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Live Ops game development services for seasonal events and holidays by Whimsy Games
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Live-Ops Game Development

Boost Engagement & Revenue with Seasonal Live-Ops - Festive Updates, Limited-Time Events, and Exclusive Rewards to Keep Players Coming Back!

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About game development outsourcing

Whimsy Games is an expert in custom game event solutions. Our team helps studios keep their games dynamic and engaging. We specialize in designing and managing seasonal events, real-time updates, and content expansions. Whimsy Games provides integration of new features with 24/7 support. We analyze player behavior and feedback to refine future updates. Whether you're looking to re-engage players, introduce new monetization strategies, or modernize existing mechanics, with Whimsy Games, your game stays active, profitable, and ever-evolving. Leverage our expert LiveOps services to propel your game to the top and let’s build something together!

Game development Services we provide

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Limited-Time Offers & FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

Players are more likely to spend on exclusive skins, items, and event passes when they know they’re only available for a short time.

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Event Passes & Premium Tiers

Special seasonal battle passes, or event-specific upgrades encourage players to unlock extra rewards, increasing in-game purchases.

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Themed In-Game Purchases

Real-time in-game events introduce festive skins, character outfits, and collectible items, making players more willing to buy unique content they can’t get any other time.

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Increased Player Activity = More Spending

Live-Ops services for game bring players back, they engage more with the game’s economy, spending on boosts, upgrades, or currency to maximize their event rewards.

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Gift Purchases & Social Spending

Events like Christmas and Valentine’s Day encourage gifting mechanics, allowing players to buy in-game items for friends, boosting game monetization through Live-Ops

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Limited-Time Offers & FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

Players are more likely to spend on exclusive skins, items, and event passes when they know they’re only available for a short time.

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Event Passes & Premium Tiers

Special seasonal battle passes, or event-specific upgrades encourage players to unlock extra rewards, increasing in-game purchases.

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Themed In-Game Purchases

Real-time in-game events introduce festive skins, character outfits, and collectible items, making players more willing to buy unique content they can’t get any other time.

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Increased Player Activity = More Spending

Live-Ops services for game bring players back, they engage more with the game’s economy, spending on boosts, upgrades, or currency to maximize their event rewards.

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Gift Purchases & Social Spending

Events like Christmas and Valentine’s Day encourage gifting mechanics, allowing players to buy in-game items for friends, boosting game monetization through Live-Ops

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Why choose Whimsy team

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    At Whimsy Games, we craft custom seasonal visuals by designing festive environments, themed character skins, and event animations for real-time in-game events.

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    Our team develops event-driven mechanics like special quests, challenges, and mini-games that boost player engagement.

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    We offer exclusive rewards and content, including limited-time collectibles, skins, and bonuses that help drive player retention.

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    Our cross-platform updates ensure smooth integration of seasonal content without disrupting gameplay.

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    With Live-Ops and real-time support, our experts monitor events, address any issues, and optimize performance for the best experience.

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    After events, we conduct post-event analysis by reviewing player feedback and game data to improve future updates.

How We Deliver Exceptional LiveOps

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    Planning and Strategy

    First, we align with your game’s goals to design relevant content updates, events, and monetization strategies. This includes setting timelines, identifying target demographics, and determining the best methods to engage players.
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    Development and Testing

    We create and test the new content: a new feature, limited-time event, or in-game promotion. Then we make sure everything works smoothly before going live.
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    Monitoring

    Once everything is ready, we roll out the update across platforms, carefully monitoring player activity, server performance, and engagement metrics in real time.
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    Optimization and Adjustment

    We analyze data and player feedback, making adjustments to improve performance, balance monetization, and keep players engaged.
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    Post-Event Analysis

    After the event or update concludes, we evaluate its success, gather insights, and refine future content. This leads to improvement in player experience and revenue generation.
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    Content Updates Aligned with Events
    Timely content updates that match seasonal events, holidays, and trending themes. Whether it’s limited-time quests, exclusive skins, or festive in-game activities, our Live-Ops strategy ensures players always have something new to look forward to.
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    Data-Driven Analytics for Smarter Live-Ops
    Our team leverages real-time data insights to track player behavior and optimize engagement strategies. We analyze in-game metrics and player feedback to refine Live-Ops events and keep players invested.
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    Seamless Technical Maintenance & Support
    We provide ongoing technical support, bug fixes, and server optimizations to ensure a smooth gaming experience. We help to prevent disruptions during live events, keeping your game stable, high-performing, and free from technical hiccups.
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    Personalized Player Engagement & Retention
    Using advanced segmentation and behavioral analysis, we create personalized in-game experiences tailored to different player demographics. From customized challenges to exclusive rewards, our approach ensures higher retention rates by making every player feel valued and engaged.
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    Dynamic Monetization Strategies
    We implement flexible and player-friendly monetization techniques, including time-limited offers, battle passes, and exclusive in-game purchases. By analyzing spending habits and engagement patterns, we fine-tune pricing models and promotions to maximize revenue while keeping the player experience enjoyable.
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    Community Engagement & Social Features
    We enhance player interaction through social-driven features such as leaderboards, live chats, guilds, and cooperative events. Encouraging community involvement not only strengthens player retention but also fosters a loyal player base that keeps coming back for shared experiences and new challenges.

Genres We create

  • Christmas
  • Memorial Day
  • Easter
  • Thanksgiving
  • Halloween
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Christmas

Spread holiday cheer by decorating the game environment with snow-covered landscapes, Christmas lights, and festive music. Players can unlock holiday-themed skins, such as Santa outfits or reindeer mounts, while special quests could involve delivering gifts, battling a mischievous Grinch-like boss, or collecting magical snowflakes for exclusive rewards.

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Memorial Day

special visual effects such as American flags can enhance the game environment, bringing the holiday to life. Additionally, you can offer exclusive bonuses, multiplayer events, and optional donation-based activities to engage players while honoring the spirit of Memorial Day.

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Easter

Brighten up the game with pastel-colored landscapes, blooming flowers, and hidden Easter eggs scattered throughout the map. Players can participate in egg-hunt challenges to find and collect limited-edition seasonal collectibles, such as bunny-themed costumes, springtime pets, or decorated weapons.

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Thanksgiving

Introduce custom in-game events with warm autumn colors, falling leaves, and rustic decorations. Special quests could involve helping NPCs prepare a feast, gathering seasonal ingredients, or completing gratitude challenges. Players can earn Thanksgiving-inspired skins, turkey-themed gear, or festive emotes as rewards.

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Halloween

Turn your game world into a haunted landscape with eerie fog, glowing jack-o’-lanterns, and creepy ambient sounds. Add limited-time haunted items like ghostly skins, spooky weapons, or cursed artifacts. Introduce spine-chilling challenges, such as surviving a zombie outbreak or escaping a haunted mansion.

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Projects we’ve Brought to life

Højtbelagt Game

Højtbelagt Game

Højtbelagt Game is a visually stunning National Lottery project. Every ingredient — from fresh rye bread and creamy sauces to vibrant toppings — is meticulously crafted through detailed 2D art, smooth animations and polished UX/UI design.

NFT Spanish Soccer game with collectible football players

Spanish soccer

We collaborated on creating a unique NFT collection platform celebrating Spanish soccer, where fans could collect, trade, and explore digital representations of their favorite players. The goal was to craft high-quality, personalized artworks that capture the essence of each footballer and enhance the collectible value of NFTs.

Zeeds mobile game

Zeeds

Zeeds is a play-for-purpose mobile game where players reduce carbon emissions by collecting and growing plant-inspired creatures, Zeedles. These eco-friendly NFTs evolve based on real-world weather and live on a sustainable blockchain.

ZiggyVerse sci-fi game with futuristic characters and immersive digital universe

Ziggy Verse

Ziggy Verse is a vibrant turn-based strategy RPG where players build a team of unique monsters and engage in tactical 3v3 battles across a colorful alien universe. The project was designed to deliver a casual yet strategic gameplay experience, combining collectible mechanics with deep combat tactics.

Meegos Mayhem game with playful characters in a chaotic cartoon-style world

Meegos Mayhem

Meegos Mayhem is an action-packed multiplayer party game blending obstacle course racing with chaotic ragdoll physics and elimination battles. Designed to deliver fun, unpredictable gameplay for both casual and competitive players, it offers ever-changing maps and cooperative challenges.

Puzzle Fight mobile game combining match-three puzzles with action battles

Puzzle Fight

Puzzle Fight: PvP Wars blends casual match-3 mechanics with the strategic depth of mid-core battlers. Players assemble hero squads and engage in real-time PvP battles in a mystical fantasy world, combining puzzle-solving with dynamic combat scenarios.

Plecto is a gamification platform

Web Gamification

Plecto is a gamification platform that enhances team productivity by adding game-like rewards to sales processes. It motivates employees by visualizing achievements and offering meaningful incentives, creating a fun and competitive workplace.

Projects Wild Rage

Wild Rage

Wild Rage – Battle Royale and Metaverse survival RPG on PC/Steam with dynamic world, immersive gameplay, and strategic combat.

Projects Bingo love in Montana

Bingo: Love in Montana

The project involved full game development and art, combining casual gaming with rich storytelling and decoration elements. Bingo: Love in Montana offers players the chance to decorate their ranch, play Bingo, and explore a heartfelt love story. The game blends creativity with entertainment, appealing to a broad audience.

Projects Squid Games

Squid Games

The project involved development, VFX, and animation to create a captivating gaming experience. Squid Games is a dynamic platformer combined with match-3 elements, designed exclusively for mobile. Players navigate challenges while enjoying vibrant visuals and engaging mechanics.

Projects NFT Collection

NFT Collections

NFT Collections encompasses full development and art, concentrating on the creation of unique digital assets through NFTs. With a diverse array of character styles, it enables players to collect and utilize these assets within games. This innovative approach enriches gameplay with distinctive visuals and valuable collectibles.

Projects Slot Cash 0ut

Slots Cash Out

The project focused on 2D stylization and casual game design. Slots Cash Out is a social casino game available in browsers, providing players with a fun and interactive experience through vibrant visuals and engaging slot mechanics perfect for casual gaming.

Projects Cat Slots

Cat Slots

Cat Slots is a delightful mobile game that combines the fun of slot machines with charming cat-themed graphics, designed to entertain and engage casual gamers.

Game development services and art solutions

Specialized studios in Tech Art, Concept Art, Porting, and Engineering, we have the expertise to tackle your project needs with precision and efficiency.

What our clients think about us

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Ben Fairbank
Executive Managing Director, Gaming Provider
It has been a great pleasure to work with Whimsy Games. Their ability to not only deliver great work but also provide suggestions and solutions to potential problems by understanding and analyzing the project deeply, was highly appreciated.
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Silas Reinagel
Founder at Enigma Dragons
Whimsy Games is a very professional group. They are highly organized, great communicators, and have a wide range of skills to help you build the game you want.
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Abdullah
СEO at SmartApps
I’m really happy with your determination to accomplish the project we are working on. I know it wasn’t easy and still we will have more to come.. but I knew your great team could do it, and your skills & helpful attitude makes it clear that you can continue to take on new challenges and grow with your partners.
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Jackie Jin
CEO at SquidGames
I have been working with Whimsy for almost 2 years and have had a very good experience so far. I vetted several game dev contracting services and was very impressed by Whimsy’s transparency, communication and quick turnaround time.
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Haider Bokhari
CEO at Win Chunks
I absolutely loved working with Whimsy Games. They are so professional and their communication is amazing. I had an amazing time working with them on a day to day.
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Andrew Pivnenko
Ceo at Finbase
We had a good experience working with Whimsy Games. The team took time to understand our internal processes and built a game-based system our employees enjoyed. The UX/UI design and gamification elements positively influenced how our team approached daily tasks.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Whimsy Games take care of player engagement throughout Live-Ops events?
We use a combination of narratives and dynamic challenges with exclusive rewards. Analyzing player behavior in real time, we adjust difficulty levels, introduce surprise elements, and implement social features: leaderboards, cooperative missions, and community-driven goals. Also, Whimsy Games implements timely design updates and gamification strategies to keep players continuously engaged.
How does Whimsy Games provide smooth integration of Live-Ops updates?
Our team provides integration by collaborating closely with your existing game platform and development infrastructure. This means that Whimsy Games works directly with your current game engine, servers, and tools to ensure Live-Ops updates are smooth. We carefully plan and test each update, which minimizes disruptions. Our approach includes: QA testing, phased rollouts, and real-time monitoring to quickly address any potential challenges.
Can you provide support during cross-platform Live-Ops development?
Absolutely! We specialize in cross-platform Live-Ops and provide real-time monitoring, performance optimization, and 24/7 support during live events. Does your game run on PC, console, or mobile? It doesn’t matter! Our team synchronizes experience across all devices. Whimsy Games detects and resolves issues, implements necessary updates, and optimizes server performance. Yeah, we deliver a smooth and uninterrupted player experience throughout the event!
Can Whimsy Games customize Live-Ops events for specific player demographics?
Sure! We take a data-driven approach to make Live-Ops based on player demographics, behavior patterns, and preferences. Whimsy Games gathers player data to design seasonal game events that everyone can enjoy. From fun challenges to exclusive rewards, we make sure every update keeps players hooked and the experience exciting.
How do you handle post-event optimization and feedback?
After every Live-Ops event, we consider how it went, take a look at key game stats, player feedback, and engagement trends. The team figures out what worked, what didn’t, and what we can tweak to make the next event even better. This helps us refine gameplay, improve event mechanics, and add some fresh content that players actually want.
How does Whimsy Games help maximize revenue through Live-Ops?
We make sure game monetization through Live-Ops feels natural and rewarding, not intrusive. Whimsy Games carefully picks up exclusive content, personalized promotions, and smart pricing models. We analyze player spending habits to fine-tune our approach; we also use engagement loops and subscription models to encourage long-term spending. Plus, with A/B testing and real-time data insights, we optimize in-game stores, special deals, and limited-time offers to maximize conversions.

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