| Client | 101 Okey Plus |
|---|---|
| Sector | Gaming and entertainment |
| Service | Mobile game development (additional development capacity) |
| Technologies | Mobile game development, multiplayer infrastructure |
| Platforms | App Store and Google Play |
About the Project
101 Okey Plus is a popular mobile okey game that reaches millions of users. We contributed to the game’s development on the App Store and Google Play side, working alongside the game’s own team on the multiplayer infrastructure and release management. Okey is a traditional tile-based table game with a large player base in Turkey. In the mobile version, players expect to find the rules and the feel of the game they know on their phones as well. That expectation means every decision in the development process has to be made with the player experience in mind.
This case study does not describe a game we built from scratch; it describes the development capacity we provided to a game that was already live.
The Need and the Problem Solved
The game needed additional development capacity. In live games with a large player base, new features and improvements are always on the agenda, and when the team carries that workload on its own, extra capacity becomes important. The goals were:
- Contributing to development on both iOS and Android
- Working with the team on the multiplayer infrastructure
- Carrying out the ad SDK integration
- Supporting release management in line with the game’s rhythm
Our Solution
We contributed to the mobile development of the game in four areas:
- iOS and Android development: making sure the game offers the same experience on both platforms. In table games like okey, players can meet at the same table from different devices, so the two platforms must work together seamlessly.
- Multiplayer infrastructure: the layer that lets players take part in the same game in real time. Delivering every move to all players correctly and on time is a basic requirement for the game to be fair and smooth.
- Ad SDK integration: part of the game’s revenue model; ads need to appear without interrupting the flow of play.
- Release management: shipping new developments to the stores in a regular and controlled way.
These four areas are connected: a change to the multiplayer infrastructure must work the same way on both platforms, ad placements must not disrupt the flow of the game, and every change must reach the stores in line with the release schedule. That is why we did not treat the work as separate tasks but as a single development stream run jointly with the game’s team.
Technologies Used
- Mobile game development (iOS and Android)
- Multiplayer infrastructure
- Ad SDK integration
Process
Our general way of working in projects where we add capacity to live games is as follows:
- Onboarding: in projects of this kind, we first learn the game’s code structure, the tools in use and the release calendar. In this project we shaped our way of working around the processes of the game’s team.
- Planning: development work is planned according to priorities set together with the game’s team.
- Development and testing: in live games every release affects a large number of players at once, so changes are tested carefully.
- Release: changes are rolled out in a controlled way, for example with staged releases; the aim is never to put the uninterrupted running of the game at risk.
Results and Benefits
We took part in the development of a mobile game that reaches millions of users, and we made our contributions without putting the uninterrupted running of the game at risk. Bringing in external development capacity lets game teams handle busy periods without permanently growing their headcount. For this model to work efficiently, the incoming team has to adapt quickly to the code structure, the tools and the release calendar.
The lesson we took from this project: contributing to a large live game requires adapting to the rhythm of its team.
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This case study is a localized version of our reference page in Turkish: Türkçe.
