4 customisable OKR examples for Game Design
What are Game Design OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
How you write your OKRs can make a huge difference on the impact that your team will have at the end of the quarter. But, it's not always easy to write a quarterly plan that focuses on outcomes instead of projects.
That's why we have created a list of OKRs examples for Game Design to help. You can use any of the templates below as a starting point to write your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Game Design OKRs with AI
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.
Our customisable Game Design OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Game Design Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. OKRs to create a widely loved tamagotchi-style video game
Create a widely loved tamagotchi-style video game
Design and develop an engaging gameplay loop by the end of the period
Draft initial gameplay loop concepts and mechanics- Prototype chosen gameplay loop design
- Test and refine gameplay loop for engagement
- Attract 100,000 active players by promoting the game on social networks
- Develop engaging promotional content for social media platforms
- Encourage current players to share game experiences online
- Implement a targeted advertising campaign on Facebook and Instagram
- Obtain a 4.5/5 user satisfaction rating through continuous game improvement and updates
- Collect player feedback regularly through in-game surveys
- Implement new updates based on players' suggestions
- Constantly monitor and improve game performance
2. OKRs to develop a compelling game that engages and captivates players
- Develop a compelling game that engages and captivates players
- Develop a functional prototype of the game with polished graphics and intuitive controls
- Implement and refine intuitive controls based on user experience and usability testing
- Iterate on the game design based on user feedback and playtesting results
- Conduct user testing to identify any issues with the game controls
- Collaborate with an artist to create high-quality graphics for the game prototype
- Conduct user research to identify target audience preferences and game themes
- Develop a survey to gather user feedback on preferred game themes
- Use findings to inform game theme selection and prioritize target audience preferences
- Conduct interviews with target audience members to understand their preferences
- Analyze user research data to identify common themes and preferences
- Conduct playtesting sessions to gather feedback and iterate on the game design
- Create a detailed game design document outlining gameplay mechanics, levels, and objectives
- Outline basic gameplay mechanics that will define the core experience of the game
- Create clear and specific objectives for each level, ensuring they align with gameplay mechanics
- Design a series of diverse levels that challenge and engage players
- Research popular gameplay mechanics, level design techniques, and objective structures
3. OKRs to develop creator for third person game creation
- Develop creator for third person game creation
- Complete designing intuitive UI for creator tool by 70%
- Develop a detailed UI design plan for the creator tool
- Implement 70% of planned UI design elements
- Review and test completed UI for intuitive interaction
- Accomplish beta testing with 40 user feedbacks for improvement
- Collate and analyze tester feedback for improvements
- Identify and recruit 40 beta testers
- Develop and prepare the beta version for testing
- Implement 50% of pre-set game templates for third person games
- Implement selected game templates
- Select 50% of listed templates for implementation
- Identify and list all pre-set game templates for third-person games
4. OKRs to improve the game's community size and interaction levels
- Improve the game's community size and interaction levels
- Increase the retention rate of users over a three-month period by 30%
- Introduce loyalty programs and rewards system
- Implement personalized email marketing strategies
- Improve user interface for enhanced usability and engagement
- Increase the weekly interaction per user by 15%
- Create engaging content that encourages user comments, likes, shares
- Offer weekly challenges or rewards for user participation
- Implement a weekly email newsletter highlighting site updates and features
- Increase the number of active users by 25%
- Initiate referral programs for existing users
- Improve user experience on the platform
- Implement targeted advertising to reach potential users
Game Design OKR best practices to boost success
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRsTip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparencyTip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
How to turn your Game Design OKRs in a strategy map
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsIf you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Game Design OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
- OKRs to establish a secure software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- OKRs to implement robust monitoring and observability in the Cloud Platform
- OKRs to increase conversion rate of pre-launch leads for pre-orders by 10%
- OKRs to build a comprehensive new customer CRM database
- OKRs to and with quality
- OKRs to become a core collaborator in the local innovation ecosystem
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples
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