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Case Study · Mobile Game

Velvet Aces

A premium, Monte‑Carlo–styled party game — designed, built and shipped by Gotham Production to both the App Store and Google Play.

Live · Both stores Velvet Aces gameplay on iPhone
Scope
Brand · Design · Build · Launch
Platforms
iOS & Android
Stack
Expo · React Native · TypeScript
Status
Published on both stores
The challenge

Make a party game
that feels expensive.

Most social party games look and feel disposable — bright, cheap, forgettable. The goal for Velvet Aces was the opposite: a Truth‑or‑Dare game with the polish of a private Monte Carlo casino, premium enough that people would want it on their phone and proud to pull it out at a table.

That meant solving three things at once: a distinctive brand and interface that felt luxurious rather than loud, a deep well of content that stayed fun and inclusive without tripping the app stores' content rules, and an engineering foundation that could ship the same experience to both iOS and Android — and actually pass App Review.

The approach

Design, build, launch —
under one roof.

01 · Design

Casino luxe

Deep‑felt greens, warm gold, and a refined serif set the tone. Animated 3D card flips, haptics and a considered layout make every turn feel tactile and premium — an identity you couldn't mistake for anyone else's.

02 · Build

One codebase, both stores

Built in Expo, React Native and TypeScript so iOS and Android ship from a single source. A clean state model, offline‑first play, on‑device custom decks and accessibility (VoiceOver, reduced motion) round it out.

03 · Launch

Store‑ready, start to finish

200 hand‑authored, store‑safe prompts, a one‑time premium unlock, plus the full compliance pass — age rating, privacy and data‑safety — to get through review and go live on both stores.

Highlights

The details that
made it premium.

Casino-Grade Design

A cohesive, luxurious identity — felt, gold and animation — that reads premium at a glance.

200 Hand-Authored Prompts

Store‑safe, inclusive and genuinely fun — written to keep every session replayable.

iOS & Android

Native‑quality on both platforms from one shared React Native codebase.

Offline & Private

Plays with no connection; custom decks stay on‑device — no accounts, no servers.

Store Compliance

Age rating, App Privacy and Data Safety handled — approved on both stores.

Clean Premium Unlock

A single, honest one‑time purchase to unlock the full experience — no dark patterns.

The result

Shipped, and live
on both stores.

Velvet Aces went from a blank page to a published app on both the App Store and Google Play — brand, design, engineering and launch all handled in‑house. It's the clearest possible proof of what we do: we don't just design concepts, we ship finished products people can download and play.

It's also the standard we bring to client work — the same crash‑safe, store‑ready, detail‑obsessed process, pointed at your idea instead of ours.

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