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Published in Game Design Post

·Feb 25, 2021

Love & Pies is the Best-in-Class Recipe for Free-to-Play Storytelling

Love & Pies is a f2p merge and match puzzle game, developed and published by Trailmix Games, a studio founded by ex-King devs now backed by Supercell, where players beat levels to renovate a cafe and help Amelia to find answers to her mother’s disappearance. Mobile f2p games are built…

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Love & Pies is the Best-in-Class Recipe for Free-to-Play Storytelling
Love & Pies is the Best-in-Class Recipe for Free-to-Play Storytelling
Gaming

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Published in ironSource LevelUp

·Jan 7, 2021

Penny & Flo: Finding Home is the perfect sequel to Lily’s Garden

Tactile Games’ recipe for making a successful sequel to their hit title, Lily’s Garden — Making a follow-up to a successful game is a precarious task: how much should the sequel stray from the game that came before? Do players love the narrative, thematic content, or game mechanics — and which ones should you alter and which ones should you keep the same? These are…

Gaming

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Penny & Flo: Finding Home is the perfect sequel to Lily’s Garden
Penny & Flo: Finding Home is the perfect sequel to Lily’s Garden
Gaming

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Published in Game Design Post

·Jan 7, 2021

Penny & Flo: Finding Home is the Perfect Sequel to Lily’s Garden

Penny & Flo: Finding Home is a f2p tap-to-blast puzzle game, developed and published by Tactile Games, where players help Penny and Flo renovate the mansion of a former Hollywood actress by solving challenging puzzles. As a successor to Lily’s Garden, Penny & Flo unravels a related story full of…

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Penny & Flo: Finding Home is the Perfect Sequel to Lily’s Garden
Penny & Flo: Finding Home is the Perfect Sequel to Lily’s Garden
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Published in Game Design Post

·Oct 29, 2020

The Chemistry Engine Powering the Core Pillars of Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact is a f2p action RPG, developed and published by miHoYo, where players collect and build a team of diverse characters with their unique personalities, stories, equipment and abilities to explore and unravel the fantasy-based open-world of Teyvat. The game builds upon the chemistry engine, a term popularised by…

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The Chemistry Engine Powering the Core Pillars of Genshin Impact
The Chemistry Engine Powering the Core Pillars of Genshin Impact
Gaming

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Published in ironSource LevelUp

·Sep 24, 2020

Homescapes is a masterclass in creating an event framework

Lessons in live ops and monetization from one of mobile’s most successful casual games — Homescapes is a F2P puzzle game, developed and published by Playrix, where players play match-3 levels to help Austin renovate his family’s mansion, decide how the furniture and decorations look, unlock story chapters and meet amusing characters along the way. The game has built a robust event framework over the…

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Homescapes is a masterclass in creating an event framework
Homescapes is a masterclass in creating an event framework
Gaming

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Published in Game Design Post

·Sep 3, 2020

EverMerge Plays on its Audience’s Ability to Delay Gratification

EverMerge is a f2p collect and build merge 3 game, developed by Neskin Games and published by Big Fish Games, where players sort, organise and merge combos of three or more items on the game board, like merging potted plants to generate forests, to create and grow collections, unlock characters…

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EverMerge Plays on its Audience’s Ability to Delay Gratification
EverMerge Plays on its Audience’s Ability to Delay Gratification
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Published in ironSource LevelUp

·Sep 2, 2020

How Battle Legion’s rested XP keeps players coming back

Harshal Karvande, Game Design Lead at Rovio, deconstructs the hit mobile game’s season pass and XP system — Battle Legion is a F2P strategy game, developed and published by Traplight, where players collect, upgrade and customize a deck of army units that engage in quick, auto-play, bite-sized battles. Players earn XP after each victorious battle, which advances them on the fortnightly season pass. Players also have a reserve…

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How Battle Legion’s rested XP keeps players coming back
How Battle Legion’s rested XP keeps players coming back
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Published in Game Design Post

·Aug 20, 2020

Mario Kart Tour’s Rubber-Banding is at Odds with its Monetisation

Mario Kart Tour is a f2p go-kart racing game, developed and published by Nintendo, where players collect drivers, karts and gliders from the Mario franchise and race against other players to on courses inspired by real-world cities in addition to classic Mario Kart courses. The Mario Kart games are primarily…

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Mario Kart Tour’s Rubber-Banding is at Odds with its Monetisation
Mario Kart Tour’s Rubber-Banding is at Odds with its Monetisation
Gaming

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Published in Game Design Post

·Aug 13, 2020

Township Leads the Way in the Events with Mini-Games Trend

Township is a f2p farming and city building simulation game, developed and published by Playrix, where players harvest crops, craft goods and trade resources as they help fun, charismatic townspeople with their orders and build and decorate their dream town. Over the last few years, Township has build upon the…

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Township Leads the Way in the Events with Mini-Games Trend
Township Leads the Way in the Events with Mini-Games Trend
Gaming

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Published in Game Design Post

·Aug 6, 2020

Battle Legion’s Rested XP is Key to its Healthy Season Pass Habituation

Battle Legion is a f2p strategy game, developed and published by Traplight, where players collect, upgrade and customize a deck of army units that engage in quick, auto-play, bite-sized battles. Players earn XP after each victorious battle that advances them on the fortnightly season pass. Players also have a reserve…

Gaming

3 min read

Battle Legion’s Rested XP is Key to its Healthy Season Pass Habituation
Battle Legion’s Rested XP is Key to its Healthy Season Pass Habituation
Gaming

3 min read

Harshal Karvande

Harshal Karvande

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Game Design Lead at Rovio (Small Town Murders), formerly Game Design Lead at Zynga (FarmVille 2). https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshalkarvande/

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