However, Kobayashi felt there was more to come from the game and that it could be enjoyed globally should it manage to find its way to an audience.
Tenkyu as we know it today started as a side project way back in 2016 before releasing initially in 2017.Īfter a year of weekend-built improvements, it entered the Japanese category ranking with an average rating exceeding 4.6. “The quality of his games were noticed by the Japanese game community on Steam, where you can find videos of people playing and commenting on his games.”
“His games have a uniquely Zen atmosphere to them and have subtle references to traditional Japanese culture,” says Voodoo. I thought they must know how to improve Tenkyu in ways I had not thought of. How did that happen exactly? Voodooand Kobayashi share their insights.Ī resident of Tokyo, Kobayashi spent his day amongst work colleagues as a developer for Japanese mobile games developer DeNA.īy night he designed games on Android, iOS and Steam in the company of himself. Taichi Kobayashi’s ( pictured, main) Tenkyu operates on the same dime, as you try and guide a ball through a series of mazes while tilting your screen to manipulate the environment like a Labyrinth puzzle.ĭespite being relatively new to the global scene, having launched just in July 2018, it’s already generated more than 30 million downloads to date. It’s why hyper-casual games are becoming so popular right now - take H8 Games’ Helix Jump, for example, which has racked up more than 200 million downloads and has been nominated for Game of the Year at the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2019.
Some of the most beloved games of our industry often come from a simple premise, with complexity and flare executed in the design. There’s a lot to be said about simplicity and games.
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