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GameDev musings - meta in m3 games

Cartic P, @iCartic
Apr 6, 2022
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Hey Friends, Greetings from Bangalore 💗

Meta in match3 game trends

About 70% of the US top 100 Match3 games have adopted at least some sort of meta elements as part of their gameplay.

Top trending meta-features:

  1. Décor and customization are trending choices in M3 games

  2. RPG elements in the M3 games play a huge role in player motivation. >> Major motivational driver is the avatar system for players, giving players a more direct sense of “you” in the game’s world 

Why add meta?

  1. possibilities for differentiation and a deeper gaming experience

  2. Increase “sinks” and monetization

đŸ‘ŒđŸœ Collections and customization elements don’t affect the core game, so there’s no fear of “pay 2 win”

  1. Broaden motivational appeal

Renovation meta in casual game trends

  1. Renovation and construction elements have become one of the most popular meta-features among the top-grossing Casual games

  2. Renovation meta fits almost any kind of core gameplay, it doesn’t affect the balance of the core gameplay or no fear of P2W

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