Stylish Celebration Zynga and Socialpoint celebrate Two Dots’ 10th anniversary with a fresh visual overhaul
A Taste Of The Top The top games for downloads are shifting as new stars rise and puzzle games conquer Japan
Monster Matching Monster Hunter Puzzles: Felyne Isles is the series’ latest mobile venture, launching later this month
May 1, 2024 Partner Up Partner events are the latest trend in Monopoly GO!, Royal Match and Project Makeover GameRefinery GM Brendan Fraher delves into the rise of partner events, while also providing insights on competitive events in match-3
April 12, 2024 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Disney denizens to a gen AI puzzle solver We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
February 5, 2024 Peak Performance Match Factory! surpasses $20M… With 99% coming from iOS Peak Games’ Match Factory! has taken the 3D puzzle world by storm since its August 2023 release
January 10, 2024 The Greatest Genres RPGs dominate consumer spending, generating 30% of all 2023 mobile game revenue data.ai’s new report reveals reveals that the genre generated $24.5 billion - a huge 30% of revenues - from only 3% of total game downloads
December 11, 2023 Puzzle Power Zach Gage and Orta Therox’s puzzle platform Puzzmo acquired by Hearst Newspapers Gage is the dev behind SpellTower, Wordbind, Knotwords and more
November 10, 2023 Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from 3D Zynga puzzles to Warhammer card battles We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
October 30, 2023 Looking For Loyalty RPGs have the most loyal fans, but how do different genres drive monetisation? Mistplay’s 2023 Mobile Gaming Loyalty Report assesses which genres and models are working best
October 26, 2023 Ai Advancement Harmony Games raises $3M in seed round to build an AI puzzle game The seed round was led by Griffin Gaming Partners
October 13, 2023 Five New Games New release roundup: Our weekly pick of the best new mobile games from pixel pandas to Roman adventures We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
September 7, 2023 Puzzle Power The puzzle genre has generated $42 billion in revenue, with swap games accounting for $25 billion Candy Crush has been identified as the most successful mobile puzzle game of all time
September 7, 2023 And The Winner Is… RPGs, puzzles, idle games… Who's on top as 2023’s biggest mobile genre? Mobile has a clear winner but top revenue earners vary greatly across mobile, PC and console platforms
September 4, 2023 Interview Nai Chang of Wooga: “One of the key parts of success is understanding your players” Wooga’s managing director gives his thoughts on building the hugely successful June’s Journey and the studio’s presence at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
August 31, 2023 Revenue Booster How to use rewarded video placements to boost puzzle game revenue Unity’s Anna Popereko shares five tips on how to best implement rewarded videos in a puzzle game
August 31, 2023 Winter Is Coming Zynga announces Game of Thrones: Legends The new game invites players to Westeros
August 2, 2023 Anniversary Fireproof Games prepares for the tenth anniversary of The Room The cross-platform hit will be on sale across platforms in September
July 20, 2023 Releases Jam City tackles DC and heads into MENA with Heroes & Villains puzzle RPG game The studio is seeking to expand its free-to-play offerings and licenced titles
July 18, 2023 Lunar Lifting Off Half Moon: Big Tech is over... Small Tech is where it's at New studio develops first game made entirely of AI in only five months
July 10, 2023 Niko Partners Report Five biggest mobile genres of 2022 in MENA and Asian markets revealed: RPG leads the pack The RPG genre generated 50% more revenue than strategy, MOBA, puzzle, and battle royale games combined
July 7, 2023 Acquisition Keesing Media Group acquires casual games developer CoolGames The two companies will seek to push further into the casual games market
May 8, 2023 Growing Success How Tactile Games made marketing and diversity core to Lily’s Garden’s $500 million success Asbjoern Malte Soendergaard discusses their approach to researching new concepts, building a diverse team, and creating an empire from games made for women
February 23, 2023 Expert Analysis Angry Birds Match: Empowering ads with perfectly pitched puzzles Get your gameplay and monetisation balance right and you'll have a hit on your hands, explains Rovio's UA lead Claire Rozain
January 31, 2023 Comment & Opinion Devolver Tumble Time’s Monetisation - Genius or Devious? While the new match3 game from indie publisher Devolver may seem like a humorous take on the world of mobile games, it still pulls a few tricks to dip into your wallet
August 31, 2022 Casual Data Steady growth forecast for the casual gaming sector The puzzle genre saw an exceptionally high rewarded ad completion rate
June 6, 2022 Committing To Casual Turkish mobile puzzle games developer Cypher Games raises $3.2 million Investment will be used to expand the team sixfold, open a new office in Berlin, and create the firm's first casual title
April 21, 2022 Puzzle Players Sensor Tower: US puzzle game spending increased 4.2% to $5 billion Decline in downloads witnessed across the board
March 10, 2022 Modern Mobile Gaming Tapjoy: Women play on mobile more times per day than men Over 50% of mobile gamers prefer ads over pay-to-play
December 22, 2021 Retention Roadmap App Annie reveals the top 10 retention tactics which turn first-time users into repeat players Fuelled by Game IQ, App Annie investigates how the world’s top hypercasual puzzle games retain players
December 16, 2021 Expanding Reach Flexion partners with 37Games to release Puzzles & Survival on Amazon, Samsung and Xiaomi The free-to-play game originally launched on Google Play last year
December 2, 2021 Gotiva’s Got It Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games Debut title scheduled for Q2 2022
November 12, 2021 By The Numbers Pangle and Newzoo release The Mobile Game Genre Report This first report focuses on mobile puzzle games
October 26, 2021 News Next Games and Netflix launch Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales The game features exclusive content based on the Stranger Things series
August 16, 2021 That's Very Twisty Internet-obsessed Merge Mansion closes in on $40 million revenue 10 million downloads since September 2020
December 16, 2020 The Palace Awaits Update: Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales delayed until 2021 Originally slated for 2020 full-release, no mention of a location-based element
December 14, 2020 Word Up Zynga is launching a voice-based game for Google Nest devices Daily Word Wheel will be released soon
December 7, 2020 Master The Meta Master the Meta: Bigger Games joins the race for the next puzzle hit The MTM team discusses Bigger Games and the battle for puzzle prowess
October 15, 2020 Making Of Radical Forge creative director on the three-year road to the launch of Bright Paw "We knew from the start that it was not going to work unless we committed to premium."
October 1, 2020 Live And Kicking Why Playrix producer Alexander Vedeneev believes Gardenscapes is more than "just a Candy Crush clone" "We must be doing something right if our games are being copied."
September 18, 2020 Switch It Up Kwalee is jumping onto Nintendo Switch with updated version of TENS! later this year Was first released in 2017 on mobile
August 11, 2020 What's Your Genre? Report: 49 per cent of mobile players pick a new game based on genre "With this genre report, we sought to understand people's motivations for downloading a specific game"
June 10, 2020 Got A Clue? Rovio launches its new murder mystery puzzle game Small Town Murders "A fantasy world featuring a cast of unique and quirky characters"
June 4, 2020 2.5 Million Dau Making Of: How Scrabble GO achieved "the best launch ever for a mobile word game" "Over 2.5 million people are playing daily for an average of 100 minutes each day"
May 15, 2020 Allo-homora Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells debut trailer glimpses iconic locations Zynga, Warner Bros. and Portkey Games for a new mobile game based on the Harry Potter license
May 13, 2020 What A Save Lion Studios' puzzler Save The Girl tops global downloads for April 2020 Mobile game accumulated more than 50 million installs
December 24, 2019 Into The Unown Two new Pokemon games launch exclusively on Facebook Instant Games Pokemon Tower Battle and Pokemon Medallion Battle are available to play on the platform now
December 13, 2019 Whole New World Update: Gameloft delays Disney Getaway Blast until 2020 Game set to launch "very soon"
November 20, 2019 Keep It Lean Turkish startup Dream Games raises $7.5 million for mobile puzzle titles Makers Fund leads the round
November 15, 2019 Let It Go Jam City launches new mobile game Frozen Adventures The movie is out on November 22nd