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🎮 If we look at the top three hybrid casual puzzles in recent times—Block Jam 🧱, Screw Jam 🔩, and Hexa Sort 🔷—they all follow this pattern. Players complete levels, earn blocks or screws and use them to build cities or worlds. 🏗️🌍🔝. 🎮 If we see all casual puzzle games like Candy Crush by King 🍬, Royal Match by Dream Games👑, Gardenscapes by Playrix🌻, and many others, they innovate with meta elements while sticking to the same match-3 mechanic. 🔄 On the other hand, hybrid casual games are adopting the same meta template of building worlds but using mechanic innovation similar to hypercasual games. 🚀 It's an interesting era in mobile gaming, especially in the hybrid casual space, which is definitely worth trying out! 🌐✨This mechanic provides a satisfying sense of progression and achievement, making it highly advisable for […]

🚀🎮 Tile Busters by Spyke Games: Mastering IAP Monetization in Tile Match Games! 🎮🚀 The market is flooded with tile match games, many of which have garnered impressive download numbers and success. However, Tile Busters by Spyke Games led by Barkin Basaran , Mithat Madra , Okay Irdelp , Rina Onur Sirinoglu , Helin Alparslan , Oğulcan Ece , Fuat Coşkun , Kadir Ejder Çolak , Onur Bacanlı , Alican Kaylan , Gizem Deniz Tazegul , Remi Onur and many more has emerged as the standout title, having cracked the code on IAP monetization in this genre. Over the past two years, Tile Busters has dominated the scene with over 9 million downloads and an astounding $46 million+ in IAP revenue, achieving a remarkable $5 revenue per download. Let's dive into what makes Tile Busters so successful:🔍 Tile Busters Breakdown: […]

Games to Avoid: Mechanics That Might not work 📉🚫 While some game mechanics can initially attract downloads 📥, we've observed several titles that have failed to scale 📉, making them risky for studios to pursue 🚫. Here are a few examples of a specific game mechanic that we think failed to scale because of CPI and retention issues1) Cut and Match by Roman Palamarciuc ✂️❌2) Rope Jam by Funcell Games 🪢🚫3) Rope Jam by Quok Games 🪢🚫Additionally, Rescue Triple by 4S Games and Cut Match Jam by RedLine Games 🔥are two recent titles that should wait for a couple of weeks more to see if they fail or iterate on it ⏱️🔄. If you are a new studio thinking of this idea just wait and observe we have seen 15+ games failing with this mechanic unless you have a strong […]

📱 In the evolving landscape of mobile gaming, streak mechanics have emerged as a powerful monetization strategy. By encouraging players to maintain winning streaks 🏆, games not only boost engagement but also drive in-app purchases 💰. Screw Jam doesnot use too much live ops and events as we see in dream games royal match and all instead they found a way to do with lesser events which are more engaging A standout example is Screw Jam 🔩 by Quok Games and Rollic, which uses three key elements to keep players engaged and spending:1) Streak Mechanics 🔄: Compelling players to maintain winning streaks, encouraging them to buy power-ups to continue their progress. This could be one of the best ways to increase engagement and monetization which is evident from the screw jam IAP revenue generated2) Game Pass 🎟️: Offering exclusive rewards […]