Wemade Play announced on October 30 that it has equipped its mobile game Anipang 4 with an in-house developed Smart Match-3 engine capable of performing 1,000 puzzle calculations and plays per second. The update also introduced eight types of haptic feedback utilizing mobile phone vibrations alongside quality-of-life features.
The new engine will be used in both the puzzle development process and actual player gameplay. Based on data learning specialized for Match-3 puzzle development, it will evaluate difficulty levels and conduct various tests. Prior to the official update, developers used the engine to inspect approximately 8,000 existing puzzle stages.
During gameplay, the engine manages puzzle board control based on basic block movement and matching. It is also utilized to select target impact points when creating and using special blocks, while visual effects have also been improved.
The newly introduced haptic play feature delivers phone vibrations across various rhythms and intensities. Eight types of haptics are controlled and triggered based on factors such as special block destruction intensity and rewards.
Producer Lee Kyeong-min, who leads the development of Anipang 4, stated that leveraging the Smart Match-3 engine is expected to reliably deliver over 200 puzzles per month—more than double the previous output—while providing upgraded puzzle content and an enhanced gameplay environment.
