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Even older hypercasual games break into the Top 10 in Q1 2023

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Hypercasual Q1 regional split Comparing the total downloads in Q1 2023 with those in Q4 2022, we see a decrease of 5%. However, an even more significant downtrend can be noticed when comparing Q1 2022 to Q1 2023. Another mechanic to get all of the mentioned above that two games out of five use is the Fortune Wheel.

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Based 2023’s data, which casual game genres are likely to perform well in 2024?

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User spending went down by around 3.5%, following the decline trend of 2022. From the entire list, 5 casual genres were selected for further in-depth study: Merge-2 with Meta : the genre was the most promising one in 2022, and in 2023 it showed strong revenue growth. Top image: Merge Mansion.

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[Event Spotlight] How Mobile Game Developers Can Boost Engagement In The Casual Puzzle Genre With Competitive 1v1 Events

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If executed correctly, introducing new mechanics in this way can be an easy win, enabling developers to test out player preferences, broaden motivational appeal, boost user acquisition, and enhance player engagement – all without drastically altering the core gameplay. Whoever emerges victorious wins a random assortment of boosters.

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Hypercasual games market is shrinking, still 3.7 billion downloads last 3 months

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A larger drop can be identified if we compare Q2 2023 to Q2 2022. Time-sensitive touch Next in our selection is Piano Star: Tap Music Tiles with 25.7M Released back in 2022, the game takes its inspiration from the widely popular Piano Tiles series by Umoni Games. Tiles Hop: EDM Rush!,

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Marvel Snap - The Definitive Deconstruction

Deconstructor of Fun

Fastforward to September of 2022 and the game, Marvel Snap, is finally out globally after a considerable amount of time in soft launch. The Beginning Let me walk you through the beginning of the game to illustrate just how well done it is, while also explaining the game’s simple mechanics. What’s the best way to describe Marvel Snap?

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My Elephant in the Room, Part 1

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I gave an Old World postmortem at GDC 2022, which is available on YouTube: However, I fully scripted the talk ahead of time, so I decided it would be worth taking the time to post the slides online, in three parts to have mercy on your browser. So, why should I go back to make a historical, tile-based 4X game? A Civ-like, so to speak.

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The Zen Match Case: How a First Mover Fell Behind

Deconstructor of Fun

Christmas 2022 was made very special for some as Moon Active announced the acquisition of the casual puzzle game Zen Match for as much as $150M. Designing a Tile Match level When designing puzzle levels, one of the initial goals should be to ensure that players can easily recognize patterns.

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