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Parallel Experiment by Eleven Puzzles: “Put your heart into it and players will notice”

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Polish indie studio Eleven Puzzles has been making a name for themselves as the creators of some fine cooperative puzzle games, like Unsolved Case and Unboxing the Cryptic Killer. The game is designed so that players are often separated, holding different pieces of the puzzle, and must rely on each other entirely.

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With Lumines Arise, a PSP puzzle classic is getting the extravagant Tetris Effect treatment it deserves

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This game sees Tetris Effect developer Enhance putting the Lumines puzzle formula through that same extravagant prism: the colour-matching of 2x2 blocks to the rhythm of a beat, brought to life with awe-inspiring visuals that often have a similar effect on the players brain as the stargate sequence from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Turkish studio Bigger Games nets $25 million to expand flagship mobile title

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Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News June 17, 2025 1 Min Read Image via Bigger Games Turkish mobile studio Bigger Games has raised $25 million in Series A funding to scale its flagship title Kitchen Masters. As noted by VentureBeat , the company raised $6 million in December 2020 with the intention of driving into the casual puzzle genre.

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Why Survival Kids on Switch 2 is Unity's only in-house game (for now)

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New platforms like the Nintendo Switch 2 are a siren call for many developers—and being selected by Nintendo to create a launch-exclusive title can be a huge boon for a game studio. Its first employee was Dennison, who leads the studio, primarily helping developers "behind the scenes" optimizing Unity.

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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. If you’re a fan of the viral puzzle game Wordle , all of this should sound very familiar.

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Gatera Studio’s ANTRO turns beats into gameplay

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For Barcelona-based Gatera Studio , their debut title ANTRO is more than just a game, its a statement. platforming, parkour mechanics and puzzle-solving, all tightly synchronized to a pulsating urban soundtrack. Gatera Studios origins are as grassroots as the themes of their game. Keep it simple, stupid!

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Deliver At All Cost by Far Out Games is a destructive joyride through a 1950s wonderland

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Silly things He admits that game- and level design was a real puzzle to solve in the semi-open world that allows players to carve their own paths by smashing through just about everything. “It Starting your own studio Far Out Games officially launched as a studio in late 2021, spurred by the early buzz surrounding Deliver At All Cost.