Mysterious Restaurant

About the Game

Inherit a timeless restaurant, and connect with your customers through unique challenges. A restaurant simulation game with match-3 and merge mechanics.

My Role

• Game Designer
• Unity Developer

Responsibilities

• Designed the game and onboarding
• Implemented game systems and UI in Unity
• Maintained documentation
• Playtested and iterated based on feedback
• Tracked analytics data

Technologies Used

• Unity Engine
• C#
• Figma (for UI/UX)
• Firebase

Development Journey

This project originally began as a trivia-based restaurant game. However, we later pivoted to a match-3 gameplay style to better support the restaurant theme and improve engagement.

• Integrating trivia into a restaurant setting was difficult. The pivot to match-3 and merge mechanics allowed for a more natural and engaging gameplay loop.
• Learned the importance of adapting design based on player feedback and analytics, and how to blend different genres for a unique experience.
• Developed a day/night cycle system and dynamic customer behaviors to keep gameplay fresh and replayable.

Key Challenges

• Pivot from trivia to Match-3/Merge mechanics mid-development to better fit the theme.
• Balancing the economy between the puzzle core and restaurant decoration meta-game.