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Andrey Khorozov

@andreykhorozov

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I build game economies, balance models, and LiveOps that improve retention, LTV, and conversion.

Russian Federation

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to own game systems, economies, balance, and LiveOps for data-driven products where I can improve retention, LTV, monetization, and player experience alongside cross-functional teams.

I've designed economies, balance models, premium shops, and LiveOps for games including Skylore, Dreamdale, RoboGol, and Poker Tales: Royal Coins. My work has supported titles with 1M–10M+ downloads, including Dreamdale, and I build complete mathematical models from scratch in Google Sheets.

Across 100+ shipped titles, I lead feature design from documentation through implementation, testing, and iteration. I work closely with analytics, developers, and artists to improve retention, LTV, monetization, and player experience, while leading and mentoring teams of up to eight people.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Game Design Teacher

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Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)

Oct 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Teaching game design at MIPT on a part-time basis.

Game Design Teaching

Senior Game Designer (Balance)

AIGrind

Jan 2025 - Jul 2026 (1 year 6 months)

Decomposed complex MMORPG mechanics and built a unified mathematical balance model in Google Sheets for Skylore. Owned end-to-end design of new features and LiveOps events, and designed premium shop offers.

Game Balance Mathematical Modeling Google Sheets LiveOps Monetization Analytics Data driven design

Lead Game Designer

DigiNeat

Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 (8 months)

Performed full LiveOps for RoboGol (Google Play, 100k+ downloads) including designing events, new game modes, and features. Significantly increased key metrics including Retention and LTV through economy tuning and new content.

LiveOps Game Design Economy Tuning Retention LTV GDD Ad Creative Development

Lead Game Designer (RnD)

Elephant Games

Dec 2022 - Aug 2024 (1 year 8 months)

Created quick game prototypes in RnD to evaluate which concepts should go live. Wrote Game Design Documentation from scratch and conducted market research for best-performing games.

Game Design Prototyping GDD Market Research Playtesting

Lead Game Designer

Wormix

Sep 2023 - Mar 2024 (6 months)

Decomposed Bombix (Steam) to design its sequel and wrote complete Game Design Documentation from scratch. Created full game balance mathematical model from scratch and led collaboration with developers and artists.

Game Design Game Balance Mathematical Modeling GDD Team Leadership

Lead Game Designer

Roach Racing Club

May 2023 - Sep 2023 (4 months)

Built large-scale mathematical model in Google Sheets for play-to-earn game with NFT systems. Owned new features and collaborated with developers and artists on implementation.

Mathematical Modeling Google Sheets Play to earn NFT Game Design

Lead Game Designer

Gammister

Dec 2022 - May 2023 (5 months)

Performed LiveOps for Poker Tales: Royal Coins (Google Play) and designed economy and premium shop offers. Analyzed game analytics to identify weak spots and strengthen retention and monetization.

LiveOps Game Economy Monetization Analytics Retention Premium Shop

Senior Game Designer

iLogos

Dec 2022 - May 2023 (5 months)

Converted client product requirements into game presentations and full concept/design documents. Led Tiny Colony from initial idea to MVP and coordinated developers and artists.

Game Design GDD Concept Design MVP Development Team Coordination

Senior Game Designer (Economy, Content)

Hypernova

Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 (4 months)

Managed game economy, balance, and user experience for Dreamdale (10M+ downloads). Owned premium shop, created new offers, revised existing ones, and ran A/B tests to improve performance.

Game Economy Game Balance Monetization A B Testing Premium Shop Content Design