Royal Revenue Royal Match earned 51% of all match-3 IAP revenue in 2024 as casual genre made $15.2 billion
January 30, 2025 Funding News Dream Games seeks $2.5 billion in debt and equity to double valuation The Turkish firm plans to use the funding to buy out existing investors and set a valuation of nearly $5bn
December 19, 2024 Top Charts The top grossing mobile games of 2024 Analysis of the highest revenue-generating mobile titles of the year
November 25, 2024 Royal Revenue Royal Kingdom records $450k in first four days to beat Royal Match’s debut The UK remains on top for player spending after a head start through soft launch
November 22, 2024 Mobile's New Kings Royal Kingdom is here - Are new hits reshaping the top grossing mobile games charts? Analysing the new kings of mobile gaming
November 21, 2024 Royal Arrival Dream Games launches Royal Kingdom worldwide as Royal Match nears $4 billion One of the year's most anticipated releases is here after generating $21.2 million in soft launch
November 11, 2024 Match-3 Monarch Royal Kingdom surpasses $20m in soft launch revenue with November 21st global release date set Dream Games is building on the Royal Match brand with a new match-3 title
June 10, 2024 Record Revenue Royal Match takes a sweet lead over Candy Crush as Honkai: Star Rail zooms by Genshin Impact Q1 welcomes a new round of heroes as Monopoly Go, Royal Match and Honor of Kings come out on top
May 28, 2024 Milestone Dream Games surpasses $3 billion in player spending Nearly 100% of its revenue comes from tile-matching game Royal Match
October 12, 2023 Round-up Report New releases, new modes, and new events: Here's what's new in mobile gaming A new GameRefinery report analyses the gaming market to identify September's top performers
September 26, 2023 Now In Numbers 71% of the biggest mobile games use a Unity SDK data.ai finds over 50% of the top 100 revenue earners are built on Unity
September 12, 2023 European Market The European mobile gaming market's big winners for August Royal Match takes the downloads throne on Google Play, while Monopoly GO! Continues its strong run on iOS
September 11, 2023 Hot Five Hot Five: Mystic Games gets blunt about blockchain, YouTube Playables roll out, and Candy Crush dethroned Our quick-fix round up of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
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 4, 2023 Royal Match Royal Match takes the puzzle throne from Candy Crush Saga The title surpassed Candy Crush Saga in both revenue and downloads in July
March 20, 2023 New Expansion Dream Games expands with new office in London This marks the first international office for the Turkish studio behind Royal Match
March 20, 2023 Interview Dream Games CEO Soner Aydemir talks Royal Match and future expansion We spoke to Aydemir following news that the company is expanding to London
January 9, 2023 Get The Royal Tratment Royal Match aims at 186 million fresh impressions via its first TV commercial Developer Dream Games is hoping for two billion exposures
November 21, 2022 Opinion You think you’re better than me? The advertising potential of failure Why are ads where the player fails so uniquely effective?
July 11, 2022 Creating Connections Dream Games, thatgamecompany: building iconic IP creates essential emotional attachments Royal Match and Sky creators Soner Aydemir and Jenova Chen share their views on connecting with players at Index Gaming Summit
June 8, 2022 Ua Eye How Royal Match draws on the ad legacy of Homescapes Rovio's Claire Rozain takes a look at Dream Games' renowned flagship title, Royal Match, and the myriad influences beyond the Match 3 genre
February 11, 2022 Renovation GameRefinery: renovation features in every top 100 US casual mobile game Players are motivated by a drive to "clean up space" and redecorate
January 19, 2022 Royally Funded Royal Match sees Dream Games raise $255 million Valued at $2.75 billion
December 1, 2021 What Matches Match 3 Dream Games' Royal Match leads match-3 D30 retention at 16.5% App Annie takes a deep dive into retention
June 30, 2021 A Very Royal Match Dream Games valued at $1 billion after closing $155 million funding round Ex-Peak team accelerate business
March 1, 2021 Puzzling Dream Games raises $50 million for casual puzzle titles It's first game Royal Match launched today