Game Designer - Lion Studios - Turkish Market

The role

You will support Turkish teams and work on successful casual puzzle titles. You will ideate, craft, and analyze existing and future puzzle games by working with external development teams and studio managers.

What you will do

• Design engaging and challenging core gameplay loops, player experiences, and monetization strategies.
• Partner with external studios in Turkey throughout the new game development pipeline.
• Design new mechanics that enhance depth and progression.
• Evaluate player data, identify trends, and optimize level funnels for retention and monetization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with developers to align with overall product goals.
• Keep an eye on top-performing games to understand market trends and extract insights.

Required qualifications

• At least 3+ years of experience as a game designer, or in a similar field.
• Professional experience in game design, with the ability to contribute across mechanics, systems, progression, and player experience.
• Confidence using data and player insights to identify design problems and recommend solutions.
• Strong creative and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advanced analytical skills, ability to spot patterns and trends.
• Experience with balancing levels and funnel optimization.
• Fluency in Turkish and the ability to communicate effectively with Turkish-speaking studio teams.

Nice to have

• Game design experience as a publisher in puzzle genres is a huge plus
• Experience with liveops, A/B testing, or data-informed iteration cycles.
• Familiarity with Figma or similar visual collaboration software for mock-ups
• Proficient using AI tools for generating early prototypes
• Track record of publishing/working on successful hypercasual, casual, or AAA titles

About the company

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. Lion Studios is a mobile games publisher that works with mobile developers to get their games discovered by players around the world.