10 Game Genres to Avoid in 2025

10 Game Genres to Avoid in 2025

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𝟭. 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲-𝗥𝗣𝗚 (https://lnkd.in/eXaSg-Fg)
• New Games Released in 2024: 39
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 0
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 0
• Success Rate (Revenue): 0%
• Success Rate (Downloads): 0%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗜𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗣𝗚 (https://lnkd.in/eSU2EBSG)

𝟮. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵-𝟯 (https://lnkd.in/eCK7KeAx)
• New Games Released in 2024: 284
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 2
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 7
• Success Rate (Revenue): 0.7%
• Success Rate (Downloads): 2.5%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵-𝟯 𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗲 (https://lnkd.in/eVdgx3fu)

𝟯. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 (https://lnkd.in/ebZmjNAm)
• New Games Released in 2024: 1,143
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 0
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 11
• Success Rate (Revenue): 0%
• Success Rate (Downloads): 1%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 (https://lnkd.in/emagsy63)

𝟰. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 (https://lnkd.in/etqA8wBD)
• New Games Released in 2024: 344
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 11
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 13
• Success Rate (Revenue): 3.2%
• Success Rate (Downloads): 3.8%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝟰𝗫 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 (https://lnkd.in/eub3cEKu)

𝟱. 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 (https://lnkd.in/epaCE_JX)
• New Games Released in 2024: 66
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 0
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 0
• Success Rate (Revenue): 0%
• Success Rate (Downloads): 0%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗧𝘆𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗻 (https://lnkd.in/ezdCrA3g)

𝟲. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 (https://lnkd.in/e_WWtktW)
• New Games Released in 2024: 283
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 0
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 7
• Success Rate (Downloads): 2.5%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 (https://lnkd.in/eAk8Qt6R)

𝟳. 𝗜𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 (https://lnkd.in/eXixRD3B)
• New Games Released in 2024: 514
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 1
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 12
• Success Rate (Downloads): 2.3%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅 (https://lnkd.in/eEj-5mJ3)

𝟴. 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (https://lnkd.in/enWz4f52)
• New Games Released in 2024: 290
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 0
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 8
• Success Rate (Downloads): 2.9%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 (https://lnkd.in/eynVa5z5)

𝟵. 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 (https://lnkd.in/erNjDTpp)
• New Games Released in 2024: 695
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 1
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 34
• Success Rate (Downloads): 4.9%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗥𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗺 (https://lnkd.in/eqrS-_gP)

𝟭𝟬. 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲-𝟯 (https://lnkd.in/e-hUw2-s)
• New Games Released in 2024: 32
• Games Reached $1M IAP Revenue: 0
• Games Reached 1M Downloads: 0
• Success Rate (Revenue): 0%
• Success Rate (Downloads): 0%
• 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲: 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 (https://lnkd.in/eWpe8aBu)
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Data: AppMagic