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

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Top 10 Games By Downloads The top 10 downloaded games of Q1 2023 shows a couple of old-timers that don’t want to give up their positions: Going Balls , Bridge Race , Car Games 3D: Car Racing , Tall Man Run and Race Master 3D – Car Racing. You can read about these games in more detail here.

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The State of Gaming 2024: Trends in Marketing, Gaming, and Apps

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Genre-Specific Winners: Puzzle Games Prevailed: The genre fell by only 6% YoY in downloads and gained 10% in IAP revenue, thanks to new games like Block Blast and Royal Match, and established hits such as Candy Crush and Gardenscapes. Puzzle remained strong by focusing on retaining its current user base through events and live operations.

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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

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In the past, hybridization was mainly seen in 4X strategy games that merged with puzzle and idle RPG mechanics , but in recent months this phenomenon has spread to titles of all shapes and sizes across the market – not just the hybrid-casual genre. These mechanics are unconventional for a racing game but aren’t surprising.

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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

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In terms of revenue, the genres that took the most damage were: #1 Racing (revenue -28%, downloads +8%) The genre was down early a third down due to a decline across all titles. And unlike Racing, Shooter games also generally saw a decline in downloads as well. while the net revenues declined by 11% to $38.2B. Until next week. ?

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8 Key Factors to Ensure Flawless Nintendo Testing

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To succeed in Nintendo testing, you must be prepared for many replays since Nintendo games often have hidden secrets and intricate puzzles. These genres may include platformers, action-adventure, racing titles, and role-playing games. Therefore, your patience and determination are key to flawless testing.

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2021 Predictions #2 Will the Hypercasual Party Ever Stop???

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This is in line with the current rise in popularity of games with the equally satisfying Merge mechanic in the puzzle genre. The low entry barrier creates a race to the bottom where publishers will need to compete for developers on the basis of revenue share. Historical lack of staying power.

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2022 Predictions #1 The King is back, Merge overheats and Hypercasuals falter

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Sports games declined largely due to big IP racing games (ex. Casual Games in 2022 In our taxonomy, built together with Sensor Tower, the casual games category is divided into seven genres: Puzzle, Hypercasual, Arcade, Tabletop, Simulation, Lifestyle, and Geolocation. Puzzle Games The King is Back.

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