Game Analytics

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Despite only founding the company in 2019, they’ve worked with a range of Roblox developers and helped publish over 30 successful titles on Roblox. We’ve reviewed three of GameFam’s top published games: Twilight Daycare by Night Studio, All Star Tower Defense by Top Down Games, and Car Dealership Tycoon by Foxzie.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). Tower Defense was a tiny genre up until early 2020 when Arknight launched and scaled to very impressive revenues. The game combined RPG with traditional tower defense gameplay resulting in much better monetization.

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JULY 19, 2021

There is no widespread layoffs or game studios closing, and Android isn’t following Apple’s lead to dictate similarly austere privacy regulations. Many studios of all sizes have only been facing headwinds that, with some determination and adjustment to the way they do business, are completely surmountable. It should be normal.

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MAY 4, 2020

Supercell is one of the rare companies that doesn’t try to beat the competition; rather, it tries to beat the high score set by its own prior games. Out of all the gaming companies out there, Supercell is one of the few capable of shipping consecutive monster hits. Our short answer is no. Cover image: Talouselämä. #1

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JUNE 3, 2020

If you look at the top-grossing charts from 2016 and today, you’ll get a better understanding of what I am trying to prove: source: super awesome Sensor Tower. In terms of specific steps in how these teams could partner up and work together here are 3 examples that further illustrate how gaming companies could benefit from this set up.

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Brand Game Development

AUGUST 21, 2017

Board game media includes everyone from the juggernauts behind Dice Tower, Shut Up & Sit Down, and Tabletop to the podcasters who get five downloads per episode. These companies meet the economic requirements of what comes next… Part 2: Footholds of the Initiated. Group 6: The Media. Part 3: Reviewers & the Hype Window.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

To give you a sense of what it’s like to work on a team, I’ve reached out to the three members of Undine Studios – Ben Haskett, Sarah Reed, and Will Reed. Brandon: If you please, go ahead and tell me a little about yourself and your company. Will was also lead story writer for Tower. Brandon: Excellent!

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JANUARY 10, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). We’re working with Sensor Tower to update the taxonomy to now also include kids games as their own separate category. This past year, some companies seem to understand this better than others.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2022

This prediction is written by Michail Katkoff and in co-operation with the powerful analysts at Sensor Tower. This report wouldn’t be possible without the help from our friends at Sensor Tower. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. Even Pet Master from the same company is far from a guaranteed success.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

What we believe separates our market analysis from other great ones you have read is that the predictions are written by professionals working in gaming studios around the World and strengthened by feedback from our nearly thousand people-strong community of game industry veterans. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Thirdly it is because of the war for players that ensued between Playrix and Firecraft Studios as both ramped up their marketing engines. And finally, it’s because Matchington Mansion is a game from an unknown developer that has no previous shipped titles and has only three people who have worked or are working at Firecraft Studios.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). The biggest growth was seen by GameJam and Supersonic Studios , though both entered 2020 with very modest installs compared to the established players. Supersonic Studios’ success is straightforward to explain.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If Beatstar becomes a major hit, it will not only be great for Space Ape, but it will prove that Supercell can rub its magic to its portfolio companies as well. It’s the first game to come out of the studio since they got laced up with the Supercell rockets. Space Ape is a very interesting and accomplished London-based mobile studio.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). A studio working on an RPG has to focus on depth over core gameplay, have incredibly robust live operation capabilities, and nearly impeccable production processes that keep the content fresh for the players.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

In many ways, Township has been the cornerstone for Playrix’s success as a title that allowed the company to build experience in live ops, analytics, and user acquisition. Data from the best in business, Sensor Tower. source: Sensor Tower. source: Sensor Tower. All revenue is net. We’ll get into that in a moment.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

I also owned several companies and helped others on the business side so I believe I have a clear enough picture of the whole process (which does not meant it's failure proof, it never is). This is where 99.99% of indie developers and studios make their main and most fatal mistake. Starting over, is the game commercially viable?

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JANUARY 23, 2020

The company is known to introduce at least one new title every year since the launch of their flagship title King of Avalon in 2016. Harems (or maiden towers) have an important place in these games and they play a pivotal role in player progression. Making babies is important. Also in Strategy RPG games. We expect both to succeed.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Unless otherwise specified, all the data has been provided by the powerful Sensor Tower and analyzed by the author(s). It seems that the company has been thoroughly experimenting with better ways to monetize its existing user base via the introduction of features like Battle Pass, deeper live ops, tournaments. Tennis Clash Goes Gucci.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

This post is sponsored by Lab Cave , a Mobile Growth Company that provides App Store Optimization and Mediation services for mobile Apps and Games. This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). To make sure you don’t miss on all of the ?content

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This analysis is written by Taras Koshelev (Lead Game Designer at My.Games Venture Capital) who focused on game mechanics and loops and Michail Katkoff (Founder of Savage Game Studios) who covered the market and marketability. Net revenues, last 12 months source: Sensor Tower. Installs, last 12 months source: Sensor Tower.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Many of the new games that are gaining ground are coming from developers like Lilith , Firecraft Studios (Matchington Mansion), FunPlus (King of Avalon, Guns of Glory) and IGG (Lords Mobile). data from the best of the best - Sensor Tower. Lilith is a company you may be familiar with.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

This report wouldn’t be possible without the help from our friends at Sensor Tower. An essential data platform for all mobile gaming studios. This strategy is supported by the structure of a 4X studio where the live service team is often separated from the core tech and the publishing team. Access all previous predictions here.

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APRIL 25, 2022

By embracing and encouraging gamers’ motivation to collect and to cultivate, the card battling genre has become a proven formula for mobile companies and studios to maximize their revenue. the plot around Tower of Sweet Chaos inspired a lot of discussion on social media). This game focuses on the U.S.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Many studios (including household names like Valve, Riot, Blizzard, and Ubisoft) rushed to release their own autochess games in record time. This makes it an obvious target for Supercell , a company whose trademark is to build deep games for the masses , and which already has experience in competitive autobattlers thanks to Clash Royale.

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