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  • How many days can you retain a player?

    I’ve been watching a number of different games take different approaches to daily rewards. Some offer a bonus for coming back. Some offer escalating bonuses. Some give you a spin of a wheel to win a prize,...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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  • A comprehensive list of metrics for free-to-play games

    This is a guest post from Shyamal Dave of Mech Mocha, an independent free-to-play studio based in Ahmedabad, India. A decent number of downloads is a good head-start and a very good reason to throw a boat-party...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • How Pocket Starships builds retention

    Deputy Editor Zoya Street recently spoke with Lars Koschin of Spectacle Games, developer of Free-to-Play mobile MMO Pocket Starships, to understand how they design games to hit the elusive ‘midcore’ sweet spot. Mid-core is a much-loved buzzword...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • I just want to be normal #f2ptoolbox

    The F2P toolbox will teach you 54 of the most important and high-impact ideas in modern game design. This is one of them: give me a chance to feel like I’m among my friends. For a full...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • We’re not good at delayed gratification #f2ptoolbox

    The F2P toolbox will teach you 54 of the most important and high-impact ideas in modern game design. This is one of them: carefully balance the friction in your game, and don’t create excessive churn in pursuit...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Understanding games designed for retention

    From Deputy Editor Zoya Street Free-to-play games are designed differently. Unlike pay-up-front games, they’re not designed just to dazzle you for a short while and then fade away to nothing more than a memory. They’re not designed...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • The returning god: don’t make me tidy my room when I come back

    Regardless of what platform it’s on, clicking on a game icon should make me feel good.

    • Posted 11 years ago
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