Umut Onel, game designer and studio head

350+million downloads

11games shipped
200+prototypes

About: 350M+ downloads, #1 in the US twice, featured by Apple

Game designer and studio head. 10 years making mobile puzzle and casual games, focused on core loops, level design and rapid prototyping.

Career

  1. Magiclab
    LV 6

    2024 – 2025

    Magiclab

    Consultant

    Level design and difficulty balancing on That's My Seat.

  2. Sunday
    LV 5

    2022 – 2024

    Sunday

    Head of Studio

    Built and led the studio: strategy, design direction, hiring. Shipped and scaled profitable titles from prototype to live ops.

  3. Ace Games
    LV 4

    2021 – 2022

    Ace Games

    Head of Studio

    Built a new studio unit. Drove prototyping, market tests and launches of the company's flagship games.

  4. Popcore
    LV 3

    2020 – 2021

    Popcore

    Game Designer

    Prototyped and tested 20+ concepts. Turned test data into greenlight calls and hit games.

  5. Geek Koala
    LV 2

    2018 – 2020

    Geek Koala

    Co-Founder

    Hyper-casual prototypes with Rollic, Voodoo and Lion Studios.

    RollicVoodooLion Studios

  6. Binary Games
    LV 1

    2016 – 2018

    Binary Games

    Co-Founder

    Founded the studio. Made award-winning puzzle games.

▲ START · 2016

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