Game Economy Audit Checklist
By Parham Lilian
https://parhamlilian.com

Use this checklist to quickly identify economy and monetization risks before they become expensive.

1) Economy Core
- Do your sources and sinks balance over a 30-day player lifecycle?
- Do you track inflation/deflation pressure by player segment?
- Is there a clear model for soft currency, hard currency, and premium token interactions?

2) Progression and Retention
- Is progression pacing aligned with session frequency and playtime expectations?
- Are early-game rewards generous enough to form habit without breaking long-term economy health?
- Do players hit progression dead-ends before day 7 or day 30?

3) Monetization Health
- Is monetization pressure distributed across the lifecycle (not only endgame)?
- Are price points mapped to player purchasing power cohorts?
- Do offer bundles solve real player friction points?

4) Data and Measurement
- Do you have one KPI tree from acquisition to retention to revenue?
- Can you separate payer and non-payer behavior in every key report?
- Do you track conversion by economy segment, not only by country/platform?

5) Experimentation
- Do you run controlled tests for economy and offer changes?
- Is each test linked to a clear primary KPI and guardrail KPI?
- Do you have a weekly decision ritual to convert findings into roadmap actions?

6) Tokenomics (Web3 Teams)
- Do token emissions and sinks have explicit target ratios?
- Are wallet cohorts monitored for concentration and exit risk?
- Do token incentives support retention, not just short-term speculation?

If 3+ items are unclear, start with a fixed-scope diagnostic sprint:
https://parhamlilian.com/#pricing