Cool Gamer
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With 5+ years in mobile gaming, I see it as more than fun—it enriches life. Here to share trends, insights, and joy. Let's have some fun!
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Strategic Depth: The Evolution of uCool’s Heroes Charge in 2025
The independent gaming sector is undergoing a period of significant expansion, with market valuations estimated at $4.85 billion in 2025 and projections suggesting a near-doubling by the end of the decade. While premium, "pay-once" models still command approximately 61% of indie revenue, the industry is increasingly defined by hybrid monetization—blending base purchases with sophisticated live-ops, cosmetic enhancements, and non-intrusive subscriptions. Within this shifting landscape, uCool stands as a prominent example of an independent studio that has successfully navigated these complexities, primarily through its enduring RPG hit, Heroes Charge.
By Cool Gamer2 days ago in Gamers
Guide to Run Goddess Costumes & Related Gacha and Other Events
In Run! Goddess (hereafter referred to as Run Goddess), the player character, Dawn Bringer, can gain new buffs by equipping Costumes. There are currently 8 costumes available in the game, each with its own unique story and attributes. This guide will provide details on each costume and explain how to obtain them.
By Cool Gamer5 months ago in Gamers
Guide to Acquiring UR Valkyries in Run! Goddess
Lately, I've noticed a delightful trend among my friends and family: they’ve all fallen under the spell of Run! Goddess, a charming RPG with an irresistibly cute,少女风格 aesthetic. It’s the kind of game that sneaks into your day like a catchy tune — one moment you’re just idly passing time, the next you’re hooked on the fluid shooting mechanics and the confident, captivating female characters that feel as if they’ve stepped right out of a dream. Combining card collection, character development, and strategy, this freshly launched mobile game has woven itself into the fabric of my daily routine — I confess, I’m a little addicted. Today, I want to share some insights on a question I’ve been asked more than once: How do you acquire those elusive UR Valkyries in Run! Goddess? No beating around the bush, let’s dive right in.
By Cool Gamer6 months ago in Gamers
Evony: The King’s Return Review 2025: Civilization Card
With the release of the 2025 update, Evony: The King's Return has introduced an exciting new feature: Civilization Cards. Since its launch, this system has captured the attention of players, not only providing a rich collecting experience but also adding more layers of challenge and interaction through the well-designed card exchange, sharing, and upgrading mechanisms. This article will delve into the highlights of this new feature and the review from players.
By Cool Gamer7 months ago in Gamers
Run! Goddess Brings the "Art of Freerunning" to Survival in the Last War
In 2024, the parkour mobile game market is estimated to be worth approximately $1.2 billion, and it is expected to reach $3.5 billion by 2033, with a compound annual growth rate of 15.2% from 2026 to 2033. The primary player demographics include Generation Z and Millennials. Now, Parkour games are more popular than ever, so when the renowned indie developer recently launched Run! Goddess, a game that blends parkour, shooting, and anime-style characters, it’s no surprise that it quickly captured attention.
By Cool Gamer9 months ago in Gamers
Entrepreneurial Inspiration from Benjamin Gifford & David Guo
Benjamin Gifford: A Journey from Passion to Purpose Benjamin Gifford, VP of Top Games Inc., talked about his entrepreneurial journey in an interview. He said that he hopes to help others avoid his mistakes by sharing his experience.
By Cool Gamerabout a year ago in Interview
Methodology of uCool and TopGames’s Character Synergy Design
The core of mobile games is often the role of the game. By designing a lot of complex and deep roles, game plannings make the game mechanism possibility of diversification. We found that the two teams of uCool and TopGames both emphasize the synergy effects of different combo when designing heroes and generals. They all created roles with various attributes and skills, for the 5V5 team PK mechanism. However, they have made different innovations and focus on different sides. This article will analyze their collaborative mechanism design in detail.
By Cool Gamerabout a year ago in Gamers
Dissect uCool and Evony's Methods of Fusion Between Core and Ancillary Gameplay
As game types become more diverse, many games have embedded diversified ancillary gameplay to meet different target groups. Although this gives players more reasons to stay, the game industry also needs to avoid piling up low-quality gameplay. This article selects Heroes Charge from uCool and Evony: the King's Return from Top Games Inc. in cases of two different mobile game types. After the in-depth experience, their secondary gameplay mechanisms and their integration with the core gameplay are analyzed.
By Cool Gamerabout a year ago in Gamers
Evony Lu Xun & Lu Ban: Recognize General Quality Through 3 Aspects
There are 5 general qualities in Evony. Their color is the most direct dimension to distinguish, which includes white, green, blue, purple, and gold. Among them, purple generals are divided into ordinary purple ones and Historic Generals; golden generals are divided into ordinary golden and Epic Historic Generals. According to experience, the more valuable ones in Evony are Historic General and Epic Historic General. To explain the gap between these two qualities of generals, we selected two generals for example analysis. Evony Lu Xun and Lu Ban, are also Chinese generals, but due to different qualities, there is also a certain gap in attributes. This guide is designed to help novice players quickly understand the quality gap between generals in Evony through Lu Xun and Lu Ban.
By Cool Gamer2 years ago in Writers
Research the Approach of Integrating National Elements from Top Games Inc.'s China Civilization
In recent years, the "game + traditional national culture" model seems to have provided game industry with the optimal solution for the coexistence of culture inheritance and commercial value. However, how to integrate to realize the value of this model has become a question. Based on the survey, Top Games Inc.'s flagship game Evony: the King's Return has created 7 major civilizations through cross-cultural fusion. The game succeeded with this highlight and won the Samsung Galaxy Store Best MMO Award in 2022. This article will take China Civilization in Evony as a case study to analyze how to integrate national elements into the game.
By Cool Gamer2 years ago in Styled
General-related Updates After Evony k45 Version
Since the release of Evony k45, the General system in the game has had great changes. Many returning players may not be able to adapt to the huge amount of information updated, making it difficult to play. To allow players to quickly understand the latest general-related developments in Evony: The King's Return, we have written this guide. This guide will first introduce the new generals after Evony k45, as well as the current strongest generals of each branch. Then, other important updates related to general development will be listed.
By Cool Gamer2 years ago in Gamers
Inside Benjamin Gifford: Character design of Evony: TKR and Mage Lulu
Excellent character design significantly enhances the gaming experience by allowing players to emotionally connect with the game. Effective character design requires a deep understanding of a character's personality, backstory, and motivations, which are visually expressed to resonate with players, making the characters more memorable and engaging.
By Cool Gamer2 years ago in Gamers
