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Royal Match: The Game That Makes You Feel Like a DIY Queen (Until It Asks for 5 More Moves)
A breakdown of the core gameplay loop, difficulty loops and progression systems, Meta features and LiveOps, IAP Monetisation, Ad Strategy and some of their best and worst practices. If you’ve ever wanted to feel productive while actually procrastinating, Royal Match is your game. You’re not just matching candies or tiles here, you’re restoring a literal castle. Because apparently, nothing says “emotional fulfilment” like fixing fictional furniture one level at a time. At it

Deepanjali sarna
3 min read


Three F2P Games, Three Wildly Different Journeys
Free-to-play games are sneaky little creatures. They lure you in with “hey, it’s free!” and before you know it, you’ve either sold your...

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4 min read


Unlocking Player Loyalty: Retention Strategies for F2P Casual Games.
Player retention is like keeping a party alive in your favourite F2P casual game. You want players to keep coming back for more fun,...

Deepanjali sarna
3 min read


Breaking Down "Tell Me Why": The Intersection of Story and Design
!! Spoilers Ahead !! Tell Me Why is a narrative adventure game developed by Dontnod Entertainment , known for their previous works like...

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5 min read


Cracking the Code: Making F2P Sales Irresistible
Free-to-play (F2P) mobile casual games are all about balance , like walking a tightrope between giving players tons of fun while gently...

Deepanjali sarna
4 min read


Reel Talk: What keeps Slot players Spinning?
As a game designer who has been working on social slot games for 3 years, I learn something new everyday. I often find myself captivated...

Deepanjali sarna
5 min read


Character DNA - Nia Stork
I recently completed a Narrative Design Udemy course . The course had a great set of assignments and I decided to add a few here as a...

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2 min read


Handout Sheet - Hack your Friends
Hack Your Friends is a game that teaches about password security and how publicly shared social media profiles can be a way to hack your...

Deepanjali sarna
4 min read


Gamer to Game Designer!
A few days ago, a question was asked on a server. The question was "What made you gravitate towards gaming?" I wondered, why not write a...

Deepanjali sarna
3 min read


Life in a Pandemic game ideation!
Life in a pandemic is one of my most favourite project that I have been a part of. Let me dive into the story behind this idea. A friend...

Deepanjali sarna
1 min read


Valorant Basics in 400 words!
Valorant is a 5v5 tactical shooter and online multiplayer game. The game has various characters to play as. Each character has its own 4...

Deepanjali sarna
2 min read


Current favorite game with innovative design!
!Spoilers Ahead! Choosing one game over 100s of games is a really hard task. I would just like to start with a few of my favourite games...

Deepanjali sarna
4 min read
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