Portfolio / Mobile game / HIDY
A real-time location-based mobile game built from the ground up — from product logic and UX to development, launch and App Store release.
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Reached #4 in the App Store charts during the first month after launch.
The game already worked in the real world: friends played hide-and-seek with cars. But organising it meant drawing the play zone manually in Google Maps and coordinating everything through WhatsApp.
The challenge was not simply to make an app. It was to turn that fragmented routine into one complete mobile game.
We moved the key game processes into HIDY: an in-app map, live player locations in the lobby, zone and radius selection, game modes and alerts when a player leaves the allowed area.
Achievements, premium modes and a monetisation plan turned the core mechanic into a product designed to keep developing after launch.
The playing zone and live player locations are handled directly inside the game.
Players can create a game, join a lobby and prepare the match in one flow.
The host selects the area and radius while the product monitors its boundaries.
Different modes shape how each real-world hide-and-seek session is played.
Achievements and player progression give the game structure beyond one match.
Paid modes and a monetisation plan support the product beyond release.
Turned a real-world habit into a complete digital game flow.
Shaped the paths for lobbies, maps, zones and active gameplay.
Developed the mobile product and its live location systems.
Prepared the game for real-world play and release fixes.
Handled registration, builds, review, corrections and App Store launch.
HIDY went from a car hide-and-seek game coordinated through Google Maps and WhatsApp to a complete mobile experience released through the App Store.
During its first month after launch, the game reached #4 in the App Store charts.
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