Core vs. Meta in Mobile Games

Core vs. Meta in Mobile Games

Based on the Playliner research here’s a breakdown of time distribution in different games:

1. Candy Crush Saga
• Core – 88.9%
• Meta – 11.1%

2. Zynga Poker
• Core – 88.0%
• Meta – 12.0%

3. WSOP
• Core – 86.0%
• Meta – 14.0%

4. Best Fiends
• Core – 85.1%
• Meta – 14.9%

5. Bingo Blitz
• Core – 83.9%
• Meta – 16.1%

6. Texas Poker: Pokerist
• Core – 82.5%
• Meta – 17.5%

7. Toon Blast
• Core – 81.9%
• Meta – 18.1%

8. Fishdom Solitaire
• Core – 81.5%
• Meta – 18.5%

9. DoubleDown
• Core – 79.5%
• Meta – 20.5%

10. June’s Journey
• Core – 78.1%
• Meta – 21.9%

11. House of Fun
• Core – 77.6%
• Meta – 22.4%

12. Caesars Casino
• Core – 74.7%
• Meta – 25.3%

13. Royal Match
• Core – 74.1%
• Meta – 25.9%

14. Slotomania
• Core – 74.0%
• Meta – 26.0%

15. Solitaire Grand Harvest
• Core – 68.6%
• Meta – 31.4%

16. Seekers Notes
• Core – 61.9%
• Meta – 38.1%

17. Design Home
• Core – 60.9%
• Meta – 39.1%

18. Gardenscapes
• Core – 56.0%
• Meta – 44.0%

19. Manor Matters
• Core – 51.5%
• Meta – 48.5%

NOTE: For the meta-mechanics, all the time that the player spends outside of the core mechanics was calculated. The calculation was based on 10-hour playtests of a non-paying player.