Little did I know in a week I’ll get stranded there and hardly meet any other hikers during my trek. Once I landed in Nepal back in 2021 my first impression was - wow! I’m in a hikers’ place. As a hiker, you feel a sense of community through various online publications, hashtags and while actually doing hikes. It requires a lot of effort and time to create strategies and maintain them but they can play a significant role in the life of the game. Think about a communityīuild your community - not only attract new players through awesome ads (Gosh, have you seen what Merge Mansion game is doing on that?) but actually, continue working on a constant engagement. And while usually the mechanics of the gameplay hardly have any significant changes, the pure visual difference already brings a new perception for a player to engage him more. When it comes to the games different themes are another common approach to make the gameplay feel slightly different and new. Tropical rainforests, mountains covered with snow, foggy lakes, and green hills – so many different surroundings to explore while hiking each bringing something new to your senses. Music is a secondary element that adds to your feeling and perception of the game and its’ story. Even if not all players are playing with the sound turned on, this is a crucial part each game should have nowadays. The same comes with the games - they have to have music in the background. All of these create a unique atmosphere and a connection with nature. ![]() ![]() Once doing a hike you’re in nature listening to birds singing, leaves rustling, wind blowing. Some of the beautiful creatures I’ve met in the rainforests of Costa Rica The cost of upgrading or buying a certain element also grows so that a player is engaged more and spends more time playing. ![]() Each time we challenge the player to reach a slightly more complicated task cause if we’ll provide the same type of tasks all the time, a player will get bored in the end and might simply uninstall the game later. You start with easy hikes but in order to keep the dopamine high you need to take more challenging options next. Your general progression leads you to choose more complicated roads further. We as humans like to accomplish certain tasks since this is how we feel we control the situation. Gauge or progression in any other form is another key part of the game to stimulate players to continue spending time in the game. Depending on its role it may have an image of the reward you get once reaching the next level. It can be compared to a gauge in a game, a UI element to indicate how your progression is changing.
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