two & a half gamers 🧠 The Ultimate Gacha System Breakdown: What Every Game Designer Should Know by Jakub Remiar
Ever wonder why some gacha systems print money, while others crash in weeks?
In this special solo deep-dive, Jakub from 2.5 Gamers breaks down everything you need to know about gacha system design, from token economies to deck-building, duplicate handling, meta shifts, and the subtle art of collection drivers.
If you're building a game with gacha mechanics — or just want to understand why Genshin, AFK Arena, and Clash Royale all work so differently — this episode is essential viewing.
What You’ll Learn:
The 3 core gacha models: Solid Token, Shard, and Merge Gacha
Why deck size and collection drivers are make-or-break
The truth behind duplicate value, token pacing, and gacha depth
How games like Monster Strike, Puzzle & Dragons, and Survivor.io manage their meta and scale content
The trade-offs between luck, grind, and progression friction
Why Asia and the West design gacha systems so differently
This is a GDC-level masterclass packed into one podcast.
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This is no BS gaming podcast 2.5 gamers session. Sharing actionable insights, dropping knowledge from our day-to-day User Acquisition, Game Design, and Ad monetization jobs. We are definitely not discussing the latest industry news, but having so much fun! Let’s not forget this is a 4 a.m. conference discussion vibe, so let's not take it too seriously.
Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric
Podcast:
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Gacha Systems
02:21 Understanding Gacha and Loot Boxes
04:10 Core Components of Gacha Systems
15:17 Exploring Solid Token Gacha
27:39 Understanding Shard Token Gacha
40:53 Exploring Merge Token Gacha
48:21 Future of Gacha Systems
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Matej Lancaric
User Acquisition & Creatives Consultant
https://lancaric.me
Felix Braberg
Ad monetization consultant
https://www.felixbraberg.com
Jakub Remiar
Game design consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiar
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