Anton Slashcev’s Post

Maybe this is a little off-topic, but I really want to ask Let's say I have planned to run 10 a/b test in 3 months. Suddenly my game got an info that it only have 1 month left to try before it get killed What's the methods can I use to boost the testing speed? Does applying every test into 1 test (with different variant) ok? Does testing each a/b test on different campaign work? And how can Hungry studio run over 100 tests per week? (holy crap) Thanks in advance

At MOBA Trainer we are making Strategy Puzzles for LoL players so the list is very relevant! I don’t see a Day Streak in there, but I would put it S+

Thanks! This segmentation is very right for the averaged game and precisely shows what top and bottom games are mostly prefer. Still, for some game social sharing or narrative meta (just for example) can be a main driver of engagement and paying behavior and in this particular case be an S-grade feature. And for some games streak mechanic (for example) can be an engagement killer (imagine you always win in moba game). So use it carefully.

This will be very useful for me to develop engaging games, thanks for sharing

Win Streak is great but it could be very costly if done wrong, which is especially true in Match-3 games where they contribute a lot to the booster inflation often seen in these games. Meaning higher dev costs per level in relation to attempts, and of course you get extremes in the data where the average is misleading. But, yes, definitely great if it's designed sensibly with the long term effects in mind.

Anton Slashcev, thanks for sharing. Love the format. It is always essential to keep focus.

I wonder what such a Features Tier List looks like in mid-core games

I have learned a lots. Thanks.

This is very useful information. We were planning to add live ops in our puzzle game and implement Win Streak, so it’s great to know it’s in the S-Tier. Thanks for sharing this helpful post.

Really like how this tiering reflects the evolution of puzzle design. What stands out is how S-tier mechanics (streaks, tournaments) drive both retention and monetization, almost a “double flywheel.” On the other hand, D/E/F tiers feel more like artifacts of the Facebook/early free-to-play era. The challenge now is combining A/B-tier systems (passes, dailies, co-op) in ways that don’t burn players out. The ceiling is still high if done with the right pacing. Anton Slashcev