Mobile games represent one of the most popular and profitable app market segments. They regularly perform at the top of the most-downloaded charts on marketplaces and can have millions of active daily users.
The mobile games market is an incredibly diverse segment, ranging from multi-billion-dollar grossing 3D games to non-profit educational experiences. Our familiarity and commitment to game development are what have made Zco a leading mobile game development company.
Unity has established itself as the most widely used game engine by mobile game companies; for this reason, we have spent numerous person-hours learning the nuances to train our team as industry experts. Its accessible interface and compatibility with many art asset formats make it smoother to prototype and publish projects to different hardware platforms.
With an integrated physics engine, powerful scene editor, and unified structure, Unity has earned its place as the industry’s go-to engine. With Unity, Zco can produce award-winning mobile games that capture the user’s interest. By working with our team, you can bring your game to life in 2D or 3D.
As Adobe Flash has fallen out of favor for interactive web-based content and is no longer supported by the Adobe community, HTML5 and JavaScript have taken their place. Not only are these new frameworks much more secure compared to Flash, but they also benefit from improved native browser compatibility.
Aside from 2D games, Zco can also implement 3D games through WebGL technology. The result is a flexible framework that users can access from most web browsers. There are even numerous games designed in web development languages. They are hosted on community sites like slither.io, which only requires you to visit the page and use your mouse to play.
Each app store platform offers connections to different APIs. This connection means that apps allow users to check real-time information from various sources. Whether that is live updates to scores on a leaderboard or even tracking changes to account information across devices and screens, this accessibility and other tools provided by Apple and Google Play are essential to a multiplayer game’s success.
Our seasoned mobile game app developers can integrate your game into Android and iOS ecosystems and can help guide you through the submission, app support, and management processes.
Our in-house team of artists, 3D modelers, and animators are experts in using industry-standard tools. Our team is comfortable modeling and animating characters in Maya and Blender, creating UI/UX designs with Autodesk products, and creating traditional 2D concept art authored in Adobe. You can learn more about Zco’s skills, creative capabilities, and long-time expertise on our Animation Services page.
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Like mobile app development, every mobile game project starts with your initial concept proposal. This proposal can be a feature outline, rough descriptions of the game’s screens or levels, or full-fledged game design documents. We then assess your game’s needs, including target platforms, software frameworks, and technologies. All of this is incorporated into a detailed estimate that is submitted to you for approval.
Once the estimate is agreed to, a statement of work (SoW) is drafted, and active development begins. Our designers, artists, and programmers work together to develop a plan to concept and prototype the game. The project leader conducts a detailed analysis of the features to be incorporated, and the game’s designer prepares a game script or storyboard based on the specifications you provide.
The gameplay design phase starts in parallel with the project’s concept art. UI flow and gameplay mechanic development are performed in this phase as well. Architectural, database, and class design documents are prepared. The documents are then submitted to you for review and confirmation. Based on your feedback during regularly scheduled meetings, we revise the game’s design and architecture.
Our artists create concept art by incorporating rough sketches of game characters and other key elements. The artists and designers create 2D images of characters based on your descriptions and feedback. They also prepare the concept art document, where you can provide feedback and detailed changes to the art style.
This phase involves creating different game art assets, like character models, UI elements, backgrounds, and others, all based on the concept art. To create these assets, we use software including Maya, Illustrator, and more to craft high-quality art for the game. This phase of the project depends heavily on the game’s art requirements and whether it uses primarily 2D or 3D assets.
With the art pipeline up and running and the design of the game fully fleshed out, the gameplay engineers and coders can begin implementing the game within the given engine. Code reviews, developer testing, and bug fixes are conducted during the game’s development. Throughout active development, game builds are shared with you to gather feedback and fine-tune the look and feel of the project.
Mobile games must work well across different screen sizes and device constraints. Our internal team tests our games to optimize performance across multiple devices and ensure all functionalities work correctly. Iterative testing is a critical part of our process to ensure consistent performance, coherent gameplay, device compatibility, and optimized user experiences.
Once active development and QA testing wrap up, it’s time to deliver your game to the digital storefronts of your choice. Our team will work with you to create a descriptive listing for your game and implement app store optimization (ASO) to help the game stand out. The process does not end with the product’s launch for many projects. Like other apps, games must be updated to last for years after launch.
Mosquito Mayhem was created by Fort Bend County in Texas to introduce public health to a new generation of smartphone users. Through various mini-games, the player must take quick preventative actions to keep mosquitoes from breeding. This emphasizes the need to prioritize control efforts to eliminate breeding sites. The app has successfully instilled Fort Bend’s youngest residents with good mosquito preventive habits.
Coop Squad is an exciting collection of games, activated by collectible character cards earned as rewards through the Great American or QSP Canada fundraising program. The various character cards allow players to activate fun games or complete and share a “Pay It Forward” act of kindness. With thousands of downloads and hundreds of reviews, Coop Squad has proven to be extremely popular amongst its player-base.
Simply put, Lop & Link is not your ordinary puzzle game. Math, cipher, word, and letter jumble styles are expertly mixed to provide a never before seen puzzle experience. The latest update included a leaderboard and several quality-of-life improvements. As Lop & Link continues to evolve, so to has the player-base, now numbering in the thousands on both iOS and Android.
When engaging in a mobile game development project, you need a well-versed development team that can scale and progress on schedule. At Zco, we can dedicate several game developers and artists to your project to plan and execute a streamlined and successful mobile game application launch. Simply fill out the form below or call 603.881.9200 to get started.
Why is Unity great for developing Mobile Games?
Learn what Unity is and see why some of the best mobile games run on this engine.
The Mobile Game Design and Development Process
From the initial concept to post-launch support, we cover what would go into the design and development process for your mobile game.
