OVERVIEW

The main game window/hangar is a UI-heavy menu that serves as a hub for accessing game features.

THE PROBLEM

Lots of unique game features such as Quests, News, Battle, Loadout, Inventory, Social, Shop and Player progression that need to be accessed from one point in the game.

THE GOAL

Create a hub that lets players access core game features without overwhelming them with information. Use familiar gaming patterns to lessen mental load and introduce intuitiveness.

OVERVIEW

Squadblast is available on multiple platforms; login and game account creation happen on the backend side with minimal interactions on the frontend. The game loading screen is used as a backdrop for account linking for returning users.

THE GOAL

Provide a quick and efficient way to access the game from any platform.

OVERVIEW

Custom Lobbies allow players to create and host their own multiplayer sessions with greater control over who participates and how the game is played. Players can create a lobby, invite or share access with other players, configure available game settings, and start the match when the group is ready.

THE PROBLEM

The standard matchmaking system optimizes for quickly finding a game, but it doesn’t give players enough control over the people, rules, or context of that game.

THE GOAL

Enable players to easily create, customize, and organize their own games with the people they choose, creating a more social, flexible, and engaging multiplayer experience.

OVERVIEW

Loadout allows players to prepare and customize their character’s equipment and appearance before entering a game. Players can select from available weapons, cosmetic items, and heroes with different abilities to create a setup that matches their preferred playstyle.

THE PROBLEM

It is difficult to manage in-game weapons, select between characters and prepare sets for different playstyles without a dedicated system in place.

THE GOAL

Give players meaningful control over how they approach gameplay while making preparation quick, clear, and convenient.

OVERVIEW

The inventory system allows players to view, organize, manage, and access the items they own or have purchased throughout the game. It provides a central place for players to understand what items they have, their quantities, and how those items can be used, equipped, consumed, traded, or otherwise interacted with.

THE PROBLEM

Difficulties managing, tracking, and acquiring in-game weapons, item cases, and consumable items.

THE GOAL

Give players a clear, organized, and convenient way to manage everything they own in the game. Create conditions to open item and weapon cases.

Cases & Item preview

OVERVIEW

Item Cases allow players to receive and discover one or more in-game items through a structured reward experience.

THE PROBLEM

Lack of in-game rewards, reward variety, collectable items, and repetitiveness of the in-game reward systems.

THE GOAL

Provide a flexible and engaging way to package, deliver, and present in-game rewards while supporting player progression and collection.

OVERVIEW

The Shop is an in-game marketplace where players can browse and acquire items, cosmetics, upgrades, resources, or other content using available in-game or premium currency.

THE PROBLEM

Difficulties in using accumulated currencies and resources, lack of choice and control in in-game item selection, and limited access to cosmetic items and content.

THE GOAL

Give players a wider choice in items and cosmetic content, support progression, and give value to in-game currency by providing meaningful ways to spend it.

OVERVIEW

The News Hub is a central in-game space where players can discover important updates, events, announcements, new content, and other information about the game.

THE PROBLEM

Relevant information about in-game events, updates, and the game development process is scattered across different channels.

THE GOAL

Create a single source of information within the game, increasing visibility and participation in game events, features, and activities.

OVERVIEW

The Workshop is a dedicated in-game space where players can craft and dismantle items using collected resources and materials.

THE PROBLEM

Overflow of low-tier items and weapons that give no value to the game. Lack of meaningful discoverability in the game.

THE GOAL

Give value to resources and support progression through increased player agency and engagement by creating an item dismantling system.

OVERVIEW

Game Progression is the system that tracks and communicates a player’s growth through levels, unlocks, achievements, and rewards as they play the game

THE PROBLEM

Lack of a sense of growth, achievement, and long-term goals in the game.

THE GOAL

Motivate continued play, reward player effort, and provide sense of accomplishment through increasing gameplay mastery.

OVERVIEW

Pre-Battle and Post-Battle are supporting game flows that prepare players before a match and communicate the results afterward.

THE PROBLEM

Lack of clarity about the phase of the game the player is in, and unclear end-game results.

THE GOAL

Prepare players for the battle phase; create a smooth transition from the main game interface to the match. Clearly communicate battle results to the player.