Game Economy Loop 101

How to balance your video game in 4 basic steps. It all starts with mastering the game economy loop.

Every video game play loop works with math.

Math that connects different dots.

A game economy is the ”blueprint”
For any good game out there.
Master these steps, and,
Get better results!

「1」TAP:
List the resources of your game
Experience, currency, loot, etc.

「2」ENGAGEMENT:
Create a fun gameplay mechanic
To engage players generate resources,
Over and over again.

「3」FEEDBACK LOOP:
This is where it gets really tricky.
You have to define game content
To trigger players going forward,
Better items, more levels, a leaderboard, etc.

「4」TRADE:
Carefully designed game currencies,
To draw a monetization line between
The soft and hard currencies.

Resulting profitable & fun game experience.

Master these, and eventually,
You get results.

Now, go hug your game economy designers,
Buy them a cup of coffee,
Take them out for lunch,

Or tag them to show your gratitude.

PS: The Secret on the drawing is my terrible handwriting that my elementary school teacher still gets freaked out, just kidding it is… balancing how much you are draining vs. giving, setting up the pace of the game.