Designing a successful free to play game can seem like a daunting task to even the most experienced of developers, especially in the ever competitive world of mobile F2P games. However. there are rules, guidelines and models you can adhere to that can help you get the best out of your game and truly get started. We like to call it the Free to Play Bible.

In short, it’s the best place to start if you want to learn how to design and build a great free to play mobile game.

It’s important to remember that any major free to play project is a collection of highly skilled people each working in unison to create a product designed to feel fun for many months. The complexity of such an exercise means breaking down the Bible, and how you think, into the essential key sections.

As such, every section comes with a set of links, and we’ve rated each link in terms of complexity. That means if you’re just starting out, check out the beginner’s guides before moving on to anything more taxing.