Decrease the CPIs. Whatever it takes!

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗜𝘀. Whatever it takes! 🚀 The creative inspiration flow has shifted—𝟰𝗫 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, and it all comes down to one important thing: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 👇

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄:
4X games -> Casual & Puzzle games -> other genres

As we’ve seen in our Creative Trends episodes and discussed repeatedly in this creative investigation column, games like Royal Match (Dream Games) and even Fishdom (Playrix) take cues from the 4X genre. Why? Because the stakes are higher than ever, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗣𝗜𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹.

To achieve this, they’re adopting tactics and hooks previously dominated by 4X games—runner gates mechanics, King’s Nightmares (think “minigames”), Monstrous Sharks, and slingshots.

It all comes back to one thing and one thing only. Emotions, AKA near-death experience. These moments of tension and relief resonate universally, pulling players in and driving action.

The lesson? Whether it’s 4X or casual, creatives that evoke emotions win the battle for attention—and, ultimately, 𝗽(𝗹)𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.