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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement

Game Refinery

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain them. However, as we wrote last year , many top-grossing mobile games have found that minigames are the best way to boost UA and player retention.

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What are AAA Games and Mobile Games?

iXie gaming

With the rise of the gaming industry, two distinct categories of games have emerged: AAA games and mobile games. These games offer different gaming experiences, target different audiences, and have unique testing requirements for game QA. Can Mobile Games Be AAA?

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Untold Stories of ex-Activision Blizzard King’s Founders

Deconstructor of Fun

In the second edition of The Alumni Effect, we’re focusing on another industry powerhouse: Activision Blizzard, which also includes the mobile gaming giant King. This pattern aligns with broader VC trends in gaming: a surge in deal-making during 2021-2022, followed by a decline that remains above pre-pandemic levels.

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Norsfell builds ‘Tribes of Midgard’ Viking empire with Amazon GameLift

AWS Games

Independent game development studio, Norsfell , was founded in 2013 to forge new genres that bring people together. Now approaching its 10th anniversary, Norsfell has grown from a small startup developing mobile games into a studio with nearly 40 team members who helped launch the award-winning multi-platform game, “ Tribes of Midgard.”

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Korean indie dev Funnylocks “We made Unstoppable for a global audience”

PreMortem.Games

More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. Set in a New York office building in the 1990’s, the game plays out as a action-filled mini series, including cutscenes that unravel the plot. “To Plus, various Korean indie games that launched on Steam have experienced considerable success.

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Stylish action-adventure The Devil Within: Satgat is shaped by Korean history

PreMortem.Games

The South Korean studio was founded in 2020 by a team of game veterans. After releasing the mobile game I Am Zombie the 20 member team is now working hard on their newest project which combines action-platformer elements with the souls-like genre. The Devil Within: Satgat will release on PC in Q4 2023 and later consoles.

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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?

Game Refinery

They say imitation is a form of flattery, and there’s no shortage of mobile games that share a striking similarity with other popular titles in the PC, console and mobile markets. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? Fall Guys has a strong position in the casual market for PC/console players.

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