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It’s not unusual for games to traverse the borders of genres, creating new blends and flavors to attract more players. So it’s never much of a surprise for us at Mind Studios Games when a new kind of game emerges. When idle arcade games first appeared several years ago, we were excited and jumped into trying them — playing and developing our own. In the latest years, we’ve built a number of titles in this genre as our own products and for outsourcing. You can check out My Fish Shop: Idle Tycoon

A management simulation game AdVenture Capitalist is a perfect example of why building an idle game is a smart investment. It might seem simple, but over 20 million downloads across app stores speak for themselves. So, what exactly is this game about? Why is it such a success? And finally — how to make a tycoon game of your own? Mind Studios Games is no stranger to developing tycoon games. In fact, it’s one of our main niches: We’ve built over a dozen tycoon games in a variety of settings du

Summer of 2023 was a big win for web3 proponents — Google announced that it would change policies regarding the use of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in apps and games hosted on Google Play Store. As a mobile game development company that also worked with several projects involving blockchain-based games and NFTs, we couldn’t avoid being intrigued. This “games with NFTs” policy comes with restrictions — which is to be expected, as there are a lot of unethical ways to use NFTs, and acknowledging it

One of the biggest challenges in any product creation has always been the need to understand your target audience, its pain and needs. Mobile game development, being a highly competitive industry, requires user, or, in this case, player behavior analysis more than many other industries. In this article, we’ll be covering the use of AI in mobile game analytics for the personalization of gaming experience. If you’d like to understand the role of AI in player behavior analysis, we hope we can shi

Generative AI is the buzzword of the latest couple of years, and based on what we’re observing so far, it’s not one of the technologies that fade into oblivion quietly and cease to evolve. In fact, the evolution of generative AI is rapid and loud. We can’t help but talk about it. With this article, we’ll be focusing on separate aspects of using AI in game development. We’ll start by exploring the most talked about side of AI — the generative kind. To obtain a broader view, check our previous

Artificial intelligence is coming into every home and every industry. Mobile game development industry is not an exception. This evolution, like any other technology breakthrough, has its pros and cons, defenders and skeptics. As a curious bunch with eyes on the tech innovation, we at Mind Studios Games have been diving into the topic of AI for games since a while back. Can AI make mobile games better? In our opinion, yes. We’ve tried it, and there are a number of things smart robots can help

Let’s talk about AI in mobile game development! The world is abuzz with AI. Some are claiming it will steal people’s jobs and remove creativity from everything, while others hail it as the invention that propels us forward. In game development, AI and ML are also used already — to simplify and optimize processes and to diversify the experiences players get. As a company working in games, we at Mind Studios Games have been paying close attention to the topic. So shall we say our piece? Und

Project managers stand at the heart of game development, and their job isn’t the easiest one. In this article, we’ll talk a little about project management tools for game development — software that makes the job of being the bridge connecting the team and the client just a tiny bit easier. A project manager’s job in game development is multi-faceted. These people need to be astute, capable of multitasking, and great at communication. They coordinate the team, distribute tasks, monitor all the

In this article, we’ll be talking about mobile game development process. If you’re here reading this, you’re probably thinking about creating a video game of your own and wondering what to expect on the way. Whether you're planning an RPG, an action-packed adventure, or a turn-based game development project, understanding the mobile game development process is crucial. We at Mind Studios Games believe that the future is with mobile gaming (and ruthless statistics agree with us, by the way, but

If you want to create a blockchain game, now is a great time to do that. According to Statista’s forecasts, global spending on blockchain solutions will continue to grow in the upcoming years and could reach nearly $19 billion by 2024. The US blockchain gaming market is also growing steadily. It is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 68.3% from 2023 to 2030. Moreover, with the recent announcement from Google Play on allowing NFT and blockchain-based games in the sto

Mobile games are the source of 52% of all video game industry revenue in 2023. The expansion of video game industry owes most of its success to mobile games and the increased penetration of mobile devices and high-speed mobile internet connection. Thanks to this, video games have broken out of the shell that is “entertainment” and permeated education, business, and even healthcare, proving that gaming can be useful in addition to fun. The trick is to find the mobile game genre and type most suit

What is cross-platform game development and what are its pros and cons? Should you choose this approach and not native (operating system-specific) when building a game of your own? Why or why not? These are some of the questions that we’re going to answer in this article. Read on for some insights from a team of seasoned game developers. Building a game is no simple matter, be it tabletop physical games or digital adventures. With digital games, you also need to choose the platform — Windows P

Whether you’ve developed your game for profit or for fun, you most likely want other people to play it, right? To know if they do — and how much — game analytics metrics exist. In this article, we’ll take a look at the most useful mobile game analytics. Mind Studios Games has been on the market for quite some time, with our own mobile games as well as while developing and supporting games for our outsourcing clients. We’ve seen our share of good performance metrics and of sub-optimal ones as w

When you ask “How much does it cost to make a mobile game?” you probably realize that there’s no single answer or a definite number. Games — mobile same as PC/console — come in all shapes and sizes, after all. The cost of building the new competitor to a mobile version of Genshin Impact (open world, multiple mechanics, lots of lore) would be very different from building an idle clicker game. However, there’s a structure to any development process, which makes it possible to estimate the rough

Is mobile game outsourcing a sensible solution for a business? And what kind of businesses should try building mobile games (besides gaming companies, obviously)? To answer this and some other questions, we prepared this article in collaboration with Mind Studios’s game development department. Here are some numbers. According to Statista, the revenue for the mobile game market by 2027 is forecasted to amount to $376.70 billion, growing at a CAGR of 7.08% from 2023 to 2027. Another interestin

With the rise of blockchain technology, NFTs in mobile games have gained significant attention, allowing developers to create unique, tradable digital assets within their games. So you are thinking about creating your NFT game and minting your NFTs, or even more — you’ve managed to create your NFT collection already. Cool! Do you want to know how to develop NFT games to use your assets in? How to enable your collectors to use their NFTs while playing your game? Or maybe you’re interested in NF