Mustapha Ziade

Game Economy Designer

Designing sustainable and scalable game economies that align player experience with long-term value creation. Specialized in game economy design, monetisation strategy, and blockchain-based economic systems, supporting full projects as well as targeted advisory work.

Over 18 Projects

Full projects and consultancy
Feedback and review

4+ Years of Experience

Blockchain, Premium, F2P experience
Additional 5 years in management

Backed with Testing & Simulation

Mathematical and economical methods
AI and advanced simulation tools

Core Expertise

Game Economy Design

Design of coherent economic systems that support progression, engagement, and long-term balance. Focus on resource flows, player incentives, and systemic stability across the full game lifecycle.

Monetisation Strategy

Strategic alignment of monetisation mechanics with player motivation and retention. Emphasis on ethical revenue design, live operations economics, and scalable monetisation frameworks.

Blockchain Economy

Design of token-based economies with sustainability at their core. Focus on token supply dynamics, inflation control, value preservation, and the integration of blockchain constraints into game systems.

Economy System Design & Balancing

  • Architecting complete in-game economic systems from concept to live operations

  • Defining and balancing currency and resource flows through sources and sinks

  • Designing player progression, levelling curves, and pacing systems

  • Structuring reward loops aligned with motivation and long-term engagement

  • Building economies for events, seasons, passes, and live content

  • Simulating and stress-testing economies under multiple scenarios

  • Validating balance and sustainability through modelling and iteration

Monetisation & Revenue Design

  • Defining monetisation strategies across pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases

  • Designing premium, freemium, subscription, and hybrid business models

  • Structuring in-app purchases and microtransaction systems

  • Designing and balancing loot box and gacha-based monetisation systems

  • Implementing ads-based monetisation models

  • Monetising game assets and progression systems without harming experience

  • Designing subscription models with long-term retention in mind

  • Creating dynamic pricing, offers, and bundles based on player behaviour

  • Optimising monetisation performance through continuous analysis and iteration

Tokenomics & Blockchain Economies

  • Designing sustainable token-based economic frameworks

  • Defining token supply, allocation models, and vesting schedules

  • Implementing inflation control mechanisms and value-stabilisation strategies

  • Designing NFT economies and defining asset utility within gameplay systems

  • Integrating NFTs into progression, rewards, and monetisation loops

  • Connecting on-chain and off-chain economic flows

  • Ensuring economic designs align with technical, regulatory, and legal constraints

  • Supporting long-term optimisation of blockchain economies

Methods & Frameworks

  • Behavioural economics and game theory foundations applied to game systems

  • Monetisation frameworks informed by formal training and live game experience

  • Analytical and statistical modelling using Excel, SQL, and SPSS

  • Economy simulation and scenario testing using machinations.io

Worked With

Selected Projects

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Available for game economy design, monetisation strategy, and blockchain economy consulting, as well as full-time opportunities.