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August 2021 Casino Report

August 2021 Casino Report

Level features are top revenue drivers Download the full August Casino Report Level features are a growing trend in casino that produce strong, predictable revenue growth, averaging +3.3% MoM revenue with a low standard deviation of ±7.9%. This...

August 2021 Slots Design Report

August 2021 Slots Design Report

Mini-game themes and triggers Download the August Slots Design Report Machines with mini-game bonuses have a high estimated revenue impact of +2.6% WoW, but they are released less frequently than many less impactful bonuses. Most tracked slots apps...

August 2021 Casual Report

August 2021 Casual Report

Mini-game event IAPs drive revenue Download the full August Casual Report Mini-game events have an estimated revenue impact of +5%, the second largest of any major event type in casual. Despite this, they are one of the least released. Mini-games...

July 2021 Core Report

July 2021 Core Report

Accelerator with +83% revenue 2Mo2M Download the July Core Report Accelerator features have an average revenue impact of +6% MoM with a huge standard deviation relative to the size of that impact, +/- 37%. That means accelerators vary widely in...

July 2021 Casino Report

July 2021 Casino Report

A mini-game with +16% revenue Download the full July Casino Report Bingo Party’s Ace Detective mini-game event led to a +17% 6Do6D revenue increase, making it one of the most impactful mini-game events of the past 12 months. During this period,...

July 2021 Slots Design Report

July 2021 Slots Design Report

A match-3 inspired base game Download the full Slots Design Report Bunch Boom Animals, a new machine in DoubleU Casino, innovates on cascading reel sets with a scoring system inspired by match-3 games. This is part of a growing movement of machines...

July 2021 Casual Report

July 2021 Casual Report

+116% revenue from a hero-based competition Download the July Casual Report A new competition in Disney Magic Kingdoms shows why you should release content alongside events or features. Season 11 of The Tower Challenge boosted revenue +116% for 16...

June 2021 Core Report

June 2021 Core Report

Temporary and permanent medal rewards Download the full June Core Report AFK Arena’s new Medal Rewards feature drove a large stepwise revenue increase of +30% 2Mo2M. This release grants medals to the best players in high-level features—including...

June 2021 Casino Report

June 2021 Casino Report

An economy rebalance with +25% revenue 2Wo2W Download the full June Casino Report An economy rebalance in Wizard of Oz: Casino Slots more than doubled rewards across the app and contributed to a +25% 2Wo2W revenue increase. In addition to increased...

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