Deconstructor of Fun breaks down successful free-to-play games in search of what makes them fun - or not. All of the contributors to this site are both gamers and game makers.
Clash Royale attempts to stop sliding revenues by taking a page from Clash of Clan’s playbook
Counter Strike grew its revenues by $84M in 2017 by perfecting the sales of skins
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Guest author Andrew Payton walks us through the incredibly well thought out and excuted liveops run in N3twork's Legendary: Game of Heroes.
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Predictions for puzzle, simulation, instant, lifestyle and hyper casual games
Nintendo's Animal Crossing introduced appointment mechanics and short session gameplay to the mainstream over a decade ago. Can the grandfather of simulation games teach us about game design?
Deconstructing the two reasons why traditional Saga maps are a thing of the past
Renowned Japanese developer Capcom has brought back it's 90's arcade classic Puzzle Fighter to mobile, but how does it stack up?
A clean, high-signal newsletter for builders who want to understand what's working in games—fast.
