Managing in-content challenges for multi-player games

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive, via a client application installed on a client device of a user, an indication that the user initiated a session to play a multiplayer video game with a plurality of other users over a network via the client device;
• responsive to receiving the indication that the user initiated the session to play the multiplayer video game, cause an icon to be displayed in an overlay layer over the multiplayer video game;
• responsive to receiving a user selection of the icon, determine a plurality of available in-game challenges based on the multiplayer video game and characteristics of the user matching an in-game challenge criteria associated with each in-game challenge, each in-game challenge corresponding to in-game achievements of the user within the multiplayer video game, wherein the plurality of available in-game challenges are determined in response to receiving a user selection of the icon, wherein the icon is displayed in the overlay layer over the multiplayer video game while the user is in a game lobby waiting for other users to join a live match of the multiplayer video game;
• provide, via the client application, the plurality of available in-game challenges for display to the user on the client device;
• responsive to receiving a selection from the user of an available in-game challenge, initiate the available in-game challenge, the available in-game challenge including a win condition that can be achieved by the user playing the multiplayer video game and a prize for at least meeting the win condition;
• and
• responsive to determining that the user meets the win condition, provide the user with the prize associated with the win condition.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive, via a client application installed on a client device of a user, an indication that the user initiated a session to play a multiplayer video game with a plurality of other users over a network;
• responsive to receiving the indication that the user initiated the session to play the multiplayer video game, cause an icon to be displayed in an overlay layer over the multiplayer video game;
• responsive to receiving a user selection of the icon, determine a plurality of available in-game challenges based on the multiplayer video game and characteristics of the user matching an in-game challenge criteria associated with each in-game challenge, each in-game challenge corresponding to in-game achievements of the user within the multiplayer video game, wherein the plurality of available in-game challenges are determined in response to receiving a user selection of the icon, wherein the icon is displayed in the overlay layer over the multiplayer video game while the user is in a game lobby waiting for other users to join a live match of the multiplayer video game;
• provide, via the client application, the plurality of available in-game challenges for display to the user on the client device;
• responsive to receiving a selection from the user of an available in-game challenge, initiate the available in-game challenge, the available in-game challenge including a win condition that can be achieved by the user playing the multiplayer video game and a prize for at least meeting the win condition;
• and
• responsive to determining that the user meets the win condition, provide the user with the prize associated with the win condition.