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April 2023 Casual Report

April 2023 Casual Report

Clubs with Rich Interactions Download the April Casual Report Impact Driver Project Makeover’s Cliques offers unusually deep mechanics for a club feature in the casual market. Along with standards like leaderboards and gifting lives, Cliques...

March 2023 Core Report

March 2023 Core Report

Hero-Based Progression Download the March Core Report Impact Driver A new update in Brawl Stars introduces two connected features:  Mastery gives each hero a unique reward meter that players fill by winning matches with that hero. Because Brawl...

March 2023 Casino Report

March 2023 Casino Report

Town-Building Level Feature Download the March Casino Report Impact Driver DoubleU Casino's DUC Dream Town requires players to spin slots and progress in certain features in order to construct and upgrade buildings in a town. Completed buildings...

March 2023 Slots Design Report

March 2023 Slots Design Report

Prize Wheel Respins Download the March Slots Design Report Clown's Wheel in Jackpot World centers around a respin feature that creates two stages of anticipation for each spin: once when players wait to see which symbols land, and a second time as...

March 2023 Casual Report

March 2023 Casual Report

Merge Mini-Game Download the March Casual Report Gardenscapes' Secret Ingredient, a mini-game with merge gameplay, is the latest example of Playrix using mini-games to introduce mechanics from other genres. Prior to its release in Gardenscapes,...

February 2023 Core Report

February 2023 Core Report

1-on-1 Co-Op Mode Download the February Core Report LifeAfter’s Cohabitation allows two players to merge their bases together in order to share resources, complete co-op challenges, and earn rewards. The one-on-one nature of this feature encourages...

Ad Monetization Deep Dive Toolkit

Ad Monetization Deep Dive Toolkit

Download the Ad Monetization Toolkit Our Ad Monetization Toolkit explores the best practices for monetizing in-app ads post-ATT. Our key takeaways: Apps should move toward rewarded ads and nondisruptive ads. Rewarded ads are more valuable to...

February 2023 Casino Report

February 2023 Casino Report

NFT Collection Download the February Casino Report Slotomania’s Reel Owners is the first major NFT feature we’ve seen in a top mobile gaming app outside of the play-to-earn (P2E) market. In this feature, players buy NFTs representing slots symbols...

February 2023 Racing & Sports Report

February 2023 Racing & Sports Report

Gacha Mini-Game Download the February Racing & Sports Report In Tennis Clash’s Ace Academy, players spin a slot machine that awards new abilities for characters—but only if players land a special symbol on each of the machine’s three reels. To...

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