5 years and counting - Keeping our pet alive
summary
A King Malmö level design team keeps Pet Rescue Saga live with a two-week sprint pipeline that ships ~15 levels every cycle and has produced over 2,000 levels serving a steady 4 million players. The studio built a custom in-house editor that uses groups and conditions to control spawn probabilities and difficulty ramps, added a new blocker at level 1,498, and A/B-tested “buff buddies,” which increased engagement and gross bookings so the feature becomes permanent.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to Pet Rescue Saga
- 1:44Game overview and sprint process
- 3:54Player motivations and fast gameplay
- 5:19Level design with groups
- 7:26Level design with conditions
- 9:33In-level features and buff buddies
- 11:20Hiring and closing remarks
- 11:44Q&A session
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