Development of browser game «Flash Words»

Case study
Development of a browser game

Flash Words

Puzzle game

Customer country

Development timeline

Budget

Team

Ukraine

2014 March → 2014 July = 90 days

$4 000

8 professionals

1 game designer
1 manager
3 engineers
3 artists

Vision

“Flash Words” is a puzzle game for social networks Vkontakte and Odnoklassniki. Playable Character – Moose which lost his memory due to the impact. Now he is restoring the chain of events that have taken place over the past few days.

The player's task is to help restore the character's memory by entering a word from the picture in the appropriate field. The image appears in parts on the game screen. The faster the word is guessed the more coins the player gets.

Words are represented in different categories:
• art;
• fruit
• birds;
• actors;
• berries;
• capitals;
• animals;
• cartoons;
• pop singers;
• architecture;
• cartoon characters.

Each category contains 25 words. The hardest word is found last on the list of questions for more engagement. The reward for the last word is above.

Development

Development from idea to release 90 days.

During this time we are:
• Developed a CMS.
• Prepared voice acting.
• Introduced daily and hourly bonuses.
• Made a social panel with friends status.
• Integrated the API Vkontakte and API Odnoklassniki.
• Monetized the game by purchasing in-game currency.
• Implemented 5 game categories with 25 words for each topic.
• Configured control using the on-screen and physical keyboard.
• Implemented a function for inviting friends through a social panel.
• Prepared the game for themed sales with a change of art: Halloween, New Year, Christmas.