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September 2021 Core Report
Mini-game progressions Download the full September Core Report This month’s Core Report examines a new fishing mini-game in Genshin Impact that helped boost revenue +50% in the three weeks following its release. This mini-game succeeds by combining...
September 2021 Casino Report
Short-term battle passes Download the full September Casino Report Mission features with battle passes have a much higher average and median revenue impact MoM than other mission features. While many apps still haven't released their first battle...
September 2021 Slots Design Report
Fill meter progressions drive revenue Download the full September Slots Design Report Slot machines with standalone fill meter progressions have much higher average revenue impacts than those that combine fill meters with maps or collections. This...
September 2021 Casual Report
Cosmetic rewards for competitions Download the full September Casual Report In the casual market, competition events perform significantly better in subgenres with robust cosmetic rewards. This is due in part to the way that cosmetic rewards...
August 2021 Core Report
Combined Mission and Content Releases Download the full August Core Report Mission features that are released simultaneously with new equipment, abilities, or heroes have estimated revenue impacts of +34%, +19%, and +16% MoM, respectively. That's a...
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
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
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
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...
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