To be honest, this game is for everyone to decorate. It is a typical match-3 gameplay. The rules cannot be simpler. Three identical blocks can be eliminated by clicking on them. There is no time limit and no operating skills are required. In today's mobile game environment with full-screen open world, card drawing and real-time battles, it looks like an antique.
Not to brag, this type of game actually represents an era - about ten years ago, when mobile games just started, everyone's mobile phones had small memory, expensive data, and small screens. All manufacturers could do was this kind of lightweight puzzle solving. At that time, even if it was just a match-3 game, as long as the levels were designed properly, people could play it for two or three hours continuously. I remember that at that time, many players even downloaded it to the SD card and took it out to play a few levels while taking the bus.
But now the mobile game market has changed. To be honest, if products like this are available for everyone to decorate now, there is a high probability that they will not even be able to earn back the money from on-screen advertisements. Because the current trend of mobile games is "light but heavy", what you think is a casual game may have ads, timed login rewards, and various social rankings that you must watch. Even a seemingly simple category like the elimination category now involves joining guilds, rankings, and limited-time activities, making you want to log in eight times a day.
But I also want to say that this kind of retro purity is exactly what many players miss now. There are no messy payment points, and there is no force to watch 30 seconds of ads to renew your life. You can play if you want to play, and if you don't want to play, just leave it. Sometimes I see those "antique games" with low ratings in the App Store, but I download them and play them longer than those gorgeous masterpieces.
Of course, if you are a player who pursues exquisite graphics, immersive plot, and comfortable operation, Decoration by Everyone is definitely not your cup of tea. It might even feel a bit crude in many ways - the UI is outdated, the sound effects are dull, and the level design isn't very creative. But if you just want to find something to kill time, or miss the feeling of simply playing games ten years ago, then it is a small corner that does not take up much memory.
Finally, I have basically never heard of Nanjing Moye Network's new games. This is probably the outcome of market selection. But each game records the aesthetics and technology of an era. Playing this old game and thinking about the rapid iteration in the mobile game industry, I suddenly felt a little emotional. 😌