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The Next Billion-Dollar Merge Games: Innovation Meets Depth 🚀🧩 Merge games have proven their staying power with Travel Town and Gossip Harbor blending grid management with narrative-driven building layers. In terms of the future, the next hits could emerge by leveraging key vectors in #gamesdesign and #systemsdesign that are theme-independent, appealing to female, male, and mixed audiences:🏗️📊 Simulation and Tycoon MechanicsImagine SimCity, Railroad Tycoon, or RollerCoaster Tycoon fused with #mergegames #gameplay. Adding tycoon-like depth could revolutionize Merge, offering strategic, long-term #engagement.--> Travel Town’s city-building layer could expand into dynamic economies, where merging fuels resource generation and upgrades.--> Ability to draw in players seeking meaningful, management-driven progression, boosting #retention and #LTV; and/or teaching this to existing players. 👪🕹️ Life Sims #Games like BitLife, Business Empire: RichMan, and Pick Me Up - Idle inspire the potential synergy between life sims and merge, […]

In recent years, I've secured funding for 6 different projects. Here are 10 funding options to bring your game to life:---- 1. PUBLISHERS ----• Funding: $50k to several million• Terms: Revenue share, milestone payments, creative control clauses• PC/Console Publishers - https://lnkd.in/eXpN_nve• Mobile Publishers - https://lnkd.in/eFrqyyWh---- 2. VC INVESTORS ----• Funding: $300k to $10M+• Terms: Equity stake, convertible notes, valuation-based funding• List of VCs Investing in Games - https://lnkd.in/eExR25kB---- 3. ANGEL INVESTORS ----• Funding: $10k to $500k• Terms: Early equity, advisory roles• Top Angel Investors (Shizune) - https://lnkd.in/edy-UVy3• Playcap - https://www.playcap.gg/---- 4. ACCELERATORS ----• Funding: $20k to $150k+• Terms: Equity for funding, demo day presentations• Accelerators List - https://lnkd.in/eHY5acAg• Incubator List - https://lnkd.in/ehW4qwPu---- 5. CORPORATE GRANTS ----• Funding: $5k to $500k• Terms: Non-repayable funds, reporting requirements• Epic MegaGrants - https://lnkd.in/eq-FTZsQ• Indie Fund - https://indie-fund.com/• Games for Change Grant - https://lnkd.in/egUEbe8d---- 6. […]

Part 4/5 - 2025 Trends and Predictions 8-10 Here are the final three of my yearly projections, probably the most unconventional ones or the ones most likely to be called b*llshit!8. Hybrid Casual Evolves Into CasualHear me out: back in January 2024, during the PGC Live Special with two & a half gamers Gamers, I told Jakub Remiar that hybrid is just a stepping stone to casual games. And I stand by it. From my own experience, the "hybrid" games I've been working on lately are arguably only a step away from being fully casual. They already include the bulk of casual features, player motivations, and economic drivers. Sure, they might lack full PvP functionality for now, but that could easily be added in the future. My prediction is simple: hybrid devs have learned the ropes of casual development and […]

My 27 success proven tools list is your must have for mobile game development. 🔄 Repost to help new developers! Mobile Games hold almost 50%,of the entire video games market.Thats +$90B a year.Check out the tools that guides you to success:↳Measurement Partners✦Adjust ✦AppsFlyer ✦Singular↳Mediation✦AppLovin ✦Unity Google ✦AdMob↳Game Analytics✦Dive ✦devtodev ✦Amplitude↳Market Intel✦AppMagic ✦Sensor Tower ✦GameAnalytics↳Ad Intelligence✦AppGrowing ✦SocialPeta Ltd ✦Apptica↳LTV Prediction✦AppNava ✦Voyantis ✦Sociaro↳Appstore Optimization✦AppTweak ✦MobileAction ✦ShyftUp↳User Acquisition✦adjoe ✦Mistplay ✦Gamelight↳Competitive Intel✦Playliner ✦GameRefinery ✦Apptopia Inc.Use them wisely!What do you use?Cheers! PS: I am still learning a new one every week! Special thanks to Yağız Gür and Ömer Yakabagi for helping me to put together this list. I will try to highlight these and similar companies on what they do so keep an eye for it! #videogames #mobilegames