Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Different Content Progression Methods in Mobile RPGsThis is not a scientific or comprehensive study. Instead, this is just quick observational research I performed for my own purposes and…May 31, 2020May 31, 2020
Andrey PanfilovinThe StartupYou Don’t Need to Be Inspired, You Need to Be Bored“Why don’t you write anymore?”, — my wife asked me. — “What would inspire you to do it again? A trip to Europe? An evening in a nice…Jan 5, 20203Jan 5, 20203
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Game Design 101: Balancing EconomyWhat’s balance, anyway?Dec 12, 20192Dec 12, 20192
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Designing Session LengthI have never finished a single game of Dota Underlords.Dec 8, 2019Dec 8, 2019
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!How to Deconstruct Games BetterI have always tried to watch the competitors. While working on the moderately successful, not-too-notable products, I got used to looking…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Every Game Is A loot BoxYou have just embarrassingly lost third time in a row, and you press “find game” once again. You feel emptiness and hatred towards the…Nov 26, 2019Nov 26, 2019
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Game Design 101: UI MockupsWhen I told people that I’m a game designer the first thing I used to add was “no, I don’t draw anything”. Now I came to realize that I…Nov 19, 20191Nov 19, 20191
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Is Your Player Entertained?Do you still follow the idea of “you need to break the player’s session so he doesn’t play too much an get bored of your game”? It got a…Nov 9, 2019Nov 9, 2019
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Why Daily Bonus Won’t Boost Your RetentionThere are several “simple tricks to boost your retention” that go from article to article. They usually vary in complexity from “it’s a…Oct 30, 20191Oct 30, 20191
Andrey PanfilovinStrike the Pixels!Steal like a Game DesignerOnce upon a time, a game designer copied a solution from another game, and his butt fell off.Oct 22, 20191Oct 22, 20191