The mobile gaming industry is constantly growing and evolving, making it crucial for mobile game developers to stay up-to-date on the latest trends in mobile gaming. At Magic Media, we’re dedicated to constantly improving our mobile game development service offerings and creating compelling mobile gaming experiences, and staying abreast of mobile trends allows us to accomplish these things.
Emphasis on Accessibility
Accessibility has become a fundamental component of mobile game design and development. Designing games to cater to people of varying abilities broadens your audience and allows more people to experience your game comfortably. Common features include customizable text color and sizes, audio indicators, assistive controls, and game mechanic adjustment options.
Augmented Reality (AR)
Mobile gaming has become a popular host of augmented reality gaming experiences. Titles like Pokemon Go overlay virtual gaming elements into the real world, providing an immersive experience for players with their mobile devices. Titles like this are engaging and becoming more commonplace.
Hypercasual and Instant Games
Hypercasual games are easy to play but challenging to master, and their popularity is constantly rising. By design, they tend to have engaging easy-to-understand gameplay that’s perfect for short play sessions. Similarly, instant play games allow time-conscious players to engage in some quick gameplay directly in a web browser or app without any downloads required.
Social Integration
Social features like in-game chat, leaderboards, and multiplayer are more common than ever in Android and iOS games. This engagement with others can lead to improved player retention as players become invested in the social connections they form and the competitive gameplay they experience.
Cloud Gaming
Cloud gaming technologies have enabled mobile gaming to transcend the often low-end hardware capabilities of mobile devices. This allows for modern powerhouse titles including modern AAA console and PC titles to run smoothly on mobile devices regardless of their raw power.
Magic Media is an expert services provider of gaming services, including full-cycle game development, game porting, real-time VFX, and much more, for mobile platforms in addition to console and PC. Get in contact today, and let’s create magic!
