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Anton Slashcev
Almost 10 years of experience in Product Management, Business Strategy, and Narrative Design. Consulting in Match-3 / Casual Narrative / Hybrid-casual market.
10 signs you might be working on a dead game ๐ฉ
10 signs you might be working on a dead game ๐ฉ
(you don’t want to miss them)
๐ญ. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐
โณ Without direction, priorities scatter and time is wasted.
๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป’๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ฎ
โณ If developers donโt enjoy it, players wonโt either.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐
โณ Frequent changes derail progress and drain morale.
๐ฐ. ๐ก๐ผ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฃ ๐ช
โณ A generic game canโt stand out in a crowded market.
๐ฑ. ๐จ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐
โณ When no one knows whoโs responsible, chaos reigns.
๐ฒ. ๐๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐
โณ Finger-pointing creates toxicity and stalls solutions.
๐ณ. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐
โณ Players donโt come back if the game doesnโt hook them early.
๐ด. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ โ๏ธ
โณ Adding more instead of fixing the basics only bloats the game.
๐ต. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐จ๏ธ
โณ Empty forums and social channels mean no oneโs playing.
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ โณ
โณ Missed deadlines often signal deeper problems.
If these sound familiar, itโs time to refocus or make tough calls.
