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Mateusz 'Dziki' Dzikowski

Senior Game Designer · 12+ Years in Game industry

About Me

Hi. I am Mateusz, though people usually call me Dziki.

I spent over a decade in mobile F2P, working on titles like Real Boxing, Gravity Rider and Unsolved, contributing to over 100 million downloads. During that time, I focused heavily on economy, monetization design, FTUX and onboarding, learning how to rapidly validate ideas and knowing when to pivot from a flawed concept. My background in theater and teaching dictates how I read analytics. I evaluate data from a human perspective: to me telemetry tells a story about player’s life and emotions rather than the game performance.

Today, I build a game for PC VR . My current project is a VR action game where the player runs a food stand during an apocalypse. I recently migrated the project from Unity to Unreal 5.8 and hand-crafted the level design. I automate routine documentation with AI, maximizing my time directly in the engine and Blender.

I grew up typing BASIC listings and assembling early PCs. Recently, seeing the raw wiring of a 90s pinball machine reminded me of a core truth. Mechanics must feel tangible. They cannot exist just as pixels on a screen. That demand for physical, grounded gameplay is exactly why I design games.

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Santiago Jaramillo
Executive Product Leader in Video Games and Technology | x-EA (FIFA), x-Scopely (Monopoly GO!), x-Dapper (NBA Top Shot)
I worked with Mateusz for several months during the early design and development of our new mobile game. He quickly adapted to the startup environment and was a pleasure to work with throughout the project. He built a great rapport with members of the team across all disciplines.
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Laura Levy
VP People & Talent at Fractile
Mat and I worked together at Ioconic venture studio where he was part of Ovation on the Design team building a mobile game. He is a really hard working, positive person and worked well in a high paced, startup environment. I would recommend Mat!
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Abdurrakhman Zhukov
Lead Cinematic Animator at Team Clout
Matt exemplifies professionalism in every aspect of his work, a lot of expertise in managing the project, attention to details, choosing the right way to lead the team’s creativity in right direction and work ethic is on a high level. Other than that, Matt is a very friendly person and open for new ideas. 
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Aleksander Karaszewski
Data Analyst Expert @ Allegro | Strategic Data Analysis | People Analytics
I had the pleasure of interacting with a Mateusz within the company. His creative approach to problem-solving had always impressed me. Mateusz has an ability to make sharp observations and his deep comprehension of data have been evident in our exchanges. He manages to objectively evaluate the quality of products, an approach that is both rare and valuable.

 

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