Week 1 live: what I learned launching my first solo game

Egg Sort: Color Puzzle went live on Google Play on November 2. It's my first solo game, and I made the art, the 3D chickens and the code myself in Unity. Here's how the first week went.

The early numbers

• Day 1 retention climbed to about 36% after the latest updates
• Players spend around 13 minutes a day in the game
• The store page converts more than half of visitors into installs

Fixing the difficulty wall

The data showed lots of players getting stuck around levels 4 to 9. I made those levels gentler in updates 1.16 and 1.17, and completions started growing faster than "stuck" moments right away. Lesson learned: early levels should teach, not punish.

What's in the game

• 70 levels with crates, mud, hidden mystery eggs, numbered crates and bomb eggs
• Four worlds to unlock: Forest, Snow, Moonlit Meadow and Beach
• Boosters like the Magnet and Rainbow Egg
• Chickens that dance, and even wear winter caps in the Snow world 🐔❄️

What's next

More worlds, more levels, and an iOS version.

Thanks for reading! If you try the game, I'd love your feedback 🥚

▶ Free on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haseebkhan.eggsort