The mobile game market has never been so competitive. Yet, as practically everyone in the world has a smartphone in their hands and time to play, the rewards for coming out with the next killer game have never been so great. Making a game today is very easy, but making a great game takes planning and innovation. Buildbox is the platform behind more Top 100 games than any other no-code game builder …
This week’s game spotlight is Jumping Knight by White Dog Games! This retro-style platformer features an atmospheric-dark world with eye-popping visuals, funny characters, and a cute storyline that adds a fun twist on the ‘Dungeons and Monsters’ genre. This unique platformer built with Buildbox is only available exclusively on Steam. White Dog Games also documented their process of making the …
This week’s game spotlight is a special one! We’re highlighting Jandeilson Nascimento’s entry, We Have A Date!, from our recent Buildbox Game Jam with partners Kwalee. This game jam entry stood out the most, catching the judges’ attention and winning first place. Using Buildbox, participants were given only a week to complete their submissions. The theme was ‘attraction,’ and the creators who took …
Hi Boxers, As many of you know, Apple recently updated their requirements for privacy transparency for apps published on the Apple Store. The aim is to help users better understand an app’s privacy practices before they download the app on any Apple platform. This has changed the process for publishing your games. You will now need to provide some information about your app’s privacy practices, as …
This week’s game spotlight is Sophie Ross’s It’s Lights Out. This fun retro pixel art racing game was built with Buildbox in just a week. It’s been featured in the app store’s racing games category worldwide, including countries like the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France, Australia, Russia, Spain, and India. So, let’s take a closer look at It’s Light Out by Sophie Ross! If you enjoy retro gaming and have a …
Here at Kwalee, we’ve been making hyper casual games for longer than most. All of us are very close to the development process, with our design team constantly coming up with new ideas and prototypes, but as a publisher we are also always working to guide developers who may be entering hyper casual for the first time – or those who mix hyper casual games with other projects. As Publishing Managers in particular, we play countless hyper casual games from developers of all sizes and that includes plenty …
As many of you will know, showing off your game with a great video is absolutely vital to find a big audience. Think about the last mobile game you became addicted to, and there’s a high likelihood that a video enticed you in the first place. That’s why here at Kwalee, we spend so much time thinking about how best to showcase our unique gameplay ideas in ads – …
This week, we’re shining our Buildbox spotlight on another incredible female creator, Shanu Joshi, a student, entrepreneur, developer, and Co-founder of Codemire Games. Currently studying Computer Science in India, she started freelancing as a Flutter developer. Shanu has since created various Android and iOS applications for her clients, gaining tremendous experience in the industry. Her love of games …
In honor of Women’s History Month, we want to highlight female creators from our Buildbox community all March. This week we’re thrilled to shine our BB spotlight on India-based game designer, 3D artist, animator, and founder of Tomato Owl Studios, Fathima Raseed. As a talented graphic designer and artist, she’s tackled various projects from product illustrations and company logos to creating 3D …
As any developer will tell you, no two games are ever developed using the exact same process — and hyper casual is certainly no exception. However, when you’ve developed and published as many hyper casual hits as we have here at Kwalee, there are certain best practices that emerge and stand you in good stead for every …
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