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December 2021 Casual Report
December Casual Report — Market Watch Download the December Casual Report This month’s Casual Report focuses exclusively on new feature, event, and content releases in the casual market. Later this month, you will receive a Recap Report that...
November 2021 Core Report
Redesigning solo events as club events Download the November Core Report A new club competition from Empires & Puzzles, Clash of Knights, produced a +26% 5Do5D revenue increase by repurposing the highly successful Knights of Avalon solo...
November 2021 Casino Report
Casino-fying Battle Passes Download the November Casino Report Battle passes (a subcategory of mission features) have rapidly become a major trend in top-grossing casino apps. The past four quarters saw double the average number of battle pass...
November 2021 Slots Design Report
Respins with Player Choice Download the November Slots Design Report In top-grossing slots apps, machines with respins have the second-highest average revenue impact (+3.3% WoW) of any base game mechanic. Big Fish Casino releases more machines with...
November 2021 Casual Report
Competitions with Celebrity Hosts Download the November Casual Report Competition events are reliable revenue drivers in the casual market—especially in the puzzle genre, where they have an average revenue impact of +4.3% WoW, a median of +2.8%...
October 2021 Core Report
Kingdom vs. Kingdom Competitions Download the full October Core Report Expansion features are consistent, moderate revenue drivers with a relatively low standard deviation of ±23% and an average revenue impact of +3.6% MoM. To better understand how...
October 2021 Casino Report
Long-term level feature development Download the October Casino Report Level features continue to excel in the casino market, producing the highest average revenue impact (+6.1% MoM) and second-highest median revenue impact (+4.8% MoM) of any...
October 2021 Slots Design Report
Bonus Mechanics Download the October Slots Design Report As slot machines continue to incorporate elements from other genres, designers have to strike a balance between introducing new mechanics and maintaining the flow of slots play. Two new...
October 2021 Casual Report
Collection feature IAPs Download the full October Casual Report A new collection feature in June’s Journey, June’s Memoirs, led to a staggering +68% MoM revenue increase—the largest of any casual feature released in the past year. In the casual...
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