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.
🎮 Iteration over Innovation? Case: Makeover Match
This week, we jump into what it takes to design great Match 3 games and how we would improve Makeover Match.
The Hunger Games for User Generated Content: Case Fall Guys
How did Fall Guys add User Generated Content mid-flight?
Marvel Snap - The Definitive Deconstruction
Dive into our most in depth deconstruction ever!
🎮 What’s next for Rovio? 7 Questions that Paint the Picture.
This week, now that the big news on Rovio is confirmed, we look at the question on the industry’s mind — what’s next for the company under Sega?
Royal Kingdom: Will it Usurp the Throne or Just be a Royal Relative?
Another billion Dollar puzzle game from Istanbul?!?
Clash Mini - Supercell’s Next Billion Dollar Game?
Will Clash Mini’s upcoming global launch be good enough to be a major hit?
🎮 Web3 Gaming Consolidates to Survive
In the changing economic environment, we take a look at the recent consolidation of blockchain gaming to weather tough times ahead.
The 8 Things Supercell is Doing to Level Up
Analysis of the Supercell CEO’s blog post that outlines the company’s strategy and provides a laundry list of initiatives that lay out the transformation roadmap for the one-of-a-kind games company.
🎮 The Hybridcasual Gamble
We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry.
🎮 The Game Economy Trilemma in Web3
In this week’s newsletter we dive into the “true ownership” game economy trilemma and the intricacies behind obstacles for web 3 economies.
🎮 A race to the bottom on creator royalties?
We look into the interesting world of creator royalties and whether games, especially those in the blockchain space, will join the race to the bottom.
Istanbul Gaming Summit 2023
What happens in Istanbul, doesn’t stay in Istanbul…
🎮 Case Study: Counter Strike’s renowned marketplace
We dive into some interesting economic learnings from the decades-old CS:GO and how they might be applied to modern economy design.
The Case of Playrix and why Product-Market fit is a Moving Target
Rules of survival for the post-IDFA world
🎮 Why Rovio is Such a Juicy Catch
Playtika recently made a bid for Angry Birds’ creator, Rovio. We dive into the details and why Rovio makes a great asset.
🎮 The Real Danger of the Microsoft's Activision Deal
We should take a very careful look at the state of bundling. What’s driving it? What are the consequences if it continues to take market share?
The Mobile Games Industry In the Year 2023
8 trends predicted by game industry professionals