Deconstructs of game design, monetization of games
Shoot Out is a hypercasual cover shooter released in November 2022 by Freeplay, and since February 2025, it’s been pulling 100K+ daily downloads according to AppMagic. Let’s take a closer look at the design that helped this game achieve such…
Gecko Out is a hybrid casual block puzzle game by Rollic Games, released in March 2025, and it is already making $900K+ per month in IAP revenue, according to AppMagic. This title follows Rollic’s blueprint of successful puzzle hits this…
DDDigger is an arcade battle game by Treeplla, released in January 2025, and it is still making $100K+ monthly revenue according to AppMagic. Let’s break down what makes its design so engaging and sticky. Unique ThemeThe game puts players in…
Coin Sort is a hybridcasual sort puzzle game by Lion Studios, released in March 2023, and it has scaled to over $1.3M in IAP revenue in just the past month, according to AppMagic. Let’s break down the design and monetization…
Jelly Run 2048 is a hypercasual runner by Azur Games, launched in 2021 and it has scaled to over 3M+ monthly downloads, continuing to grow well beyond the peak of the hypercasual era, according to AppMagic. Let’s explore the design…
Drop Away is a hybrid casual sorting puzzle game released by Rollic Games in August 2024 and it is quietly gaining traction, with revenue already nearing last month’s $170K mark by mid-month, according to AppMagic. This game blends puzzle mechanics…
Tile Explorer is a Match-3 tile puzzle game released by Learnings in May 2024, and it has scaled to over 9M monthly and 500K+ daily downloads, according to AppMagic. So, what kind of design makes this puzzle game so appealing?…
Lamar-Idle Vlogger is an idle clicker game by CrazyLabs, released back in 2020, and it has seen an impressive surge in downloads lately—with over 300K+ daily downloads and more than 6M+ downloads in June alone, according to AppMagic. Let’s take…
Lazy Apocalypse is an idle battle game from Itpini Ou, launched in September 2024 and it’s already generating over $600K in monthly revenue from IAPs alone, according to AppMagic. Let’s break down some of the design decisions that help this…
Hole People is a hybrid casual puzzle game by Rollic Games, released in February 2024, and according to AppMagic, it has been steadily climbing the revenue charts since March this year, now generating over $80K+ in daily revenue. Let’s take…