Before You Install: 12-Point Game Offer Checklist

Two minutes before installation can save days of work

The cleanest game-offer experience begins before the app store opens. Once you use a tracked link, the campaign clock may start and the advertiser begins building an attribution trail. Review these twelve points while the task card is still in front of you.

1. Confirm you are a genuinely new user

Check your Apple or Google app library and your memory of past devices. If you installed or played the title before, choose another game unless the offer explicitly accepts returning users.

Deleting and reinstalling rarely restores new-user eligibility. See the prior-install guide.

2. Match the real country

Use the catalog legitimately available in your current country. Do not use a VPN, proxy, GPS spoofer, or false account details to reveal another market.

3. Match Android or iOS

Select the operating system of the device that will run the game. An Android click cannot be moved to the iOS version later, even when game progress syncs between accounts.

4. Read every milestone

Open the full task ladder, not only the card’s maximum. Identify tutorial, level, chapter, building, and purchase goals separately. “Reach” and “complete” can be different tracked events.

Use the task wording guide if several in-game counters could match.

5. Record every deadline

Different tasks can have different time windows. Note the shortest one first and assume the tracked start button begins the clock unless the live terms clearly say otherwise.

Do not click until you have time to install and complete the early goal. Review the deadline guide for examples.

6. Calculate reachable value

Add the rewards for tasks you can reasonably finish with a buffer. Do not treat “Up to” as one guaranteed payment. Late milestones should be optional upside, not the number your plan depends on.

7. Check purchase economics

Mark every purchase task as optional or required. For any purchase you are genuinely considering, subtract the final store charge, tax, and possible currency fee from that task’s reward.

Never spend money you cannot comfortably lose, and never plan to refund after credit. Read the in-app purchase guide.

8. Check your real schedule

Estimate daily play time and consider work, school, sleep, travel, and other active offers. One well-chosen game is better than five running timers.

If you already have an active campaign, use the game-count planning guide before adding another.

9. Prepare the device

Make sure you have enough storage, a stable connection, a charged device, and access to the correct app-store account. Do not plan to switch phones, clone the app, or use an emulator.

10. Save the starting evidence

Take screenshots showing:

• Game and campaign title
• Complete milestone list
• Reward beside each task
• Deadline beside each task
• Any eligibility or purchase wording

Note the local click time and time zone. Store these screenshots until all expected events finish validation.

11. Install only through the tracked link

When ready, use the offer’s start button and install from the official store page it opens. Do not search for the game manually, click several reward sites, or delay the download until another day.

Keep the same device, store account, game account, and normal network through completion.

12. Know the validation path

After a milestone, return to the game’s main screen and allow it to sync. Check Dashboard. A confirmed event may enter pending before it becomes available for withdrawal.

If an event is absent after its stated validation window, do not reinstall. Follow the 10 game tracking fixes, preserve evidence, and contact support with one complete timeline.

Printable quick check

Five automatic reasons to skip

Skip the campaign when any of these are true:

1. You installed the game before.
2. You need a VPN or false location to see it.
3. The shortest deadline is already unrealistic.
4. The value depends on a purchase you cannot comfortably afford.
5. The task wording is too unclear to document.

Another live game will be a better use of your time than forcing an ineligible or confusing offer.

Frequently asked questions

Should I screenshot every level?

Save the starting card and each important completed milestone. A labeled screen showing the exact counter is more useful than dozens of unrelated images.

Can I browse the app store before starting?

You can research the title without installing it, but do not use the tracked start button until you are ready. Never install manually first.

Is a purchase required to complete every game?

No. Many campaigns have free milestones and optional purchase tasks. Read each row separately.

What if separate deadline data is missing?

Read the full campaign description and do not assume unlimited time. If the rule remains unclear, choose another game or ask support before spending.

Bottom line

Eligibility, exact wording, time, cost, and clean attribution matter more than the headline reward. Complete this checklist, save the rules, and only then open Games and start the offer that fits your real schedule.