Game Mechanics — GameAnalytics

Using Music As A Core Mechanic: Insights from Amanotes

Amanotes shares expert tips on using music as a core game mechanic and keeping players engaged with rhythm-based gameplay.

Sarah Impey

Appointment Mechanics - How to Keep Your Players in Game

Learn how appointment mechanics like daily rewards and login streaks can keep mobile players engaged and coming back.

Kalle Heikkinen

Hybrid-casual: the secret sauce to higher retention and better engagement

With players spending more time in games, hyper-casual is starting to evolve. A new genre is forming: hybrid-casual.

Nicolas Estrem

How to Encourage More Snacking and Less Feasting

There’s some new research which shows developers which game mechanics encourage players to stick around for longer. Here are the takeaways.

Emma Wilkin

How to Use Collectibles in Mobile Games to Keep Players Coming Back

Collectibles in mobile games can improve pretty much all your metrics. Here’s our quick guide to weaving collectibles into your core gameplay.

Sarah Impey

Nine Tips when adding Social Elements to your Mobile Game

Mobile gaming expert, Jupiter Hadley, turns her attention to social games, and highlights 9 lessons developers can learn when working on their own titles.

Jupiter Hadley

Mid-Core Success Part 3: Social

In part three of his Mid-Core Success series, Michail Katkoff talks about true social mechanics, the kind that add to the gameplay, improve overall player experience and make the game feel more alive.

Michail Katkoff

Feature Selection and the Law of Diminishing Returns

The solution I heard mentioned most often was: track everything, analyze everything. However, this approach is not without its problems, notably in terms of the resources it requires to analyze everything.

Anders Drachen