Tile-matching puzzle games have been around since the 1980s. Games like Tetris, Chain Shot! (SameGame) and Puzznic influenced many of the puzzle titles we have today. While these three games operate differently, they all have one similar mechanic: matching tiles together to make them disappear and earn points. Through the years, many game developers have …
Articles by Charlie Panelle
Virtual Pets first became popular around 1995 with PF Magic’s release of Dogz and later Catz in 1996. This eventually led to the creation of more virtual pets such as Tamagotchi (1996) and Digimon (1997) and even a whole website dedicated to them such as Neopets (1999). To some people who cannot have real pets …
From the creators of Neko Gacha, Gacha Club and Gacha World comes yet another game of a similar strand focused on the creation of chibi anime avatars, making skits and sharing it with friends: Gacha Life. This title, created by Lumine, is a collecting and avatar-making game meant for casual gamers of all ages who …
Board games were historically created not only for entertainment purposes but also for more diplomatic reasons. They were often played as a means to make deals with one another. The oldest board game known to have existed was the Senet which was found in Egypt and existed as early as Predynastic times. Over the years, …