← Ahmad Bilto

Game

Word Shift

Solo indie mobile puzzle · self-published under Tazigra

A word puzzler on a board that shifts underneath you. Validation, generation, and the monetisation loop, all shipped solo.

Overview

In this word puzzle game, the player slides and swaps tiles on a grid to spell target words and find hidden bonus words. The player unlocks mechanics like frozen, chained, multiplier, bomb, and color tiles as they progress.

I built and published it alone, then tuned its pacing based on live retention data, particularly around ad placement, where a puzzle game either keeps its players or loses them.