Mini Game Templates · Puzzles Pack

🏠 Overview

10 fully playable mini-games, each with boosters, achievements, reskin slots, a first-run tutorial, per-level difficulty scaling and light/dark theming — all driven by one shared runtime.

Shared capabilities

⚙ How it works

This is a procedural-UI games template. Every game builds its own interface and logic in C# at runtime inside the RectTransform you give it — there are no hand-placed prefabs to wire up. The shipped demo scene is a pre-baked snapshot of that build, so you can inspect the full hierarchy without pressing Play; on Play it rebuilds itself and becomes fully interactive.

The Studio

Open Tools > Mini Game Templates > Studio for per-game tuning panels. Settings you edit are saved to ScriptableObject assets under Assets/MiniGameTemplates/Resources/Config/ and loaded by the games at runtime.

Customization at a glance

⚡ Quick start

1. Import MiniGameTemplates-Puzzles.unitypackage. If Unity offers to import TMP Essentials, accept — the demo UI uses TextMeshPro.
2. Open Assets/MiniGameTemplates/Demo/MiniGameTemplates_Puzzles.unity. The full demo is already baked into the scene.
3. Press Play — the dashboard lists every Puzzles game; pick, play, and try the boosters and cheat rail.
4. Open Tools > Mini Game Templates > Studio and tune any game's settings.
5. (Optional) Open Tools > HLK > Guided Setup to configure the bundled LiveOps kit — ads, IAP, notifications, rate-us and more (see the LiveOps Kit section).
6. To ship a single game inside your own UI, use the IMiniGame contract:

IMiniGame game = new DropMergeGame();
game.Mount(hostRect, context);   // context : IMiniGameContext
// ... later, when done:
game.Unmount();

🛠 Architecture

The IMiniGame contract

public interface IMiniGame {
    string Id { get; }                 // stable snake_case id, e.g. "puzzles_drop_merge"
    string DisplayName { get; }
    string Category { get; }
    string ShortDescription { get; }
    void Mount(RectTransform host, IMiniGameContext ctx);
    void Unmount();
    void NewRound();
    IEnumerable<CheatAction> GetCheatActions();
}

Auto-discovery

Per-game folder layout

Assets/MiniGameTemplates/Runtime/Puzzles/<Game>/
    <Game>Game.cs             // gameplay + procedural UI
    <Game>Settings.cs         // ScriptableObject settings (+ static Default)
    <Game>BoosterSpec.cs      // booster definitions
    <Game>AchievementSpec.cs  // achievement definitions
    <Game>ReskinSpec.cs       // reskinnable sprite slots
    <Game>TutorialSpec.cs     // first-run walkthrough steps

Runtime flow

Mount(host, ctx) → NewRound() → player input loop → RoundWon / RoundLost event → NewRound() or Unmount()

🎮 Drop & Merge

Drop numbered blocks. Match to merge — chain combos to bigger numbers.

How to play

1. A numbered block sits at the top — slide it left/right and click a column to drop.
2. Land the block next to others with the same number to merge them into the next power of 2.
3. Three or more in a chain produce an even bigger merge — combo for the highest scores. Don't let blocks reach the top row.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

block background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Collect 'Em All

Drag through same-colour dots — longer chains score huge.

How to play

1. Press a dot and drag through neighbouring dots of the SAME colour to chain them — release to clear.
2. Longer chains score exponentially — a 6-chain pays 6×6×10 = 360. Hunt for long routes.
3. Watch the move counter — chains of 5+ refund a move, turning long chains into engine fuel.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

dot chain_line background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Just Slide

Slide around and paint every cell — without crossing your own trail.

How to play

1. Use the arrow keys (or WASD) to slide your token one cell at a time.
2. Every cell you LEAVE stays painted — you cannot step back onto it.
3. Paint every cell without getting stuck. Press R to restart if you box yourself in.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

player painted background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Color Tris

Slide and rotate colour-coded tetrominoes — clear rows before the stack hits the top.

How to play

1. Use ← → (or A/D) to slide the falling piece, and ↑ / W to rotate it.
2. Hold Down/S to soft-drop, or hit Space to slam the piece all the way down.
3. Fill horizontal rows to clear them. The more rows in one drop, the bigger the score — gravity speeds up as you progress.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

piece background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Tile Journey

Tap tiles into the tray — match 3 of a kind to clear.

How to play

1. Click a tile to send it to the tray at the bottom.
2. When 3 of the same type sit in the tray, they vanish and score points.
3. Don't let the tray fill up with 7 different types — that's game over.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

tile tray_bg background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Block Puzzle

Drag polyominoes onto a 10x10 grid. Complete rows or columns to clear.

How to play

1. Pick one of the three shapes in the tray, then click an empty board cell to place it.
2. Complete an entire row or column to clear it from the board.
3. Clear multiple lines with a single placement for a big bonus — and don't get boxed in!

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

block tray_bg background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Tile Away

Peel back stacks — match 3 in the tray to clear.

How to play

1. Each cell holds a stack of tiles — click the TOP tile to send it to the tray.
2. Removing the top reveals the next tile beneath.
3. Match 3 of the same type in the tray to clear them. Don't let the tray fill with no match.

Achievements

Reskin slots

tile tray_bg background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

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🎮 Snake Out

Free every snake by sliding it head-first off the maze.

How to play

1. Tap any snake to slide it forward — it keeps going until it hits another snake or escapes the maze.
2. Each snake moves in the direction its head points. Curved snakes straighten as their body trails behind.
3. Free every snake by getting all its segments off the maze. Plan the order — snakes block each other.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

snake_head snake_body background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Block Champ

Block puzzle with lightning bombs and ice traps. Combo for big scores.

How to play

1. Pick a shape from the tray, then click a cell to drop it. Complete rows or columns to clear them.
2. Lightning blocks ⚡ clear an extra row above when their row clears. Stack them on the top rows for chained blasts.
3. Ice blocks ❄ leave behind a stubborn residual when their row clears — you'll need a second clear to get rid of them.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

block lightning_block ice_block background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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🎮 Wood Blocks Jam

Drag wooden colour blocks to their matching-colour exits on the board edge.

How to play

1. Drag a coloured block around the board. It glows while you hold it.
2. Drag it onto its MATCHING-COLOUR exit on the board edge — it slides out and disappears.
3. Clear every block to win. Blocks can't overlap each other — plan the order.

Boosters

Achievements

Reskin slots

block board exit background — drop art per slot via Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor.

Configurable settings

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💥 Boosters

Per-game power-ups with persistent counts and refund safety, auto-discovered from each game's <Game>BoosterSpec.cs. The demo dashboard renders them as the bottom booster bar.

Activating a booster

bool OnBoosterActivated(string key) {
    if (_ended || _busy) return false;   // returning false REFUNDS the charge
    switch (key) { /* per-key effects */ }
    return false;                        // unknown key -> refund
}

Award boosters programmatically with BoosterManager.Add(gameId, key, count).

Full booster catalogue

🏆 Achievements

Progression goals per game, defined in <Game>AchievementSpec.cs and tracked persistently by AchievementManager. Unlocks pop a toast card over the game and auto-credit any coin reward. Each game's own goals are listed in its section above.

Reset helpers for testing: AchievementManager.ResetForGame(gameId) and AchievementManager.ResetAll() (also exposed in the demo's cheat rail).

🎨 Reskins

Drop in your own art per slot, per game — no code required. Open Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor, pick a game, and assign an image per slot. Art is copied to Resources/Reskin/<gameId>/<slot>.png and imported as a Sprite automatically. In-game, the Skin pill toggles between Default and Custom art.

Per-game slot list

🎯 Tutorials

First-run overlay walkthroughs, defined declaratively in <Game>TutorialSpec.cs as an ordered list of captioned spotlight steps. Each shows once per game's first session and can be replayed from the demo's cheat rail. Reset with TutorialManager.Reset(gameId).

📈 Level scaling

Per-game difficulty progression — auto-generated out of the box, fully editable in the Studio.

int level = LevelManager.GetCurrent(gameId);          // player's current level
var diff  = LevelManager.GetDifficultyForCurrent(gameId);
float mult = diff.Get("difficulty", 1f);              // ramp targets / timers / AI

The Studio's Levels editor can regenerate a curve (level count, start/end difficulty) or hand-edit individual levels; edits are saved as a LevelSet asset under Resources/Config/Levels/<gameId>.asset. Reset progress with LevelManager.ResetProgress(gameId).

🌙 Light & dark mode

One toggle re-themes the whole scene — chrome and every game. Games read every colour from ctx.Theme, a MiniGameTheme asset that carries both palettes:

theme.ApplyMode(light: true);   // swap palettes
bool isLight = theme.IsLightMode;

The demo dashboard's header has a DARK / LIGHT pill; the choice persists between sessions (default: dark). Both palettes are contrast-checked — panel/text/accent pairings stay readable in either mode.

🎁 LiveOps Kit (bundled)

The full HyperCasual LiveOps Kit is included in this pack — no stripping, nothing to buy on top. It provides the production meta-game layer around the games:

How it is hooked up in this demo

• Vibrations: every game's sound events (taps, wins, errors) fire matching haptics through the kit automatically.
• Rewarded ad: winning a round with a coin reward offers a “Watch Ad” doubler; completing the (mock) ad credits the bonus.
• Interstitial: auto-shows after every 3rd round (skipped after a No-Ads purchase).
• Banner + shop: the cheat rail's Ads & IAP section toggles the banner and opens the simulated IAP shop (Coin Pack, No Ads, Starter Bundle) through the kit's store backend.

Setup & going live

1. Everything works out of the box in the editor with mock/dummy backends — no SDKs required, nothing to configure for the demo.
2. Open Tools > HLK > Open Toolset (or Tools > HLK > Guided Setup) to configure ad units, IAP products, notifications, rate-us and the rest.
3. To go live, install the SDKs you want (e.g. AdMob, Unity Ads, Firebase) — the kit detects them automatically via scripting defines (HLK_ADMOB, HLK_UNITY_ADS, HLK_FIREBASE, …) and switches from mock to real backends.

Full kit documentation: Assets/MiniGameTemplates/HyperCasualLiveOpsKit/Documentation/HLK-Documentation.html (also listed under Tools > Mini Game Templates > Welcome > Open Documentation).

➕ Add to your project

Path A — use the bundled demo dashboard

Add Assets/MiniGameTemplates/Demo/MiniGameTemplates_Puzzles.unity to your build settings. It auto-discovers every imported game and provides the picker, HUD, boosters, achievements and theming out of the box.

Path B — embed a single game in your own UI

IMiniGame game = new DropMergeGame();
game.Mount(hostRect, context);   // your IMiniGameContext implementation
// ...
game.Unmount();                  // ALWAYS unmount before destroying the host

Listening to events

ctx.Events.Subscribe(GameEvents.RoundWon,     payload => { /* celebrate */ });
ctx.Events.Subscribe(GameEvents.RoundLost,    payload => { /* retry UI  */ });
ctx.Events.Subscribe(GameEvents.ScoreChanged, payload => { /* HUD       */ });

⚙ Customizing

Override default settings

Each game reads a ScriptableObject settings asset (see each game's Configurable settings table above). Create one via Create > Mini Game Templates > Puzzles, drop it in Resources/Config/, or mutate <Game>Settings.Default at runtime before mounting.

Boosters: add / remove / rebalance

• Remove: delete the BoosterDef from the game's spec.
• Add: append a BoosterDef and handle its key in the game's booster handler.
• Grant: BoosterManager.Add(gameId, key, count).

Audio

Games call ctx.Audio.Play(SfxKind.…). The bundled ProceduralAudioBus synthesizes all SFX at runtime — no audio files to manage; swap in your own IAudioBus to use recorded audio.

🧰 Adding new games

1. Create Assets/MiniGameTemplates/Runtime/Puzzles/MyGame/.
2. Add MyGameGame.cs implementing IMiniGame, decorated with [MiniGame("…", "My Game", Category = MiniGameCategory.Puzzles)].
3. Add MyGameSettings (optional) with a static Default getter.
4. Add the spec files — MyGameBoosterSpec, MyGameAchievementSpec, MyGameReskinSpec, MyGameTutorialSpec — all auto-discovered.
5. Done: the dashboard and Studio list your game automatically. No edits to existing files.

💡 Troubleshooting

Text is invisible / fonts look broken

Import TMP Essentials: Window > TextMeshPro > Import TMP Essential Resources. The demo UI uses TextMeshPro's default font.

My game doesn't show up in the dashboard

Check it implements IMiniGame, carries the [MiniGame] attribute, and its assembly references MiniGameTemplates.Core.

A booster button does nothing when pressed

The booster's key must exactly match a case in the game's booster handler — unknown keys refund silently by design.

Tutorials replay every time I press Play in the editor

The "seen" flag is stored per game id in PlayerPrefs; clearing PlayerPrefs resets it. Replay on demand from the cheat rail instead.

Reskin sprites don't apply

Import the art through Tools > Mini Game Templates > Reskin Editor (it handles the copy + import settings), then flip the in-game Skin pill to Custom.

Coroutine errors about destroyed RectTransforms when switching games

Call Unmount() before destroying the host. The unmount path stops the game's coroutines and tweens.

Ads say “SIMULATED” / no real ads show

By design: without an ad SDK installed the kit uses its mock backend, which draws clearly-labelled placeholder ads so every flow is testable. Install a real provider (e.g. AdMob via its package) and the kit switches to it automatically — see the LiveOps Kit section.

Where do I report a bug?

Email satisvizion@gmail.com with your Unity version, target platform, the game id (e.g. puzzles_drop_merge), steps to reproduce, and the console log.

📬 Support & review

Get in touch: satisvizion@gmail.com — bug reports, feature requests, integration help and game requests for future updates are all welcome. Typical response time is 24–48 hours.

Before contacting, it helps to: check Troubleshooting above, open the demo scene to verify the game runs there, and copy any Console errors. Include your Unity version, render pipeline, target platform and the game id.