The sense of variety and progression in the game introduces the casual fusion. And yet there are multiple themes within the game: chopping wood, crafting buildings, and fighting. Anyone can pick up the game and understand what they have to do within a few seconds. The simplicity of this game mechanic gives Lumbercraft its hyper-casual grounding. So it’s up to you to choose how much wood you want to collect, what to build, and whether or not you want to go and fight. When you stand next to a tree, you’ll automatically chop it down, when you stand next to building squares, you’ll be given the option to build. The only control is the ‘drag to move’ mechanic which allows you to direct your character around the space. Each level has an optional mini-battle where you can prove your acquired crafting skills to fight off enemies. Your goal is to chop down and collect enough wood to craft your village making buildings, shops, as well as battlements to protect it. The central focus of the game is crafting. Despite having a slightly longer prototype phase due to the more casual nature of the game, Noor Games managed to stay on the ball and keep the hyper-casual mindset of testing and developing in super-quick sprints. The game, Lumbercraft, first appeared for testing in November and was officially launched in January 2021.

Thanks to their hard work and commitment in the hyper-casual sphere, their prototypes have improved throughout the year and in October 2020, they started prototyping an interesting new take on the woodcutting trend.

Noor Games are a 5-person studio from Armenia and have been working with Voodoo for over a year, regularly tuning in to our live streams and keeping up to date with our resources for studios looking to create hit hyper-casual games. Let’s take a look at the studio behind the game, the game mechanics, and some key takeaways from the development process. With a successful fusion of a core hyper-casual game mechanic and more casual objectives, Lumbercraft is a great example of innovating in the hyper-casual sphere and exploring the possibilities when thinking of the up-and-coming hybrid-casual space. Lumbercraft, the hit game by the studio Noor Games, is not a typical hyper-casual game.

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