Ida Lindballe Lønborg

— PROJECT

Makeover Match


— ROLE

Game & Level Design

In Makeover Match you solve match-3 puzzles to help people by giving them a makeover and decorate their homes. The game blends engaging mini-game puzzles with inspiring stories of personal growth and self-worth.


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MAKEOVER MATCH

Puzzle, Casual, Free-to-Play, Mobile

My Responsibilities in Short

  • •Creating, testing and balancing match-3 puzzles using data.
  • •Prototyping new mechanics for mini-games in collaboration with a programmer.

•Giving feedback on gameboard graphics so it aligns with the art direction.

  • •Suggesting improvements to UX and UI by creating elaborate visual mock ups.
  • •Improving FTUE and level tutorial design.
  • •Designing and testing new board pieces for the gameboard.
  • •Designing and setting up tests using data.

•Level design direction and documentation.

•Designing and testing editor tools to optimize pipeline processes.

  • •Researching competitor games.

📰 Analysis of Makeover Match by Deconstructor of Fun 💡


"..arguably the best match-3 levels I have ever played.."

"The way the levels are designed for optimizing the number of near-finish and near-fail moments is especially impressive!"


Link to article

Key Learnings

On Makeover Match I extended my tasks to become responsible for planning, designing and monitoring performance of in-game mini games.


With an eye for details and visual design, I frequently took part in suggesting improvements to both UI and UX using elaborate mock ups and documentation, many of which got implemented into the game.


In close collaboration with artists, I took part in developing the visual style and direction for the gameboard by providing strong concepts and references, and by giving detailed feedback to artists throughout the process.