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Last week I sat down with 4 mobile game studio leads. Real people. Real conversations. 💬 🤗 One topic kept coming up, every single time: Thats why I brought you 9 new puzzle games,Potentially help the problem!Oh, what was the topic? Usual suspects 🫠 ...Cost,Per,Installs,are either too high, or too unstable.When they think they got CPI,They lose it before an update.When they plan on growing on current CPI,They cant keep it under control.I told them they need to focus on:-> Sticky game mechanic that flows smoothly,-> Creatives that shows real gameplay,-> Try different creatives on separate campaigns.And most importantly, stay consistent on bothIteration and updates. Till you define your success.

Mobile devs, 30% retention on d1 isn’t bad. It’s just not scale. You can try these 4 things to boost that number UP! Copying top charts won’t fix your retention problem.Innovating small things early on will.1- If you keep following what your competitors do,Eventually, you will hit a mechanic that works.2- From there, you need to twist level design.There is no “one” winning formula.3- Your early retention lies in your gameplay.Keep things simple, especially on video creatives.4- Develop better ASMR and VFX visuals.Don't drown in complicated art that makes no sense. Getting early KPIs is a good start,Don't overcomplicate things..

If I don’t play my competitor's games as much as my own, I shouldn’t call myself a game designer. Period. ❗ There are over 7500 games published in 2025,87% of them didn’t even get 1k downloads.Actually, only 2% are slowly scaling.You may wonder what is the difference?Those 2% figured out what works.A game developer’s job isn’t just to create,it’s to analyze, adapt, and innovate.That means to:🎯 Identify your real* competitors,🔔 Set alerts for new launches, and updates,🎮 Play these games to understand why? *If you’re designing in isolation, you’re guessing.And in this market, guessing is the fastest way to fail.That’s why I use AppMagic:—> to track trends,—> to analyze competitors,—> to make data-driven design decisions. Its really not rocket science.You can’t design great games,If you don’t know what’s already working.Every hit game has a blueprint.Are you studying it ?PS: Yes, […]

I gathered 45 New Puzzle Games you need to be aware of! Save and use for your game ideations and design. We have been watching the market carefully.Every ideation matters, it could be a hit.If you are not using AppMagic by now,Most likely, you are behind.Start the conversation.Data is your future.

I have selected 12 new mobile games your competitors are working on: Color Sort and Blocks. Lots of blocks, in different colors, inside other blocks.My AppMagic puzzle radar working magically! 🎩 Check out the link to set up yours because:your competitors watch you! you WATCH back! 🔭 Here is how I do it:I track major game publishers,Then I trace back so that I can see,Where these games first entering the store,Then I filter through Linkedin to see these teams,I select teams that worth checking with good games,And this is how you track next big thing in advance. Enjoy Bite Size 6! I tagged them Worth Knowing or Checking!

90+% of new puzzle games struggle to hit target metrics.Check out these 5 🔥 Hot releases, and study the trends: This week’s surprise is Tangle Theme.You may not find it as a big surprise,The thing is once these start coming out,They WON'T stop till one of them scales.Question is which mechanic will work best?To get ahead of your competitors,I highly suggest using AppMagicIntelligence is a power.Too important not to use it. Cheers and happy Monday! PS: Tangle theme still have good cpi.Cause, you know, its an ever day objectand people cant resist the urge of solving.