The Game Hashi Extreme Puzzles is a game I released on Android (February, 22th, Download on Google Play) and iPhone/iPad (March, 7th, Download on AppStore). The game is free to download and was released with 560 levels. Levels are grouped in packs: there are 4 free packs with 40 levels each and 4 paid packs… Continue reading Hashi Extreme Puzzles Sales and Ads Stats
Mobile Game Localization: Countries, Numbers and Statistics
I’ve released a series of puzzle games on mobile (you can check them on the sidebar). Don’t Feed the Trolls and Hashi Puzzles: Bridges & Islands were localized in English and French; Battleship Solitaire Puzzles in ten languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese/Brazilian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean); and Hashi Extreme Puzzles in eleven languages (same… Continue reading Mobile Game Localization: Countries, Numbers and Statistics
Sales and Ads Stats for Hashi Puzzles (iOS, Google Play and Amazon App Store)
Hashi Puzzles: Bridges & Islands is a mobile game that I released a few weeks ago on three mobile platforms: Google Play on November 25th, 2012, App Store (iPhone/iPad) on December 3rd and Amazon App Store on December 18th. Here are a few statistics about the sales and ads revenue of the game. The Game… Continue reading Sales and Ads Stats for Hashi Puzzles (iOS, Google Play and Amazon App Store)
How I developed and released a mobile game in 45 hours
Developing a game always takes longer than expected. I made an experiment and tried to develop a simple but descent game quickly, while keeping tracks of time spent on each feature. I also wanted short development times to see if I can make a profitable game, even if I were paid for it (I’m not… Continue reading How I developed and released a mobile game in 45 hours
Building for Android with Cocos2d-X (NDK+JDK) in one step
One Step to Better Code Recently, I’ve read once again the old but awesome article “Joel Test : 12 steps to better code” (do it now if you haven’t). When developing Don’t Feed the Trolls, I always had a few steps to build a new android version of the game. I made a few scripts… Continue reading Building for Android with Cocos2d-X (NDK+JDK) in one step
A simple but useful Finite State Machine (FSM) in C++
Why? When developing games, I often need FSMs. Most of the time, they are simple with only a few states. Some examples of state machines I used in previous or current games: Tutorial: each state represents a step in the tutorial UI : The animated elements are using a FSM to transition from “on-screen” to… Continue reading A simple but useful Finite State Machine (FSM) in C++
Statistics and Fun Facts About the Players of Don’t Feed the Trolls
Two weeks after a post about the sales and the ads revenue of Don’t Feed the Trolls, here’s another statistics post, this time about the players of the game. Don’t Feed the Trolls is a reflex game released in May on iPhone/iPad and Android (Google Play and Amazon). Feel free to try it, it’s a… Continue reading Statistics and Fun Facts About the Players of Don’t Feed the Trolls
Sales and Ads Stats of an iOS / Android Game
Don’t Feed the Trolls has been released for more than two months now, and revenue is slowing down. I think it’s a good time to look at how much money the game made. The game and the business model Don’t Feed the Trolls is an arcade reflex game released on Google Play on May, 3rd,… Continue reading Sales and Ads Stats of an iOS / Android Game
Don’t Feed the Trolls 1.2 “Bears Update” is now Live!
A new version of Don’t Feed the Trolls is now available on iPhone/iPad and Android ! This major update adds nine levels, three characters, and five achievements. Discover new gameplay with the sleeping bear, the twin bears or the invisible bear and keep slapping the trolls getting in your way. Collect the additional stars and take… Continue reading Don’t Feed the Trolls 1.2 “Bears Update” is now Live!
Don’t Feed the Trolls version 1.0.2 (iOS and Android)
A new version of Don’t Feed the Trolls (1.0.2) is now available on Google Play and in review for iPhone, iPad, iPodTouch (should be released in about a week). It contains the following fixes: Fix the accidental slap when feeding the starving bear Add a sound effect when feeding the starving bear the first time… Continue reading Don’t Feed the Trolls version 1.0.2 (iOS and Android)