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Alexander Shea
Publishing Manager at Voodoo
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#Game Deconstructions
Key Lessons From Developing Roller Splat – Voodoo & Neon Play
In this post, we’re looking at Roller Splat from Neon Play, and why it works so well (now achieving over 49 million downloads worldwide). Before we do that, we first want to say a big congratulations to the whole Neon Play team. They’ve published a few games with us at Voodoo now and we’re so proud of them – they do a fantastic job. We think Roller Splat is really interesting. That’s because it reflects the kind of studio Neon Play is and its mindset, which is why we’ve decided to focus on it today. The secret to Neon Play’s success Obviously the market for games like Roller Splat is a difficult one. It’s very hard to produce a single prototype, churn it out and have it succeed. But Neon Play succeed because they keep prototyping until it works. If...
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#Game Deconstructions
Prototype Phases For A Hit Casual Game – Purple Diver
Here at Voodoo Games we recently launched Purple Diver, which we developed with Viatcheslav Tarasov (the developer behind Ragdoll Archer, Truck Traffic Control, and Snake Loves numbers). And we’re pleased to say it quickly jumped to the top of the charts, now having around 15M downloads worldwide. So in this post, we’re going to talk you through how the game came into being and what we learned from making it. (If you’re new to hyper-casual games, make sure to check out our 3 snackability tips for making hit games). Why we love Purple Diver For us, one of the best things about Purple Diver is its monetization potential – in a game like this we can show a lot of ads. We know this can be irritating for some players, but we think the nature of the game and the...