Reflections on difficulty pacing in Puzzledorf

This article talks about the difficulty level of Puzzledorf, how it changes over time, and how I tried to use that both to engage and retain players to help them finish the game.

A new taxonomy of difficulty

A call to reconsider how we talk about difficulty in games.

User Research: Do players complain about weak characters because of too little damage?

Skills adjustment planning is often very careful. Because the adjustment of characters will have some collateral effect on other characters/heroes, which in turn leads to the potential affection of character balance of the entire game.

Progression mechanisms - The blessing or curse of modern action-adventure games?

Almost every action-adventure game that has been released during the last decade offers players progression mechanics heavily inspired by those of RPGs. So is this a good thing or is it a sign that the industry is struggling to renew itself?

Steam: the state of 'long tail' revenue in 2021!

GameDiscoverCo's Simon Carless shares some data on why your game's first week of sales and first year of sales might correlate--at least on Steam.

Game Dev Digest Issue #110 - Give your game a makeover

Game Dev Digest Issue #110 - Give your game a makeover. The latest from the free weekly Unity3d/gamedev newsletter.