&gt; It&#x27;s like every big mobile game studio is designing off the same playbook<p>They, in fact, are.
Every one of those trends serve a specific purpose or were highly studied to provided the &quot;best&quot; outcome.<p>I.E - Energy forbids you to explore the whole game in a couple of days (unless you pay) and plays with your min-maxing head to return to the game several times a day (you energy usually takes 4 to 6 hours to fully replenish)