Andrei Zubov

Sharks are getting eaten by All in Hole! 🦈🕳️ Homa's latest hit made over $8M in IAP revenue in March 2025 alone!But even more impressively, it’s reshaping the entire Eat & Grow subgenre.I checked AppMagic: among 21 new releases in 2025, only 2 feature sharks. The other 19? Holes.You’ll spot the same shift in the top-grossing chart — sharks are falling out of the top 10, all because of the holes.How did All in Hole pull it off?It built on an ultra-addictive, player-first core (as Homa always does) — and layered it with best-in-class casual and hybridcasual monetization systems.Want the full story?We’ve just published a deep dive on hybridcasual games in Q1 2025 — and All in Hole gets the spotlight it deserves.

Top 10 Gaming Publishers by Tier-1 West Revenue in Q1 2025 👑 We couldn’t leave you without a Q1 wrap-up, so today, let’s look at how publishers performed this quarter.There’s an indisputable growth leader: Funfly, boosting its quarterly revenue by 223% compared to Q1 2024 (YoY) and 27% compared to Q4 2024 (QoQ) — mostly thanks to Last War: Survival, still climbing toward its peak!Next fast climber is Diandian Interactive, up 58% YoY and 31% QoQ. As you already know, the main driver here is Whiteout Survival ❄️Another success story is Dream Games, ranked №2 in the top, with quarterly revenue up 39% YoY and 22% QoQ. Royal Match peaked again in March 🥳While Scopely keeps leading the pack, 23% ahead of the №2, its quarterly revenue dropped 48% YoY and 25% QoQ.Will Monopoly Go! bounce back, or are we […]

Meme Bots: Obunga Chase Rooms – Trending Game with Pop Culture Characters 👻 Yesterday we had a look at the Top Trending for the last month and noticed these two surprise horror games.We looked into one of them — Meme Bots: Obunga Chase Rooms, now nearing 10M lifetime installs after the recent relaunch 🚀In the game, players run through maze-like maps, chased by meme-inspired characters like Obunga, Sanic, and Tralalero Tralala 🦈👟💡Who are Nextbots?They’re AI-driven pursuers, often shown as 2D meme images, popularized in Garry’s Mod and later adopted across many games.Once again, TikTok trends + high gameplay virality = perfect combo for organic growth 🤭Check out the game yourself.

I Am Security: From VR to Mobile 📱 Ranked №1 among the Top Trending Free Games last month, I Am Security by New Folder Games has already surpassed 11M downloads since its February release—and it's still climbing, with over 450k daily installs 💣Originally launched as a VR experience on Meta Quest, the game has now made its way to mobile, which is not a very typical case for this type of games!In I Am Security, players take on the role of a bouncer, scanning guests for prohibited items and ensuring they adhere to the club's dress code before allowing entry 🔍The game’s viral success can largely be credited to YouTube and TikTok, where creators have showcased the many ways to "abuse" their power as a bouncer—yes, there are quite a few questionable interactions you can have while checking guests 😈Curious […]