Carlos Pereira

RISING IN THE CHARTS ”BUS JAM” BY ZPLAY One of the most widely used invocation methods in mobile games is mixing 1 or more mechanics. 🔁This is true with ZPLAY's new hit, “Bus Mania - Car Parking Jam”. 🚀📈“Bus Mania” is an excellent blend of “Parking Jam 3D” by Popcore 🅿️ (215MM down.) and “Bus Jam” by Rollic 🚌 (14MM down., US$5.3 IAP Rev.).It also brings car-collecting features into line with more recent attempts to develop puzzle games for the male audience, such as “Chrome Valley Customs” by Space Ape Games. 🏎️This collectible is so important to the game that it is visible in the main menu.An interesting innovation in my opinion. 💡“Bus Mania” started its growth stage in August and has reached over 7MM downloads and US$48k in IAP revenue, showing good traction in the US market (cf. AppMagic […]

GAMES ON THE RISE # 4, WEEK, AUGUST, 2024 Hey there! 🤘Let's get to the last August edition of our…💫 Games On The Rise💫I created this list to introduce you to some games that have started to grow. 🚀This means that these games had initial market validation with their mechanics and themes. 👍I'm highlighting 3️⃣ titles in the list of games on the rise in the last week of August.➡️ “Downhill Race League” by BoomBit.The big Polish publisher 🇵🇱 brings an excellent downhill skateboard 🛹 simulator to the market.Its highlight is the game art, with highly polished details.The sound of skateboard wheels is exciting. 🤩In my opinion, a title with the potential to become a successful Hybridcasual.On September 1st, BoomBit's new game appeared on the Top Free 200 list. 🏅“Downhill” began its scaling stage two weeks ago and has so […]

GAMES ON THE RISE # 3, WEEK, AUGUST, 2024 Last week some new games appeared at the top of the charts for the first time.➡️ “Bus Mania - Car Jam Puzzle” by ZPLAY has had almost 1.4MM downloads.Released on July 31, the new puzzle from the Chinese publisher 🇨🇳 mixes parking jam mechanics with “Block Jam 3D”, and has customization and car collecting metagame 🚗, following the path of “Chrome Valley” by Space Ape Games Ape.➡️ “Highway Overtake - Car Racing” by HyperMonk.The new title from the Turkish 🇹🇷 publisher is an excellent mix of Arcade Racing and Idle.Following the motto “good games come from simple ideas”, “Highway Overtake” simulates an everyday situation: driving in a hurry to avoid being late. 🕜😅It has realistic game art and “Tap & Hold” mechanics. 👆📱The game also brings layers of depth, with several […]

TRACKING RELEASES & TRANSFERS# 1 HALF OF AUGUST, 2024 Hi Hyper & Hybrid Friends! 🤗Today I bring you another edition of our…💫 Tracking Releases & Transfers 💫The first half of August revealed how innovation in mechanics remains the driving force behind the Hybridcasual. 💪💡I highlight 4️⃣ titles of them.✅ “Falling Ball: Calm Music Game” by AmanotesThe market leader in rhythm games (and Cost Center 🔜 GamesCom Asia partner 💕) has launched yet another innovative game! 🌟Taking advantage of the ASMR sensation of a bubble bursting, “Falling Ball” follows the classic falling ball scene from big hits like “Helix Jump” and “Going Balls”.Keeping the neon game art typical of its big hits, the big Vietnamese publisher 🇻🇳 has created a promising game."Falling Ball" was launched by Amanotes on August 1st. 🗓️✅ “Mr Cactus” by VoodooPursuing its goal of becoming the market […]

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK # 3 WEEK, AUGUST, 2024 Hello, everyone! 🤟Today I'm bringing you some of the games that stood out last week. ✨✅ “Annoying Puzzle Game” by Global Play StudioThe Vietnamese studio 🇻🇳 got off to a great start in the logic puzzle subgenre.Following one of the main market references, Unico Studio's “Brain Test” franchise, “Annoying” brings some innovations. 💡First, game art with realistic cartoons.A gameplay with more than 1 trick per level.And a timer per level (a key strategy for boosting revenue from reward videos). 💰So far the game has been performing well, with over 4MM downloads in the last two months. 📈And do you know what the icing on the cake is? 🤔Global Play Studio is a Cost Center 🔜 GamesCom Asia client! 🫶 🥰✅ “Offline Games - No Wifi Games” by JindobluThe new mini-game app […]

RISING IN THE CHARTS ”TRAIN MINER” BY AZUR In this first wave of Hybridcasual, publishers are focusing on sub-genres. 🔎Idle Arcades (SayGames, Homa, Supercent), Puzzles (Rollic and Voodoo), Runnes (Rollic), Shooters (Homa and Voodoo), Strategy (SayGames and Homa), Life Simulators (Supersonic). And others.However, the giant Azur Games is taking a different path, focusing on games with high polish and depth. 👩‍🎨But with gameplay similar to Hypercasual.This is the case with “Smile Castle”, “SWAT Shooter Police Action FPS”, and “Bunker Wars”.It's no coincidence that they've been referring to their games not as Hybridcasual, but as Hybridcore.In recent weeks, we've seen “Train Miner: Idle Railway Game” blow up to the top of the charts. 📈Developed by FLEXUS, “Train Miner” uses classical tap-and-hold mechanics (e.g. “Helix Jump”), but with Clicker elements and a level system similar to Idle Arcade.This mix has created an […]