Adding progressions to mini-steppers’ base spins ramps up anticipation and appeals to one of slots’ main player types.

Jackpot Friends adds a dynamic cash zone that triggers unique effects when certain symbols land in it. Meanwhile, DoubleDown introduces respins with shifting reels, and Cash Tornado offers symbols that trigger full reel wilds and free spins with enhancements.

Reddit uses gamified mechanics, including a points system, achievements, trophies, leaderboards, and customizable avatars, to drive deep sitewide engagement.

Three legacy casual apps released seasonal collections within a month, highlighting collections’ growing popularity across the casual market.

Screwdom 3D has quickly risen to become the highest-grossing and second most-downloaded screw removal puzzler, generating over 10 times the weekly revenue of most comparable 3D screw removal apps.

Bloom City Match is Rovio’s first match-3 release in five years, which borrows heavily from Royal Match’s core loop and live ops but distinguishes itself through an unusually deep integration of its nature theme.

Phase 10: World Tour adds three new multiplayer mini-games, including a board game, bingo, and blackjack. Meanwhile, Redecor and Solitaire Grand Harvest both introduce their versions of a collaborative team event, and Royal Match offers a mini-game where players complete picture puzzles.

We analyzed thousands of social media posts from nine different apps to determine the best practices for growing player communities.

Choice-based playables can be just as effective as mini-game playables but cheaper to produce—representing a major opportunity across markets.

Strategy surpassed RPG as core’s top genre in 2024—driven in part by leading strategy apps adopting hypercasual mechanics.

Century Games’ Kingshot is a 4X app that closely resembles the developer's top strategy app, Whiteout Survival, but sets itself apart by adding hero-based tower defense, invasion events, and dynamic defense adjustments.

Empires & Puzzles offers an event where players spend premium currency to instantly max out the level of older heroes. Meanwhile, Arknights adds a betting mini-game, and Call of Duty: Mobile offers a challenge event with idle mechanics.