinking, and understanding player agency and mechanics”, she says. ” Animation, writing and marketing are the three majors Simpson decided to take. My course covers writing and animating for games, which I enjoy. She explains, “It is really time-consuming.

Pixel 160

Pixel Art Animation Animation 160

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).

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Feature Build Balance 52

Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. Overall, it is a more moody atmosphere that lends a sense of dread, and this goes along nicely with the hostile game mechanics players will be up against. Is the game simplistic and easy to understand, or are mechanics obscure and complicated?

Games 136

Games Mechanics Fantasy Art 136

PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 19, 2024

And so, the duo started exploring different ways to turn talking into a puzzle. Press B to express Doubt’, for example, is a classic case of mismatch between gameplay scenario and mechanical input. For this to be a First Person Talker -and not just a conversational sim- the conversation itself had to be gamified in some way.

AI 129

AI First person Puzzle Scripting 129

PreMortem.Games

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It usually starts with a ‘think pad’, which is basically just a google doc where I write down anything to do with a specific game concept. I played around with a few ideas and one of them was a simple cube rolling puzzle game. So I made a shift in puzzle design to negate that. This is never a good thing.”

Dev 104

Dev Puzzle Prototyping Development 104

Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On the other hand, playing Tasty Humans has short turns, which helps the game stay snappy even though it’s a brain-burny puzzle game. one place I’ve encouraged surprise is the facedown card mechanic. Don’t just playtest it and refine the mechanics. The mere threat is usually enough to keep the game going.

Game Design 130

Game Design Game Designer Tile Games 130

Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This time, we’ll look at the top games that use storytelling as a core mechanic and show you that you don’t need sparkling design and intense gameplay to create a hit. Three Minute Games also included a time mechanic to make it feel even more realistic. Horror in the Darkness is a text-based horror puzzle-esque game.

Horror 109

Horror Games Mobile Mobile 109

OPM Jobs

JUNE 20, 2023

This National Writing Day let’s celebrate the art of storytelling and the impact of words in games. Several exceptional titles have emerged that demonstrate the incredible potential of writing and narrative in creating immersive and engaging gameplay experiences. Happy National Writing Day! Find it on Steam here.

Writing 52

Writing Puzzle Art Games 52

Keith Burgun

APRIL 28, 2024

These kinds of games are really “stuff reliant” – new characters, abilities, mechanics, loot, story events, monsters, etc need to be fed into the system at a good pace to continue being fun. The best music is stuff like silly songs they write for the dog chasing sequences. PRO : The minigames ! PRO : Barret.

Fantasy 105

Fantasy Cutscenes Writing Racing 105

Brand Game Development

OCTOBER 26, 2020

To solve all the puzzles in the game and “escape.” I know I’m wanting to play a game just writing about it! Preferred Game Mechanics. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Exit: The Game (And I don’t just mean exiting my house).

Games 130

Games Art Mechanics Puzzle 130

Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. When Ahmetcan isn’t busy crafting analysis or designing killer features for consulting clients, you’ll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Mechanics Feature Tile 52

Brand Game Development

AUGUST 26, 2019

It’s only after starting and successfully running a marketing agency and having two successful Kickstarter campaigns that I feel like I understand it well enough to write about it. A puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players.” Know how to describe mechanics that are in your game and see who it appeals to.

Advertising 130

Advertising Games Media Concepts 130

Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Travel around gathering ingredients (which didn’t feel tedious as you needed to Island-hop for other story & puzzle reasons) then cast spells that advance the story. I like quests which turn out to be something completely different than you expect, and where the good writing/setup makes you forget that its a scripted event.

Fighting 130

Fighting NPC Mechanics Build 130

PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Is this mechanic fun? Will it run properly? The day to day.

Dev 104

Dev Art Concepts Film 104

PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Is this mechanic fun? Will it run properly? The day to day.

Dev 104

Dev Art Concepts Film 104

Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 5, 2024

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. When Ahmetcan isn’t busy crafting analysis or designing killer features for consulting clients, you’ll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. The main goal is still beating levels.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Feature Racing Balance 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2024

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. When Ahmetcan isn’t busy crafting analysis or designing killer features for consulting clients, you’ll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. I know, shocking).

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Games Game Engine Simulation 52

Game Daily

AUGUST 29, 2023

Through a series of cookery puzzles and dialog choices, players are immersed in Tamil culture, and the family’s emotive saga. ” When I interviewed Abhi, I was thinking a lot about non-violent games for this GameDaily story we ran yesterday, and for an upcoming story I’m writing for The Economist.

Mechanics 52

Mechanics Writing Puzzle Film 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2020

This makes RPGs the third largest genre on mobile after Strategy ($5.4Bn) and Puzzle ($4.5Bn) games. Idle RPGs (not to be confused with Idle games) and Puzzle RPGs were the biggest growing sub-genres in 2019. Nevertheless, Puzzle RPGs look to be at their peak while Idle RPG revenues have already declined.

Puzzle 52

Puzzle Fighting Studios Art 52

The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I don't want to write a review. Is that new mechanic fun? Doggo leads to an enormous, entirely optional area with tons of creative fights, fun puzzles, and neat stuff to do. The previous God of War had really sharp writing and a really good setup for the overall story. Its flaws are interesting flaws. Is this line funny?

Fighting 94

Fighting Games Balance Writing 94

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. Make sure the writing is readable and simple to read and use labels and icons that are clear and succinct.

Mobile Gaming 52

Mobile Gaming Art Mobile Mobile 52

Game Daily

JUNE 8, 2023

First, we have the universe level where you establish things like game mechanics, abilities, characters, locations, statistics and so on. GameDaily: How do I, as someone with no coding experience and a lack of artistic talent, go about making a game in Adventure Forge? Jordan Weisman: It works on a couple of different levels.

Prop 52

Prop AI Platformer Racing 52

Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2022

The second Clash game was Clash Mini, which entered soft launch around three months from writing this article. One of the main problems in Clash Mini is the strong similarity with Clash Royale , the other Supercell auto battler whose gameplay and unit mechanics are very similar.

Content 52

Content Mechanics Point and Click Mobile 52

Sirlin

APRIL 26, 2019

My predictions below relied on the premise that good writing would basically force some events to happen, and I was thrown by a loop by the, well, not good writing. As of this writing, we’re in the 8th year of Game of Thrones seasons with only 4 episodes left, and yet there are numerous major reveals still left.

Game Design 40

Game Design Game Designer Games Writing 40

Deconstructor of Fun

JUNE 12, 2023

But before you continue, I’d like to make a disclaimer: As you know, I always try to offer an exhaustive and impartial assessment of the games I write about. The timing of the Floodrush beta is puzzling because playing Squad Busters just before Floodrush remarks the weaknesses in the latter. So here we want to give a quick look at it.

Beta 52

Beta Fighting Build Mobile 52