Antti Hattara's guest appearances

Antti Hattara

Deconstructor of Fun

Elite Game Developers Podcast

Matej Lancaric

Joe Schaeppi

Christian Ress

Ken Go

Joakim Achren

Kristian Segerstrale

Uri Marchand

Klaas Kersting

Anton Gauffin

Matthew Lewis

Tim Sweeney

Vince Zampella

Richard Kim

Susana Meza Graham

Selena Gomez

OwlTail

During the past couple of years the market has been crazy about merge games. And it's easy to understand why. The core mechanic is simple and engaging leading to high rates of engagement. Merge games are also very simple to soft launch as it takes about 8 weeks to get one of these games into the hands of players. The low entry barrier is also the reason for the market getting flooded by merge games that have not been able to scale. My guest today is Antti Hattara, CEO of Starberry Games. As many start-ups, also his made a merge game. But what sets Starberry apart from competition is their vast experience in launching and scaling casual games. Now year post launch, Starberry’s Merge Mayor is finally scaling up breaking revenue and download records every week. In this episode we discuss how to scale up a merge game. Because you all know that making one is not the real challenge. Sponsors: Facebook Gaming ironSource Appsflyer Beamable Get in Touch: Send us Questions and Feedback Deconstructor of Fun Newsletter Deconstructor of Fun Slack Group Hosts: Mishka Katkoff   ---   Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support

During the past couple of years the market has been crazy about merge games. And it's easy to understand why. The core mechanic is simple and engaging leading to high rates of engagement. Merge games are also very simple to soft launch as it takes about 8 weeks to get one of these games into the hands of players. The low entry barrier is also the reason for the market getting flooded by merge games that have not been able to scale. My guest today is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anttihattara/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Antti Hattara</a>, CEO of <a href="//www.starberry.games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Starberry Games</a>. As many start-ups, also his made a merge game. But what sets Starberry apart from competition is their vast experience in launching and scaling casual games. Now year post launch, Starberry’s Merge Mayor is finally scaling up breaking revenue and download records every week. In this episode we discuss how to scale up a merge game. Because you all know that making one is not the real challenge. Sponsors: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fbgaminghome/marketers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook Gaming</a> <a href="https://pxle.me/QJLRUx4m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ironSource</a> <a href="https://www.appsflyer.com/solutions/gaming/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Appsflyer</a> <a href="https://www.beamable.com/https://www.appsflyer.com/solutions/gaming/https://www.beamable.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beamable</a> Get in Touch: <a href="https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/contact-us" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Send us Questions and Feedback</a> <a href="https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/subscribe" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Deconstructor of Fun Newsletter</a> <a href="https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/slack" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Deconstructor of Fun Slack Group</a> Hosts: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michailkatkoff/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mishka Katkoff</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/support</a>

How to Scale a Merge Game with Antti Hattara, CEO of Starberry Games

Today I’m talking with Antti Hattara, the Co-Founder and CEO of Starberry Games, a mobile games company from Berlin, Germany. Antti has an extensive background in free-to-play games and he’s recently been seeing success with his own startup. We discover Antti’s learning journey and how he approaches setting expectations that are healthy for a first-time founder.

Today I’m talking with Antti Hattara, the Co-Founder and CEO of Starberry Games, a mobile games company from Berlin, Germany. Antti has an extensive background in free-to-play games and he’s recently been seeing success with his own startup. We discover Antti’s learning journey and how he approaches setting expectations that are healthy for a first-time founder.

EGD 015: Setting Expectations As A Games Entrepreneur with Antti Hattara Co-Founder and CEO of Starberry Games