A daily reward minigame concept for Fruit Ninja, combining the game's familiar slicing interaction with a simple risk and reward loop. Players get free daily attempts, reveal prizes hidden inside fruit piles, and decide whether to keep playing for the grand prize.
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Fruit Ninja already has an interaction players understand instantly: see fruit, swipe, slice. The challenge was to use that familiar behavior to build a new daily feature that feels native to the game, gives players a reason to return, and supports optional purchases without feeling complicated or disconnected from the main product.
- #01Encourage daily return visits. A limited daily opportunity that gives players a reason to come back.
- #02Keep it immediately familiar. Build the minigame around Fruit Ninja's existing slicing interaction.
- #03Balance risk and reward. Make every decision feel exciting while keeping outcomes clear.
- #04Introduce optional monetization. Let players extend a session after their free attempts, without interrupting play.
I reviewed reward-based features from other mobile games to understand how they introduce the activity, communicate risk, reveal prizes, show progress, and encourage another attempt.
Slotomania
Angry Birds 2
Board Kings
- ✓Make the first action immediate
- ✓Keep risk and reward easy to understand
- ✓Clearly communicate every result
- ✓Celebrate rewards before continuing the flow
- ✓Make failure clear without feeling punishing
- ✓Give players a reason to return every day
- ✓Introduce purchases only after the free experience is understood
Players receive six free Slices every day. Slices are a dedicated currency used only inside the minigame: each one is another attempt to continue and progress toward the grand prize.
Each round shows three fruit piles. Choose a pile and slice it to reveal a reward or the hidden bomb. A good choice moves you forward and reveals a prize; the bomb ends the sequence and resets the board. Keep going with your Slices, buy more after running out, or return when the daily allowance resets.
- 01Receive six free Slices
- 02Enter the minigame
- 03Choose a fruit pile
- 04Reveal a reward or bomb
- 05Continue playing
- 06Run out of Slices
- 07Purchase more or return after the daily reset
The complete flow maps the player's journey from entering the feature to leaving or returning after the daily reset.
The onboarding introduces the feature without slowing the first interaction, then every result reads immediately and clearly.
- [Step 1]Receive daily Slices
- [Step 2]Choose a fruit pile
- [Step 3]Avoid the bomb
- [Step 4]Continue toward the grand prize
Reveal & celebrate
The chosen pile reveals the prize, a short celebration plays, and a clear option to continue appears.
Clear ending
The bomb is revealed immediately, clearly communicating that the current sequence has ended.
The bomb moves
The piles reset before the next attempt, making it clear the bomb has moved and a new choice must be made.
Complete the sequence
Reaching the final reward completes the sequence with a larger celebration and a clear summary of the winnings.
When players use their final Slice, the feature clearly explains that the daily allowance has ended. They can buy more to continue now, or wait for the free reset. The purchase option appears only after the free loop is understood, keeping monetization secondary to the game itself.
- PrimaryGet More Slices
- SecondaryReturn Later
- TimerTime until the daily reset
The UI focused on maintaining a cohesive look and feel with the main game while incorporating unique assets created specifically for the minigame.
This is a passion project created solely to demonstrate product, game UX and UI design skills. Fruit Ninja and all related names, assets and intellectual property belong to Halfbrick Studios. I do not own any intellectual property associated with the original game.