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Car Sort

Car Sort is a hybrid casual sort puzzle game by Rollic Games, released in April 2026, and it has already scaled past $60K in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. This marks Rollic‘s first major hybrid puzzle success since its…

Clash of Critters

Clash of Critters is a coin looter game by Farlight Games, released in May 2026, and it has already scaled to over $150K+ in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. This game seems to be another iteration of the fake…

Rogue Legend

Rogue Legend is a dice roguelite from PocketHaven Games, released in January 2026, and it is already generating $50K+ in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. The game seems like a westernized iteration of Heroll by 111%. Interestingly, there have…

Castle Busters

Castle Busters is a PvP artillery shooter by Voodoo, released in July 2025, and it is already generating $200K+ in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. Developed by EpiCoro, d.o.o. the same studio behind Tiny Clash, this game is a…

Dicero

Dicero is a turn-based dice roguelite by Habby, released in April 2026, and it has already scaled to over $150K in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. This latest Habby launch combines poker mechanics following the massive success of Balatro…

Yarn Loop

Yarn Loop is a sort puzzle game by Combo Games, released in November 2025, and it has scaled past $150K+ in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. What’s interesting is how it builds on the success of Pixel Flow, arguably…

Marble Sort

Marble Sort is a sort puzzle game by Voodoo, released in October 2025, and it has scaled to over $60K in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. Let’s break down the design behind this rising entry in the sort puzzle…

Gossip Harbor

Gossip Harbor is a merge-2 casual puzzle game by Microfun, released in July 2022, and it has exceeded $3M+ in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. Let’s take a closer look at the design choices behind this top-grossing game. Narrative-Driven…

Sled Surfers

Sled Surfers is a distance game by CrazyLabs, released in April 2025, and it has quietly scaled to $30K+ in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. Let’s take a look at the design behind this latest distance game, which now…

Pixel Flow

Pixel Flow is a sort puzzle game by Loom Games, released in August 2025, and it has already scaled to $500K+ in daily IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. Let’s break down the design decisions behind this fast-rising sort puzzler. Smart…