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R.E.P.O. Mobile: From PC to Mobile

R.E.P.O. Mobile: From PC to Mobile 📲 Newly launched horror game R.E.P.O. Mobile has reached 4.7M downloads since its late March release! Though it's already showing signs of a downtrend 👀The original R.E.P.O. started as a PC single-player game about cleaning a haunted mansion while avoiding a creature called the Headman—before evolving into a co-op experience and quickly gaining popularity on Steam ⭐️Once again, drawing inspiration from popular PC titles proves to be an effective strategy!

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Trending Game: Meme Bots: Obunga Chase Rooms

Meme Bots: Obunga Chase Rooms – Trending Game with Pop Culture Characters 👻 Yesterday we had a look at the Top Trending for the last month and noticed these two surprise horror games.We looked into one of them — Meme Bots: Obunga Chase Rooms, now nearing 10M lifetime installs after the recent relaunch 🚀In the game, players run through maze-like maps, chased by meme-inspired characters like Obunga, Sanic, and Tralalero Tralala 🦈👟💡Who are Nextbots?They’re AI-driven pursuers, often shown as 2D meme images, popularized in Garry’s Mod and later adopted across many games.Once again, TikTok trends + high gameplay virality = perfect combo for organic growth 🤭Check out the game yourself.

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Balatro: Best Premium Mobile Launch Since Minecraft?

Balatro: Best Premium Mobile Launch Since Minecraft? $15M in just half a year — the GOTY-winning card-building roguelike Balatro is now one of the most successful premium mobile launches ever.For this AppMagic chart, I picked ten of the most notable indie mobile releases:I already posted when Balatro reached $1.5M in monthly revenue, but I had to follow up, as it recently peaked at $4.6M. That’s more than 3x growth!Balatro exceeded all my expectations, outperforming every major indie mobile launch in recent memory — except Minecraft, which is in a league of its own.Why is it working so well? First of all, it’s an outstanding game.Better yet, it’s a perfect fit for mobile. Like other games in the chart, Balatro follows the rules of mobile gaming:— Shorter play sessions— Lower prices— Simpler controls— Solid performance across a wide range of devices🤫 […]

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Top 10 March Releases by Revenue

Top 10 March Releases by Revenue 🔥 Remember last week when we showed how to spot top-performing new releases using Advanced Search? 😉Now it’s time to put that to work — let’s take a look at last month’s new gaming releases and how they performed in Tier-1 West!☑️ Just follow these steps:Apps → Advanced SearchRelease period → March 2025Tags → GamesGeography → Tier-1 West💥 A solid dose of inspiration — whether you’re building a product, crafting a UA strategy, or just staying sharp on market trends.And while the image shows just the top 10, there were over 3,000 new releases in total! This link takes you straight to the list.

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Dreamy Room: Home Design With Puzzle Touch

Dreamy Room: Home Design With Puzzle Touch ✨ ABI Games Studio’s new hypercasual hit Dreamy Room has taken off—surpassing 7.2M downloads within its first month and attracting 309K daily active users (and counting!) 🚀In the game, players are challenged to strategically arrange all the furniture, considering space layout and functionality, to complete levels that progressively increase in difficulty 💪To maintain engagement, developers are continuously adding new levels, daily challenges, progress tracking, and rewards 🏅Try it out yourself

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VR to Mobile: I Am Security

I Am Security: From VR to Mobile 📱 Ranked №1 among the Top Trending Free Games last month, I Am Security by New Folder Games has already surpassed 11M downloads since its February release—and it's still climbing, with over 450k daily installs 💣Originally launched as a VR experience on Meta Quest, the game has now made its way to mobile, which is not a very typical case for this type of games!In I Am Security, players take on the role of a bouncer, scanning guests for prohibited items and ensuring they adhere to the club's dress code before allowing entry 🔍The game’s viral success can largely be credited to YouTube and TikTok, where creators have showcased the many ways to "abuse" their power as a bouncer—yes, there are quite a few questionable interactions you can have while checking guests 😈Curious […]

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Top 10 Shooter Games by Revenue

Top 10 Shooters by Revenue In 2025, the genre’s monthly revenue surpassed $350M for the first time since 2021, fueled by PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty Mobile 🚀The top 3 revenue leaders remain stable: in the past year, PUBG Mobile holds 36% of the market, followed by Call of Duty Mobile (10%) and Cross Fire (7%), together making up over 50% of total revenue, not including regional versions of games!Only one game crossed $1B in annual revenue last year, with just five others exceeding $100M 🏁While most YoY changes were mild, newcomer Hunting Sniper surged 292% YoY 🎯Do you see a new contender breaking into the top 10 this year? Explore the Dashboard.

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Kill or Pivot: A Comprehensive Guide for Mobile Game Devs

Making your first mobile game is an emotional journey, but holding onto a game that isn’t making money for too long can be a big mistake. Many indie developers hope that one more update might just fix things, but the reality is different. In 2025, the mobile gaming market will be tough, and only a few titles will succeed. With AppMagic’s Success Meter, we can see how many games make good revenue. In our example, we set the benchmark at $100K in-app revenue per month. The data shows that in most casual game genres, only no more than 1% of games reach this level, meaning thousands of titles fail every year. The same holds for Hybridcasual and Hypercasual. Even with a lower benchmark of 100K installs per month, 5% of games at most manage to reach it. This guide will help you […]

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Call of Duty Mobile Hits $3B in User Spending!

Call of Duty Mobile Hits $3B in User Spending 🔥 Activision Publishing’s top-grossing and most-downloaded mobile game has reached a major milestone, now accounting for 97% of the publisher’s total mobile revenue 💰Moreover, if we factor in the user spending from CoD Mobile Garena—a Southeast Asian version of the game—total user spending increases by an additional $340M!The game has also maintained a stable monthly download rate, consistently ranging between 3M and 4M over the past two years 💪A well-deserved applause for the studio’s ability to sustain both engagement and revenue for such an extended period! 👏

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Scopely GOes and MONOPOLIZES One Genre After Another 🥇

Scopely GOes and MONOPOLIZES One Genre After Another 🥇 Adding another GO to its portfolio could make Scopely the dominant force across THREE genres! And that’s not even counting the genres where the company already has a solid presence, like 4X with Star Trek Fleet Command and Team Battlers with MARVEL Strike Force. 🚀If the $3.5B deal goes through, Scopely will control 76% of the Location-Based Market, the vast majority coming from Pokémon GO. Here are a few key insights on the location-based market from AppMagic's latest post: https://lnkd.in/gaEPUwug 🔷 Niantic owns 4 out of the top 10 location-based games. This is one of the most monopolized segments in gaming, with incredibly high entry barriers.🔷 Having a major IP is almost essential in this market, yet even that doesn’t guarantee success. 🔷 Niantic has seen multiple failures with titles based […]

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Scopely Control 76% of the Location-Based Market

Acquiring Niantic = Scopely Controlling 76% of the Location-Based Market Scopely is reportedly in talks to acquire Niantic for $3.5B. If the deal goes through, it will be one of the biggest M&As in gaming history! For us, this is a perfect moment to take a closer look at the genre and Niantic’s role in it:🔷 Niantic owns 4 out of the top 10 location-based games, generating 76% of total market revenue. This is one of the most monopolized segments in gaming, with incredibly high entry barriers.🔷 Having a major IP is almost essential in this market, yet even that doesn’t guarantee success. Despite its dominance, Niantic has seen multiple failures with titles based on Harry Potter, NBA, Transformers, Catan, and Marvel.🔷 While Pikmin and Monster Hunter are performing better, they’re still far behind Pokémon GO, which alone accounts for […]

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Color Block Jam: The New Leader of Block Puzzle Games

Color Block Jam: The New Leader of Block Puzzle Games 👑 New releases continue to flood the Top Trending chart, and this time, we’re focusing on №4—Color Block Jam by Rollic ⭐️Since Nov 2024, the game has been steadily increasing its revenue, securing its position as a genre leader by Jan 2025 🥇To put it into numbers, Color Block Jam’s revenue in Jan 2025 reached $2.39M and is nearly 4x higher than its closest competitor—and it’s still climbing! 🔥In just a few months, it also claimed the №5 spot among Rollic’s top-grossing games 🚀Will Color Block Jam maintain its dominance? We’re watching closely 👀Have closer look at the game using its AppMagic public page

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