Case Study: Secret Mode brings nostalgic football management game NUTMEG! to life with Sumo Digital

Secret Mode launches NUTMEG! in 18 months with Sumo Digital

The customer, Secret Mode, collaborated with vendor Sumo Digital and its Sumo Academy to create a nostalgic football manager game with innovative deckbuilding mechanics. The challenge was to rapidly conceive, design, and develop this entirely new concept to be released ahead of the World Cup, authentically capturing the golden era of football while blending accessibility with strategic depth.

Sumo Digital rapidly prototyped and iterated on card game mechanics, delivering an original card-based match resolution system and an immersive in-world interface. The solution exceeded expectations, successfully graduating 15 apprentices while creating a game that the customer's executive described as one of his top three favorites of all time. This project demonstrated Sumo's ability to effectively collaborate with partners, rapidly iterate on designs, and embed talent development into live projects.

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