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The top 22 mobile games of 2022

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Casual strategy games have definitely made their mark in 2022. We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game. But for this game, they layered in choice – fight enemies to make your character stronger, and avoid ones that are too tough. Think we missed any?

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The Rise of Hybridization in Mobile Games: How Developers are Genre Mashing Their Way to Success

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In the past, hybridization was mainly seen in 4X strategy games that merged with puzzle and idle RPG mechanics , but in recent months this phenomenon has spread to titles of all shapes and sizes across the market – not just the hybrid-casual genre. In many respects, this change isn’t particularly surprising.

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The State of the Mobile Games Market in 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

The decline of the whole genre in the Western markets was caused by a decline in two of the most significant sub-genres: Brawlers and Fighting Games. A game that really fell during 2022 losing nearly half of its revenues in the process. Globally, time spent grew 25% from 2021 to 2022.

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2022 Predictions #2 How to win after Fortnite's and Why Going Cross-Platform is Mandatory for Mid-Core Games

Deconstructor of Fun

The most significant growth in revenue was seen in the following sub-genres: Open World Adventure is a newborn sub-genre that grew by 622% this year. To put the Strategy genre in proportion, it generates a whole Billion more than all Puzzle games combined. Arguably one of the best ads for a mobile game ever made.

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Tower of Fantasy – Is the Game Really a Genshin Impact With a Social Twist?

Game Refinery

Tower of Fantasy was launched in the global markets in August 2022, luring players to the game with its “Genshin with an MMO experience” headlines. Tower of Fantasy is a new MMORPG developed by Hotta Studio and published by Perfect World and Level Infinite. The open-world of Tower of Fantasy.

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