I joined the Minimol Games during Chessarama's production. In early versions of the game, players had access to all game modes and features from the start. This resulted in an overwhelming first-time user experience (FTUE). Furthermore, we identified that making progress in the game didn't feel rewarding, which hurt retention. 

To improve it, I was responsible for redesigning progression and reward systems with a peer designer. The interaction with these systems occurs through the UI, which I also had the opportunity to redesign. The emphasis was on the information hierarchy and navigation flow. Afterwards, new playtests were applied and the results were significantly better. Players celebrated the rewards. There were fewer friction points in the 1st hour of gameplay. And some testers played for over 10 hours, showing the impact of the new systems on retention.