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Game Design Articles & Guides
Genre-level design breakdowns and onboarding practices, grounded in the mechanics of our own published games.
Game Design
How to Turn a Game Idea Into a Real Mobile Game in 2026: The Founder's Execution Guide
The exact stage-by-stage execution framework founders use to scope, prototype, build, and launch a commercial Unity mobile game in 2026.
Game Design
Mobile Game Onboarding: FTUE Best Practices for 2026
Players give a new game 2–3 minutes to prove its worth. The first-time user experience checklist we run against every title we publish.
Game Design
Best Offline Puzzle Games in 2026 (No WiFi Needed)
From 2048 to Wordscapes to our own block puzzle titles, the offline puzzle games that actually work start to finish with no connection.
Game Design
How Block Puzzle Games Are Designed: The Block Blast Playbook
Block Blast! was 2026's most-downloaded mobile game, almost entirely on ad revenue, not IAP. A genre design breakdown worth studying.