Diary of Culinary Delights: A Tasteful Ascent to Success

Cooking Diary: The Recipe for a Six-Year Success Story

MYTONIA, the developer behind the wildly popular time-management game Cooking Diary, reveals the secrets to its six-year reign. Whether you're a fellow developer seeking inspiration or a dedicated player curious about the game's creation, this "recipe" offers valuable insights.

Key Ingredients:

• 431 captivating story episodes
• 38 unique hero characters
• 8,969 diverse in-game elements
• 905,481 thriving guilds
• A robust selection of engaging events and contests
• A dash of delightful humor
• Grandpa Grey's elusive secret ingredient (hint: it's passion!)

The Cooking Process:

Step 1: Crafting the Narrative:

Begin by developing a compelling storyline rich in humor and unexpected twists. Populate your world with a vibrant cast of characters. The narrative unfolds across various restaurants and districts, starting with your grandfather Leonard's Burger Joint and expanding to locations like Colafornia, Schnitzeldorf, and Sushijima. Cooking Diary boasts 160 unique culinary establishments spread across 27 distinct districts.

Step 2: Customization Extravaganza:

Enrich your game world with an extensive array of customizable options: over 8,000 items, including 1,776 outfits, 88 facial feature sets, 440 hairstyles, and over 6,500 decorative items for homes and restaurants. Players can even personalize their pets with 200 clothing items.

Step 3: Dynamic In-Game Events:

Introduce a series of engaging tasks and events. Leverage powerful analytics to ensure each event is well-designed and rewarding. Create complementary event layers, each enjoyable individually and collectively. August, for instance, featured nine concurrent events, demonstrating this layered approach.

Step 4: The Power of Guilds:

Cooking Diary boasts over 905,000 guilds! Introduce guild events and tasks gradually and strategically, avoiding overlaps to maximize player engagement.

Step 5: Learning from Setbacks:

Embrace mistakes as learning opportunities. The Cooking Diary team learned from their initial pet introduction in 2019, which initially failed to generate excitement. By making pets unlockable through the Path to Glory event, they achieved a 42% revenue increase.

Step 6: Strategic Presentation:

The casual games market is fiercely competitive. Stand out by utilizing a strong social media presence, creative marketing, contests, and collaborations. Cooking Diary's successful collaborations with Netflix's Stranger Things and YouTube showcase this approach.

Step 7: Continuous Innovation:

Maintaining success requires constant innovation. Cooking Diary's ongoing success stems from its commitment to adding new content, experimenting with presentation, and refining gameplay mechanics.

Step 8: The Secret Ingredient – Passion:

Grandpa Grey's secret ingredient is passion. A successful game begins with a genuine love for the craft.

Download Cooking Diary on the App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore, Microsoft Store, and AppGallery.