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Black FTUE
UX research

A first time user experience
study to onboard new players
in an extraction shooter game.

Black FTUE
UX research

A first time user experience
study to onboard new players
in an extraction shooter game.

Black is an upcoming tactical is a third-person, free-to-play casual extraction shooter developed by Lila Games.

As a UX researcher on the project, I collaborated with the game design team to research and design FTUE ensuring new players could quickly understand the world, and mechanics of a complex genre that’s still unfamiliar to the Indian audience.
UX Research
Graduation project
Game design
User flows
Visual systems
Figma

Company:

Company:

LILA Games,

Bangalore

LILA Games,

Bangalore

Year:

Year:

2025

2025

Duration:

Duration

2 Months

2 Months

What is Black?

What is Black?

Black is an upcoming tactical is a third-person, free-to-play casual extraction shooter game developed by Lila Games. It blends simplified raid mechanics and social spaces.





Players enter AI-controlled zones to loot, complete contracts, and extract resources that strengthen their base,

Design Brief
& Challenges

Design Brief & Challenges

Early playtests showed that new players felt overwhelmed by BLACK’s complexity and unclear objectives.

The extraction shooter genre was unfamiliar, and the lack of contextual onboarding led to confusion.

A first time user onboarding experience had to be developed while understanding player pain points and expectations.

Quantitative & Qualitative Results

Quantitative & Qualitative Results

We implemented low-fidelity prototypes and tested them in a greybox environment. Each iteration measured player comprehension, engagement, and confidence. Players described the new experience as “clear,” and “part of the story.”
The research directly informed a scalable onboarding system that teaches through action, feedback, and context, rather than instruction.
It bridged the gap between BLACK’s tactical depth and accessibility, helping new players feel oriented, capable, and emotionally invested from the very first session.

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