You’ve probably heard about or played a game that has a “wait-to-play” mechanic. If you don’t want to spend money, you’re going to have to be patient.
During the summer Epic Games Store had an offer for a game called Shop Titans. I was curious to see how they implemented the reward since the game itself is free. This game is just a 3D version of Shop Heroes. And before that game, there was Swords & Potions 2 on Kongregate (and I assume there existed Swords & Potions 1 at some time). Fun fact: Swords & Potions 2 seems to be gone from Kongregate now and instead there is a tool kit of the game, which appears to be the entire art and code version of the game. So if you want to make your own copy, it’s easier than ever. And here is a list of attacking your users for their money from every angle:
- time-limited offers. Daily, weakly, monthly deals.
- put a literal casino slot machine into the game somewhere. the bigger it is – the better.
- exclusive pay-to-unlock sections of the game (like shops or crafters), tease the player with their inability to have access to all aspects of the game.
- premium subscription. Always remind the player that they could have more if only they subscribed.
- new skins for anything.
- exclusive skins (see “exclusive pay-to-unlock sections” above).
- loot boxes and keys, obviously.
- multiple currencies and all of them can be converted from premium currency.
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