When to Burn It Down and Start Again: The Story of Adventure Capitalist 9.0

After nine years, Adventure Capitalist had become a legacy success story with a codebase that was almost impossible to change. Every update had side effects, and every new idea had to fight the weight of old decisions. So in 2022, we made the risky call to rewrite the game from the ground up. This talk covers why we did it, what we got wrong, what we learned the hard way, and how a rewrite can be both the best and worst idea a team ever has.

* part of the PG Connects Stage at MIGS, dedicated to mobile and AI presented by Pocket Gamer. Visit here for the full track