New Puzzle Order: The Rise of Sort, Block, and Screw

For what feels like an eternity, Match-3, Merge, and Blast have been the three pillars of the Puzzle market, accounting for 80% of its total revenue. But their market share is being challenged as new subgenres are gaining momentum 🤯

Downloads make the shift even clearer: their combined share of installs has dropped from 75% a decade ago to 25% today!

The next generation of Puzzle leaders is already waiting in the wings: Sort, Block, and Screw. This Hybridcasual trio is showing a lot of potential 💪

In this article, written in collaboration with Ahmetcan Demirel, we explore:

1️⃣ How Sort continues to grow thanks to constantly evolving game design
2️⃣ How a healthy mix of IAP- and IAA-heavy Block games is driving strong monetization
3️⃣ What developers of Screw games need to do to succeed in this Hybridcasual Puzzle rush

All the insights are already avaliable via the link.