New Games on the Rise: April’25
NEW GAMES ON THE RISE # 3 WEEK, APRIL, 2025 Hi, mobile gaming fanatics! 
I am returning this week with our helpful list of “New Games on the rise”.Here I bring you titles debuting at the top of the charts. 
Below are my highlights from last week. 
Following the launch of “Candy Crush Solitaire” (CCS) by King, another big game company has started growing a Solitaire Tripeaks title with IP ♠️♦️ . “Disney Solitaire” (DS) by SuperPlay brings game art and gameplay close to CCS, but with a powerful non-endemic IP. And the performance has been fantastic! 
Within a few weeks of scaling, DS reached a peak of $180k in IAP revenue per day. 
For comparison's sake, the genre leader, Playtika's “Solitaire Grand Harvest”, took months to achieve this performance.On April 19, it appeared in […]
The player must figure out the correct sequence of tasks in the recipe. The main monetization is via video rewards. One offered after a hint with the sequence of the recipe and another extending the timer. 
Released on March 6th, “Cookingdom” reached almost 4MM downloads in just 15 days. 
On April 5, it appeared in the 
50 downloads in mobile games for the first time. 
The giant gaming company Century Games, whose portfolio includes the big 4X strategy hit “Whiteout Survival”, launched another 4x strategy in February, “Kingshot”. Set in the medieval period, “Kingshot” has a similar gameplay to “WS”, but with a few differences, such as highly polished character animations and a hero roster. The game has been performing well, with growth in both the number of downloads and IAP revenue. On March 8, it appeared in the 
In today's Hybrid Casual Studies, I bring you a short comparative analysis of the game economy of a hyper and a hybrid.To shed some light on the comparison, I'll show you screenshots of 
great Supersonic from Unity titles.Developed by Fun Velikan, “Emoji Puzzle” 
is a very simple and addictive Hyper Casual connection puzzle; a big hit with more than 225MM downloads.Developed by Gemo Interactive and Lecten, “Park Match!” 
is a typical Hybrid Park Jam Puzzle, with a game economy finely tuned to the LiveOps system.Developed by EO Games, “Screw Master 3D” 
is a screw puzzle with excellent side loops as a metagame.For this analysis, I used the article “How to strike a balance between core and meta economies”, based on Guy Yogev’s insights, and […] 
Today I bring you another edition of our…
Tracking Releases & Transfers 
I highlight 
“Gear Fight!” by Voodoo & Eternal StudioThe big French publisher 
has launched another innovative title.“Gear Fight!” is a split-screen Roguelike (similar to another Voodoo hit, 'Cup Heroes' $10MM IAP revenue) with Idle mechanics using gear pieces (“Gear Clicker” 10MM downl.). 
With a prehistoric theme, the game has a tasty dash of humor.Developed by Eternal Studio, "Gear Fight!" was transferred to Voodoo's account on January 31st. 
keeps pushing ahead with the development of Hybridcasual Runners.“Gang Up” is a Shooter […] 
In my Tracking Releases and Transfers of November, I highlighted “Disassembly Master”, an innovative Screw Puzzle launched by Supersonic from Unity and developed by EO Games.Renamed to “Screw Master 3D”, this awesome title is blowing the charts! 
The main new addition is the level collections, which open up new gameplay journeys.It also includes a park that's a little different from the well-known city builder.The park is animated and has collectible pets.The first pet […] 
Developed by Gybe Games, the puzzle “Color Block Jam” has been performing very well. Another highlight from the Turkish giant 
On February 2, it appeared in the 
As I've said in other posts, the market will explode when publishers consolidate good practices for […] 
Today I bring you another edition of our…
of them.
What sets “Magic Paint” apart is the tie-in between the puzzle and the coloring. 
Once a tube is filled, an animation starts with the paint inside it painting the image.In addition to coloring, the game also has a renovation metagame and other features. 
With “Magic”, Freeplay joins the Sort Puzzle with […] 
WHAT’S COMING UP? 
Some good development practices have been set, such as the depth of the games, collectibles (e.g. city builder), etc. 
Hypercasual studios have structured themselves to develop Hybrids. 
And, most importantly, many hits have broken into the charts. 
To answer this question, I brought the thoughts of three market experts from Supersonic from Unity, Samantha Benjamin (Director of Growth), Igor Bereslavski, and Guy Agiv (Director of Product Design). 
Last month, I posted about Supersonic from Unity's competition for new Hybridcasual titles (link in the comments). 
titles of them.
steps into the profitable trend of screw & nuts puzzles. 
At the end of each level, household objects are released to fill rooms, creating a clever connection between the game's mechanics and narrative.An innovative, simple proposal. 