FI Adventure Pass - Celebrating Progression

About the Feature

The Golden Pass was designed to give Family Island players something truly special to strive for: a way to accelerate their journey, unlock luxurious rewards, and feel that every step forward was a celebration.

As players explored and built on Adventure Islands, they earned Golden Crowns. Collect enough, and they’d progress to the next stage - each with increasingly exciting rewards. At stage 20, the ultimate prize awaited.

But the real magic happened when players upgraded to the premium Golden Pass. Suddenly, a second reward track appeared - full of bigger, rarer, and more impactful treasures. It was our way of saying:
“You’ve come this far - now let’s make it epic.”

As Product Design Team Lead, I managed a team of 11 (UX/UI designers, concept artists, and animators) and contributed directly to shaping the Adventure Pass experience. My team worked on UX/UI flows and visuals while collaborating with Market Research to gather key references that informed and elevated the feature’s design.

My Role

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Designing the Experience

Our goal was to make every interaction feel aspirational and joyful, keeping players focused on “what’s next?” while maintaining clarity and excitement

Early Exploration

I was creating initial wireframes presented a layered progression bar, rich with narrative visuals. Mostly to understand and test the feature.
but we found it too overwhelming on small screens.

Iterative Refinement

The team simplified layouts for mobile clarity, streamlined rewards presentation, and introduced a unique UX innovation

Instead of hiding the ultimate prize at the very end of a long scroll, we designed a dynamic Grand Prize preview.

Here’s how it worked:

  • When players opened the Golden Pass, the grand prize is always visible at the right area of the screen.

  • As they scrolled through rewards, the grand prize “floating” above the progression bar - serving as a constant reminder of what awaited them.

  • Once players reached the end of the list, the grand prize seamlessly merged into its rightful place in the final stage.

This subtle but powerful design choice kept players motivated, with a clear visual anchor of “why you want to keep playing”.

A polished golden aesthetic, animated progress bars, and bold Claim buttons made every milestone feel like a mini victory. We also designed celebratory win screens and engaging pop-ups that nudged players to unlock the premium track.

Final Mockups

Golden Pass wasn’t just another progression system - it was an emotional driver that:

Why It Matters

Kept players engaged by showing them the ultimate prize up front.

Made premium users feel exclusive, accelerating their journey.

Boosted monetization with narrative-driven reskins tied to live events.

It transformed routine gameplay into a journey of anticipation and celebration.

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