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How to increase game retention?

Anton Slashcev

How to increase game retention?

๐Ÿญ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น
โ€ข Keep the FTUE (First Time User Experience) clear
โ€ข Cut out unnecessary steps

๐Ÿฎ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†
โ€ข Make the intro fun and intuitive
โ€ข Hook players within the first few minutes

๐Ÿฏ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†
โ€ข Match gameplay with ads, creatives, and ASO promises
โ€ข Avoid misleading users

๐Ÿฐ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€
โ€ข Help players understand what to do next
โ€ข Use visual cues and simple mission structures

๐Ÿฑ. ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€
โ€ข Win streaks
โ€ข Daily logins
โ€ข Limited-time challenges

๐Ÿฒ. ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†
โ€ข Fix crashes and bugs
โ€ข Ensure smooth performance across devices

๐Ÿณ. ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜†
โ€ข Balance challenge with fun
โ€ข Regularly tune UX, difficulty, and pacing

๐Ÿด. ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜… ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป
โ€ข Use analytics to find drop-off points
โ€ข Adjust gameplay or UX to keep players in

๐Ÿต. ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€
โ€ข Levels, character upgrades, and skill trees
โ€ข Provide a sense of growth

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ. ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†
โ€ข Introduce new mechanics gradually
โ€ข Keep things fresh without overwhelming

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ. ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
โ€ข New levels, modes, and missions
โ€ข Prevent content exhaustion

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€
โ€ข Offer meaningful, valuable incentives
โ€ข Balance short-term rewards with long-term goals

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€
โ€ข Chats, leaderboards, or co-op modes
โ€ข Let players engage with others

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ. ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜†
โ€ข Keep the in-game economy stable
โ€ข Avoid inflation and pay-to-win pitfalls

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