Create Idle Games That Keep Players Coming Back
Build engaging progression experiences with balanced economies and satisfying growth curves that players choose to return to day after day.
Back to HomeWhat This Service Delivers
You'll receive a fully developed idle or clicker game with carefully tuned progression systems that maintain player interest over weeks or months. The game will feature mathematical balance that feels rewarding without becoming overwhelming, prestige mechanics that give players meaningful choices, and monetization approaches that respect player investment.
Specific Outcomes
- • Progression curves modeled for sustained engagement
- • Multiple prestige layers with meaningful rewards
- • Economy balanced through spreadsheet modeling
- • Deployment ready for web, mobile, or Steam
Emotional Benefits
- • Confidence in your game's long-term engagement
- • Peace of mind about fair monetization
- • Pride in offering quality player experience
- • Relief from technical complexity worries
This approach opens the door to building a player base that grows organically through word-of-mouth and genuine enjoyment, rather than relying on aggressive acquisition tactics.
The Challenges You're Facing
Progression Balance Feels Overwhelming
You understand that idle games need carefully tuned progression curves, but the mathematics can feel daunting. Too slow and players leave, too fast and they run out of content. Finding the sweet spot requires both technical knowledge and an understanding of player psychology that might be outside your current expertise.
Uncertain About Monetization Approaches
You want your game to generate revenue, but you're concerned about crossing the line into predatory practices. The idle game genre has examples of both respectful monetization and aggressive tactics that frustrate players. You're looking for guidance on implementing revenue generation that feels fair.
Technical Implementation Questions
Converting your game concept into working code involves decisions about save systems, offline progress calculation, prestige mechanics, and performance optimization. Each choice affects the player experience, and you want someone who has worked through these challenges before.
Platform Deployment Concerns
Whether you're targeting web browsers, mobile app stores, or Steam, each platform has its own requirements and best practices. The prospect of navigating store policies, performance optimization, and platform-specific features while also developing the game can feel like taking on too much at once.
Our Approach to Idle Game Development
We approach idle game development through careful mathematical modeling combined with playtesting feedback. This creates progression systems that feel rewarding throughout the player's journey.
Economy Modeling First
Before writing any code, we build detailed spreadsheet models of your game's economy. This lets us test different progression curves, prestige bonuses, and upgrade costs to find combinations that maintain interest over time. We share these models with you so you can see exactly how the numbers work.
Meaningful Prestige Systems
Prestige mechanics give players reasons to reset their progress voluntarily. We design these systems to provide genuine strategic choices rather than just bigger numbers. Each prestige layer offers new gameplay elements or meaningful bonuses that change how players approach the game.
Thoughtful Monetization
We implement monetization options that provide value without creating pay-to-win scenarios. This might include cosmetic options, convenience features like extended offline time, or optional purchases that don't fundamentally alter game balance. Players should feel good about any money they choose to spend.
Reliable Save Systems
Idle games need robust save functionality since players invest significant time into progression. We implement save systems with cloud backup options, offline progress calculation that feels fair, and protection against save file corruption. Players trust that their progress is secure.
How We'll Work Together
The development process moves through clear phases, with opportunities for your feedback at each stage. You'll see the game take shape from concept to playable prototype to polished release.
Initial Consultation & Concept Discussion
We start with a conversation about your vision for the game. What kind of idle mechanics interest you? Who is your target audience? What platforms are you considering? This discussion helps us understand your goals and provide realistic guidance about what's achievable within the development timeline.
Economy Design & Mathematical Modeling
Before any coding begins, we create detailed spreadsheet models of your game's progression and economy. You'll receive these models to review, and we'll adjust the numbers based on your feedback. This phase typically takes one to two weeks and results in a solid mathematical foundation for the game.
Core Mechanics Development
With the economy designed, we build the core gameplay loop. You'll receive regular builds to test, usually every week or two. This lets you experience the progression firsthand and request adjustments before we add additional features. The focus is on making sure the basic experience feels satisfying.
Feature Implementation & Polish
Once the core loop works well, we add prestige systems, achievements, visual polish, sound effects, and other features that enhance the experience. You'll continue receiving builds to test, and we'll incorporate your feedback on pacing, balance, and presentation.
Platform Preparation & Release
The final phase involves platform-specific optimization and preparing for release. This includes performance testing, compliance with store requirements if applicable, and creating builds for your target platforms. You'll receive documentation on how to maintain and update the game after launch.
Service Investment
Complete idle or clicker game development
What's Included
- ✓ Full game development from concept to release-ready build
- ✓ Detailed economy modeling and balance spreadsheets
- ✓ Multiple prestige layers with meaningful progression
- ✓ Robust save system with cloud backup capability
- ✓ Offline progress calculation and tracking
- ✓ Achievement system and statistics tracking
- ✓ Deployment for one primary platform (web, mobile, or desktop)
- ✓ Source code and documentation for future updates
- ✓ Regular playable builds throughout development
- ✓ Two rounds of balance adjustments after initial testing
Value Breakdown
This investment covers approximately 8-10 weeks of development time, including both the technical implementation and the careful balancing work that makes idle games engaging long-term.
You receive not just a working game, but the mathematical models and documentation that explain how it works. This knowledge transfer means you can make informed decisions about future updates or expansions.
The balance adjustments included in the package address the reality that some aspects of pacing only become clear through actual playtesting. We remain available after initial delivery to fine-tune progression based on feedback.
Additional Platforms
If you need the game on multiple platforms, we can add iOS, Android, or Steam deployment for $1,200 per additional platform. This includes platform-specific optimization and store compliance preparation.
How We Approach Results
Mathematical Foundation
Idle games succeed or fail based on their mathematical underpinnings. We use established formulas for exponential growth, carefully tuned coefficients, and spreadsheet simulation to predict how the game will feel at different stages of progression.
This approach has worked well across the 19 idle and incremental games we've developed since 2015. While we can't predict exactly how many players will engage with your specific game, we can ensure the progression feels balanced for those who do.
Development Timeline
Most idle game projects follow a similar timeline: one to two weeks for economy design and modeling, four to five weeks for core development and iteration, two to three weeks for polish and platform preparation. This 8-10 week timeframe assumes clear communication and timely feedback.
More complex projects with multiple prestige layers or unique mechanics may extend the timeline, which we'll discuss during the initial consultation.
Measuring Progress
Throughout development, you'll receive builds that let you actually play through different stages of progression. This hands-on experience is more valuable than abstract metrics. You'll feel whether the pacing works, whether prestige decisions are meaningful, and whether the game maintains interest.
We also track technical metrics like performance, save file size, and offline calculation accuracy to ensure the game runs smoothly.
Realistic Expectations
It's worth being clear about what development can and can't control. We can create engaging mechanics and balanced progression. We can optimize performance and implement reliable systems. What we can't control is market reception, visibility, or player acquisition.
Those aspects depend on marketing, timing, platform algorithms, and numerous other factors outside the development process. Our focus is on creating a quality game that gives you a solid foundation for success.
Our Commitment to You
We approach every project with the intention of delivering work we're proud to put our name on. This means creating games with balanced progression, thoughtful design, and clean code that's maintainable after delivery.
During Development
- • Regular communication and progress updates
- • Playable builds for testing and feedback
- • Transparency about technical challenges or delays
- • Willingness to explain our design decisions
After Delivery
- • Two rounds of balance adjustments based on playtesting
- • Bug fixes for any issues discovered in first 30 days
- • Documentation explaining systems and code structure
- • Guidance on maintaining and updating the game
Free Initial Consultation
Before any commitment, we offer a free consultation to discuss your project. This conversation helps both of us determine if the project is a good fit. If we don't think we can deliver what you're looking for, we'll tell you honestly and suggest alternatives if possible.
Getting Started Is Straightforward
Send Project Inquiry
Use the contact form to tell us about your idle game concept. Include as much or as little detail as you're comfortable sharing at this stage.
Free Consultation Call
We'll schedule a conversation to discuss your vision, answer your questions, and provide honest feedback about the project scope and timeline.
Decide If It Fits
After our discussion, you'll have a clear picture of what working together would involve. Take the time you need to make an informed decision.
What Happens After Initial Contact
Within 24 hours of your inquiry, you'll receive a response acknowledging your message and suggesting times for a consultation call. These calls typically last 30-45 minutes and cover your game concept, target platforms, timeline expectations, and any specific concerns you have.
If we both agree the project is a good fit, we'll provide a detailed proposal outlining the specific deliverables, timeline, and payment structure. There's no pressure to decide immediately, and we're happy to answer follow-up questions as you consider the proposal.
Ready to Discuss Your Idle Game Project?
Whether you have a detailed concept or just a general idea, we're happy to discuss how idle game mechanics could work for your vision. The consultation is free and helps both of us determine if the project makes sense.
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