The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2023

Mobile moves faster, attracting players and talents, and does not make money. In 2023, it has also demonstrated that the most innovative game creators are the number one place in the past 12 months, which is the most innovative game creator.

The past year was a difficult year in various aspects (* COUGH* Apple, thank you very much!). The world's politics and app store policies have been a big turbulence, as the policy of continuing to growing has influenced new pressure and influence on the global entertainment industry. The pandemic high price is to give way to a new normal "adjustment" and focus on healthy economics and lon g-term outlook, instead of easy victory and enthusiasm for speculative betting. I did it. Now is the time of integration. Make sure what is effective and turn the energy to the most effective part.

However, the energy, intentions, creativity, and intentions in the mobile community continue without declining. Out of us, exciting new projects, new technologies, new business models, and a new way to provide new customers, find new customers, and provide new ways to gain market share. There is a channel.

And the quality of what was built around us and around the world is getting better.

And we will celebrate the results of the year of the top 50 mobile games and manufacturers here. Our experts have examined facts and numbers and selected the world's most hottest companies. We predict that everyone, who is named at these 50 companies, has the power to achieve a great success now, but also has a great success in the future.

We are not a Borg team equipped with AI! But ultimately, he did his best to choose Best of Best. These are companies that are now driving the topic and will determine the direction of mobile next year.

And I'm not looking forward to what will happen next!

PS: I would like to express my great gratitude and gratitude to Pingle Experts and mobile brand advertising network HYPRMX, which support the top 50 game makers in 2023 and provide services that support the continuous growth of the industry.

#50: Devolver Digital

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Always disruptive and surprising, Devolver Digital has broken some rules this past year, making a name for itself on mobile with original blockbuster games distributed through select channels.

The company released Reigns: Three Kingdoms on the Netflix Games service following an exclusive deal with Apple Arcade. And it followed up that disruptive release time by incorporating many characters from the company's portfolio in one place, making the game as knowledgeable as it is fun to play. Assuming the subscription segment continues to grow, the ability to evolve PC-quality titles like Terra Nil could become even more in demand.

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#49: Kwalee

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2022 was a big year for British developer Kwalee, reaching 200 million total downloads and hitting the major milestone of 1 billion downloads in January 2023. Following a 12% increase in revenue, the company announced a new partnership with CrazyGames in May to bring 11 of its mobile games to the web.

In June, the company hired Adrian Garton, vice president of human resources, as part of its mission to attract the best talent in the gaming industry. It has also been notable for its move to use AI as part of its game production pipeline, allowing staff to propose new, enhanced ideas faster and smarter than ever before. Facing ad revenue overcapacity, Head has the same challenges for Quarry as other companies, so the move to hybrid casual will be key.

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#48: Ustwo games

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Game ustwo ”USTWO has established itself in our rankings thanks to its timeless triple-I quality works, and its latest is the emotion-exploring Desta: the memories between. The release of this title on Netflix has expanded Desta's audience far and wide.

Away from development, the company has pioneered "Toys for Good", backing initiatives such as "Where Are All the Black Designers?", committed to donating 3% of profits from Desta to UK youth charities and has supported multiple Green Toy Jams.

In the future, the previous day is scheduled for the "Monument Valley" series, which has been awarded, and the company will continue to appear on red carpets (and on this page) for the next few years!

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#47: Aristocrat Leisure

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The combination of real money games and the "game" industry proved to be a victory bet for Australia's based in Australia.

Pixel United, a video sector (composed of pralium, madness product, and big fish games), has increased sales by 13 % in a harsh market environment and plays a role in one of them.

Big Fish Casino, "Heart of Vegas", "Jackpot Magic" and other social casino titles, casual games such as "EVERMERGE", "Gummy Drop", and "PLARIUM" action RPG "RPG RPG" and other slots. Social casino titles such as "Big Fish Casino", "Heart of Vegas", "Jackpot Magic", "Evermerge", and "Gummy Drop" are also strong. )

The solid gameplay of this title and the skillful marketing (celebrity cameo appearances and anime series will be released soon), along with the sister title Action Mech Arena, provide flexible field play.

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#46: Metacore

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MERGE MANSION has become one of the most talked about mobile games this year, with its innovative advertising campaign. In other mobile games, celebrities have also been used for advertising, but advertising with the excitement and spirit of Merge Mansion, which uses actor Pedro Pascal and develops evolved stories, has an excitement and spirit. Not.

Of course, glossy marketing alone cannot succeed in a business that produces more than $ 10 million per month. To do so, it requires a nou s-time game design, the best live operation and support by the excellent team, but Metacore fused these three, inevitably good luck, good timing, and Finnish sis. !

It is no wonder that investor Supercell has trusted the company, which has recentlyled in Everdale, to the next level.

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#45: Com2uS

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COM2US is still the main player in the industry, as a large company that supports the history of the Summoners War series and the history of game innovation (do you remember skipping "Stone" and "NOM")? Is also ranked. The determination to go elegantly between the Web2 and the Web3 and open up your own way while maintaining the trend is different from an ambitious rival.

COM2US plans to release more than 10 titles (including SUMMONERS WAR: CHRONICLES) with blockchain functions issued through cryptocurrency C2X. Hybrid Web2/3 Tactic s-Players gradually become accustomed to the blockchain function while maintaining familiar F2P elements (apart from knowing whether they know) -The methods that may be rewarded next year. be. If not, it will definitely change to the next big one!

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#44: Sandsoft

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The first Sandsoft, which appeared in the MENA Mobile Game Maker Top 30, made a welcome debut here. The main reasons are simple, because one of the hottest global markets in the world is one of the hottest global markets.

Sandsoft, who opened a flagship studio in the Riyado, has invested $ 3. 25 million in Racing Motor Sports Game Development Company The Tiny Digital Factory in January, and has a new publishing partnership opportunity in the MENA area. I pioneered it.

Further partnerships with Jam City for the release of the DC Heroes & Villan's release emphasize the company as an option for developers looking for partnerships in the region. The addition of talented people, such as Ahmed Sharifs (former Meta or AR/VR/MetAVERSE and Platform Engineering), has also supported the company.

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#43: Wildlife Studios

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Wildlife, Brazilian developer, has been a year of great success, with Tennis Clash suddenly emerged into one of the largest mobile sports games in the market.

This title won the official sponsor of the Australian Open, and immediately after that, it became the official mobile game of Laurent Gallos (French Open), and only 2 at the 1st ESPORTS Olympics held in Singapore on June 23. Appeared as one game in the game.

However, wildlife is far from a single tone, doubling the mobile business on November 22 (firing nearly 300 people in other projects), maintaining the success of the "ZOOBA: Zoo Battle Royale" title. The battle title "Sky Warriors" has been promising early. The diversity of the portfolio is remarkable, including releasing 60 games and achieving 3 billion downloads to date.

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#42: Homa

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HOMA is described as a platform for video games development and publicity, especially focusing on the supervisory market. The French company, founded in 2018, has steadily expanded for many years until last year's $ 100 million funding provided rocket fuel and new brands.

It was proven that the timing was wise, as it came before the winter of hypercajuing, which was fueled by IDFA, shifted to hybrid casual and gave the company to add human resources. On April 22, an exclusive corner was set up, publishing "Aquarium" and "Fight for America", and recently signed a contract with 8sec for "Merge Army".

Merge Master: Dinosaur Monster has exceeded 100 million lifetime downloads until June 2023.

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#38: Tilting Point

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In September, Tilling Point announced a new partnership with Netflix, which is increasing its name in the subscription field (details will be described later). As a result, the service has been released with a total of more than 70 million downloads, and a completely new title has been developed.

In addition to the announcement of "OREGON TRAIL: BOOM TOWN", which adds a new arrangement to the standard title of "Oregon Trail", it has a new partnership with Fragbite, and announced "MMA Manager 2: Ultimate Fight".

The partnership is good, the brand title continues to provide a variety of portfolios, and the company accepts new technologies such as web shops and web3 tests, but the inclination is exempted by the hardships of many in the industry. It was not done and in February he fired 60 out of 440 teams.

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#37: Capcom

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Japanese game company Capcom's mobile lineup has been growing steadily for a while now, and new announcements like the AR-based Monster Hunter have us buzzing with anticipation... Will this partnership with Niantic Roar be as successful as Pokémon GO? Shareholders clearly have high hopes, as evidenced by Capcom's stock price hitting records twice in April 2023.

Monster Hunter Rider has topped 5 million downloads, and Street Fighter: Duel has finally made it to the West after a China-exclusive launch. Pre-registrations for the latter reached 5 million worldwide by its February 2023 launch date.

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#36: Playtika

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M & amp; amp; amp; Over the past year, the letter "A" has been at the forefront of Playtika's story again. The Israeli-based company has fallen just short of past Finnish acquisitions of Remake and had a serious underperformance with Angry Birds maker Rovio, but it has pumped $25 million into Turkish developer Ace Games and has been the subject of some acquisition rumors.

Away from the market, the core business looked pretty solid. Revenue was up 23% year over year to $656. 2 million, and EBITDA was up 13% year over year to $222. 7 million. CEO Robert Antokol said the company has "unrivaled live ops expertise, along with a powerful tech stack that includes an AI digital studio."

Casual games like Solitaire Grand Harvest and Bingo Blitz performed well alongside major social casino titles (and with double-digit growth). With deep pockets, M& amp; amp; amp; A ahead.

*Q2 data not yet released at time of writing.

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Square Enix

#35: Square Enix

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Square is best known for its home consoles, but it also has an impressive mobile catalog, including many Final Fantasy games, Nier Precarnation, Voice of Cards, and Dragon Quest spinoffs.

The title of Dragon Quest Walk and Dragon Quest Tactics sells more than $ 25 million every month in Japan alone. Out of $ 2. 5 billion in net sales from 2022 to 2023, it is not possible to accurately say the proportion of mobile, but we know that mobile/PC browsers account for $ 840 million. The P/M estimation of more than $ 55 million in the tower is $ 660 million (or 26%of the total).

This number (and mobile ratio) is expected to increase in the next 12 months, as new works such as Final Fantasy XV: War on EOS Now and "FF VII: Crisis" will soon be released.

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#34: CyberAgent

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CyberAgent, the parent company of Cygames, has developed several businesses, including investment, media, and advertising in parallel with the game business. Cygames offers console, browser and mobile, so it is difficult to divide smartphones.

What we know is that the company is particularly demanding in the Japanese domestic market, and the unusual riding title "Uma Musume" has surpassed the sales of $ 2 billion in April. It keeps leading.

In order to promote the license and global development of titles such as the CCG "Shadow Bath", the RPG "Granblue Fantasy", and "Princess Connect Ride", the company has established an office in the United States and Europe. If you add "Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis" scheduled to be released from your subsidiary app, you'll see why the company is ranked in the top 50.

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#33: Voodoo

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It was not a surprising surprise that Voodoo announced casual and mi d-core publishing Arms last December as a lon g-time leader in the hype r-casual market and as a realistic business! "I declared.

Since then, the company has been successful in a 1 0-yea r-old portfolio, which has earned $ 100 million from $ 20 million a year, led by "Collect M All" and "Mob Control". We are working on the development of new titles that expect to exceed sales.

Voodoo still has a brimming pipeline to filter through 1. 500 prototypes, but vice president Alvaro Duerte recently suggested publishing just four games per year. He also hinted at possible acquisitions (joining the Beach Bum acquisition in 2021).

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#32: Habby

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Hubby, the inventor of hybrid casual, is a humble company. The Singapore-based company is rarely heard on the podium.

What toys are they! They launched Archero in their second year of business and hit the jackpot by combining simple, high-end mechanics with occasional/mid-level revenue generation, expanding the business from $1 million to $181 million in one year.

The Penguin Isle sequel proved this was no fluke, but the past 12 months have seen Habby really outdo himself. While many have tried to copy his formula, Habby has once again delivered two incredible hits: the relentless, action-packed shooter Survivor. io (already closing in on the $200 million Archero has made) and the bullet-hell roguelite Sssnaker. We're not the only ones eagerly waiting for the next installment.

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#31: Netflix

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As Netflix struggles to remain front and center in an ever-changing world of digital entertainment, planning its entry into the game was the easy part. But executing and sustaining it has been the real challenge.

After a year and a half of activity, the verdict has to be: "So far, so good!" - at least as far as developers and players are concerned.

By leveraging the success of its IP franchises (Stranger Things, The Queen's Gambit), making smart hires in the industry, and making exclusive deals with Super Evil Megacorp and Ustwo for new (or re-released) titles, Netflix has created an advantage: 60 titles. This is further strengthened by the acquisition of major studios (such as Next Games), with plans to add another 40+ games in 2023 alone.

But while subscriptions may be a growing part of the mobile market, the possibility of wider integration with apps that connect mobile players to the TV is actually very exciting and could be a real game changer.

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#30: Jam City

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Jam City's recent moves have been mostly at the corporate level, with co-founder Josh Yguado promoted to CEO after Chris de Wolfe left for Web3-based Plai Plai Labs. It also continues to try to go public, which has been delayed due to volatile markets.

But Yguado's focus going forward is on developing mobile games, growing a business that has generated $4 billion so far from seven major titles (including from last year's acquisitions).

Homegrown puzzle game Cookie Jam continues to rack up numbers with a solid portfolio, with titles like Harry Potter: Hogwards Mystery, Disney Emoji Blitz and AR game Jurassic World Alive. But superhero-themed Match 3 DC Heroes & Villains is its next chance to take the leap.

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#29: Shift Up

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Gacha shooter "Victory: Nikkei" surpassed $400 million in mobile sales in June, distancing itself from other heavyweight titles like "Diablo Immortal," which hit 500 million hits. In fact, the title still has a few months to catch up, considering that "Diablo" was released in July 2022, while "Victory" was released in November 2022.

The unique gameplay combo of an over-the-shoulder shooter experience (not similar to those found on consoles or PC) and a smart gacha mechanic proved popular no matter what territory it was released in, giving it a boost last year.

We're rooting for the Korean publisher to achieve further success through 2023, with an eye on brand extensions and new game launches.

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#28: Netmarble

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As the Korean giant behind Lineage 2, Marvel Future Fight, BTS World, Tower of God, King of Fighters Arena, Ni no Kuni Cross World, The Seven Deadly Sins, and more, Netmarble’s impact on the world of mobile gaming is undeniable.

In 2022, the company maintained a strong showing with $2. 1 billion in revenue (up 6. 6% year-on-year), but posted a loss of $83 million due to a write-down on Sphinx’s expenses and poor performance of new titles.

In particular, US subsidiary Kabam's "Marvel Contest of Champions" remains a key title, generating over 13% of the company's fourth-quarter revenue. The developer's "King Arthur: Legends Rise," an Arthurian-themed game running on Unreal Engine 5, is also the company's first simultaneous multi-platform release and is likely to contribute greatly to future success.

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#27: Stillfront Group

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While other Swedish roll-ups (not rollmop!) struggled, Group Stillfront had a good year, with EBITDA up 10% year-on-year to SEK 695 million (approximately US$ 67 million).

The Swedish company, which specializes in acquiring and managing mobile games and browsers around the world, has been working hard to create synergies with its 23 studios, including Nanobit, Candywriter, Goodgame Studios and Kixeye. In addition to the studios in the US and Europe, the new additions include Jawaker and Babil in the MENA region, Moonfrog in India, and 6waves in Asia, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo.

Although we are somewhat downsizing, we believe that with such diversification and a strong, dedicated management team, we can move forward with confidence.

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#26: Outfit7

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The Talking Tom series is one of the longest-running and most beloved franchises in mobile games, and its clever updates and user interaction have made it a hit after hit.

In fact, Talking Tom & Friends has been the No. 1 mobile IP for the past decade and has topped the MAU charts since 2013. In the Talking Tom & Friends universe, up to 470 million monthly active users participate in more than 20 games. While the Chinese company is relatively limited on data, revenues are estimated at around $184 million in 2023.

With an animated series in the works and new franchises (apart from Tom) like Mythic Legends in development, the future looks bright. The company also has a sense of social responsibility, with My Talking Angela 2 winning two awards at the 2023 Green Game Jam.

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#25: FunPlus

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The 7th anniversary of the MMO "Unicorn King of Avalon", and the exciting new headhunt has been a solid year for global publishers. Alexander Amancio, an industry veteran, uses his 2 0-year experience at the reflector and Ubey Isoft Montorior, Alexandre Amancio, the director of SVP & AMP World Building, is a larger brand, a better studio, and probably cross It suggests a platform strategy.

Other companies with 2, 000 people are the survival mode strategy title "StormShot:" Gun of Glory: Lost Island ", Match 3" Call of Antia ", RPG" MISTY CONTINENT " G The basic business is being conducted because the profits have been growing from various portfolios such as "of avalon".

In the future, DC Dark Legion, a ti e-up with Warner Brothers, will appear on a small screen in 2024.

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#24: Huuuge Games

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For the Huuus game, this year ... yes ... it was huge. That ... it was huge. There will be no way to celebrate from record high profits to the new studio.

In the third quarter of the casual & social casinos in 2022, Huuuus and Billionaire Casino are the leadership, and net income increased by 57, 3 % to $ 64, $ 4 million, and after adjustment, EBITDA is similarly recorded 82, 800. It was $ 10, 000, and it was the most profitable quarter at the time.

Huuuge later launched 2023 in negotiations and signed a public agreement between Square Triangle, FriedDegames, and "Bowling Clash: Young Legends" and "Cafe Dash: Mooking Diner Game". Later, in the first quarter of 2023, Publisher achieved a hig h-level eBitDa again.

Who would have expected that it will be a year to differentiate between the platforms of the PC title and the establishment of a “pod” (not cell ”to create new games ideas. ?

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#23: Lilith Games

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While other Publishers in Asia are in the spotlight, Lilith Games, based in Hong Kong, has a great mobile game and a very healthy growth business as of April 23, with a profit of $ 100 million (compared to the previous month). We continued to provide quietly and celebrated the 10th anniversary.

Rising Kingdoms (RISING KINGDOMS) exceeded $ 2 billion last year and is still the top brand, but the SLG's new "Call of Dragons" is also in the United States and Europe. With a great deal of revenue, the comi c-based RPG "Dislyte" has grown, especially in the Asian market.

In addition, he has earned stable income from unusual titles such as "AFK ARENA", "Warpath: Ace Shooter", "ABI" and "ISOLAND 2". "

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#22: Rovio

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After Robio was trying a experimental attempt in a new genre and brand, after seven years of sling shot games, Finnish companies have finally returned to familiar methods on Angry Birds early last year. As a result, sales increased by 11 % or more.

Angry Birds Dream Blast is definitely a bigger player in the company's recent success, and in the first quarter of the high growth rate of 68%yea r-o n-year, located in the top class of Rovio after Angry Birds 2. did. Does this reinforce the idea of A-brand business? Maybe this is not bad!

Of course, I can't help but mention that Robio is trying to acquire Sega with a huge amount of 76 million euros. The speedy blue hedgehog may change the game with a red bird, and the game may change.

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#21: Moon Active

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Moon Active, a developer and publisher, is synonymous with a gold min e-like title called Master Coin. In this game, players compete for pirates, buffet, hippies, etc., and help them grow the Moon Active to the strongest. And in 2021, he helped Moon Active to an evaluation value of $ 5 billion.

Overcoming the crisis banned as a casino title in Germany, Master Coin has been high. Also, since Moon Active itself is a company in Israel, coin centric games are recognized as a leading powerful Israeli in the rapid growth of the country.

Moon Active recently acquired "ZEN MATCH" from Good Job Games and expanded the library (probably) with a look at the future of a diversified portfolio (probably). addition). Given the amount of coins left in the financial resources, it is no wonder that there is more investment.

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#20: Dream Games

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Turkey's gaming scene has been on the rise for the past few years, but Dream Games is arguably the brightest new star, shattering the competitive match-3 camp with slick graphics, decorative themes, and Royal Match mini-games that have led the company to a $2. 75 billion valuation.

Dream Games continues to push the envelope, with a TV campaign in January targeting 186 million impressions and the opening of a new London office that will help CEO and co-founder Soner Aydemir "expand our international footprint, reach out to the best talent in the industry, and become one of the best entertainment companies in the world!"

While Royal Match's Live Ops will always be a priority, it's also the soft-released Royal Kingdom variant, which adds a new competitive dimension (think Clash of Clans match3) and a wider world to rebuild. More construction is planned for the next 12 months.

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#19: Niantic

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2023 has seen big changes for Niantic. At one time, the Pokemon GO developer's strategy seemed to be to give every brand the "GO" treatment, and it was hard to question that strategy given the more than $6 billion in profits the title generated.

After failures such as Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (closed in '22) and Pikmin Bloom, CEO John Hanke made the difficult decision in June to close the LA studio and projects such as NBA All Worlds and Marvel: World of Heroes.

But this is not the end, it's just a change of direction to focus on making Pokemon GO a "forever game," cultivating new versions of Peridot and Monster Hunter Now, and improving the AR platform for its own and other companies' games.

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#18: Playrix

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Being a completely private company (probably the largest on this list), we don't have detailed data on Playrix, but we do know that they continue to squeeze billions of dollars of industry value annually (over $9 billion in lifetime revenue) through their portfolio of unicorns, including GardenScapes, Homescapes, Fishdom, and Townships. While many companies struggle, Playrix recorded their third highest IAP month of all time on January 23rd, bringing in over $250 million in that month alone!

Krafton also deserves recognition for its efforts in completing operations in Russia and Belarus, and then moving the majority of its employees from Russia and Ukraine to all over Europe and elsewhere, sending a strong message to the world of undeniable personal income costs.

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#17: Krafton

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Korean game publisher Krafton has multiple titles across multiple platforms (and indeed multiple studios), including the Castle Craft, Defense Derby, and Road to Valor series, but its brand remains synonymous with the keyboard.

The global hit battle royale smash smash PubG Mobile has made a staggering $10 billion in revenue across its various versions, making it one of the most profitable mobile games on the planet over the past two years. Krafton has taken over publishing duties in India, one of the world's largest early mobile markets, and released the game as a regional spinoff called BGMI, relaunching the "new state" version.

In fact, PUBG titles make up the majority of mobile revenues, accounting for over 64% of Krafton's high revenue of 539 million won in Q1 2023.

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#16: Tripledot Studios

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Tripledot earned a spot on this list last year thanks to its impressive status as the third fastest growing company of any type of private company in the UK, valued at $1. 4 billion in February 2022. From there, things have only continued to improve.

Now based in London, developer of casual titles like Woodoku, Solitaire, and Word HUP, the company is the fastest growing company in Europe, according to the FT, with an average growth rate of 795% and a budget of 115, 000 euros to 83 million euros in just three years.

To fuel further growth, Tripledot has expanded its management team, with former chairman Daniel Freilich taking on the role of head of the games division.

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#15: Second Dinner

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Walking on a subtle line between creating new property and contributing to a familiar community is a wel l-balanced act with few people. Just because of the great success, if you are content with that success, the audience will leave. If you fail to provide a new place, you may lose your customers forever. But Space Ape seems to have done it brilliantly.

The studio, which is located in London, which is established as a powerful platform, is literally hitting Beatstar through continuous contracts with the big game. Beatstar teams, which have many years of experience and reputation, are not allowed to use their unique relationships and love for music to create new connections between artists, labels, and mobile players. The connection will continue in the spi n-off genre "Country Star".

Space Ape games have been played to more than 150 million people, reaching $ 375 million in lifetime. Beatstar raised a tremendous profit of $ 120 million in the first year. On the other hand, Transformers (Earth Wars ", on the other hand, have earned nearly $ 150 million so far, and are still making money despite the seven years ago. This is a growth that shows the team's consideration for the expansion and maintenance of the world.

The closure of the Boom Beach: Front Line has shown that Space Ape is not afraid of loss, but the new "Chrome Valley Custom" provides a new way to success.

This game, which combines garage simulation, puzzles, and stories, is sold smartly. Beatstar players can request new songs with i n-game promotion specially designed for 40 million players. With such a launch platform, this game can be expected to be a further hit.

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#9: Miniclip

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The clever evolution and reconstruction of the most famous brands in Cybozu have been gaining new faithful players 11 years after Subway Surfers first appeared. In fact, in March of this year, it has recorded an amazing number of 4 billion downloads.

Spi n-offs like the Subway Surfers Race have skillfully utilized IPs, have been exciting for subway surfers for over 10 years, and the alliance with the subway surfers blasted outplay has further expanded the charm of the brand. 。 On the other hand, the quality has peaked, with the Subway Surfers Tag awarded Cybozu Game of the Year in this year's mobile game award.

Of course, it was acquired by Miniclip last year and became a larger family.

The company announced a 4 billion download casual game in 2022, of which 1 billion downloads are "8 Balls", which leads a huge portfolio with an application with an Evergreen title of 580 or more, Ultimate Golf. Includes simple sports titles such as mini soccer (cricket, baseball, basketball, and horses), pure snipers, and classic titles such as Agar. IO.

As a result, the report of being surrounded by the legacy PC browser channel has been temporarily confused, but as mentioned last year by the third tudori officer (CEO), the reality is "where the player goes on mobile and players. Has always chased where to go. " And now Miniclip seems to be in a good position.

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Surfers Metro
Blast subres
Match surfers
8 pool
Mini basketball

#8: Take-Two Interactive

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TAKE-TWO's acquisition at $ 12. 7 billion in Zynga (at least until Micro-Vision's Bilzard King appears) is still the largest market in the mobile game world, but that money was not used well. Is difficult.

Just like ZYNGA has moved the top title quickly from Facebook to mobile, tak e-t o-to has a decisive movement of adding a game to a triple A console and PC franchise, which brings dividends. Mobile publishers have significantly emerged in the company's finance in FY2022 and contributed to $ 5. 35 billion in pure income. In fact, in 2023, tak e-t o-two became a "mobile first" company, and the app revenue accounted for 50%of the total in multiple quarters, reaching 47%throughout the year. Titles, such as "Dragons" and "Words with Friends", were the main driving force for $ 2. 5 billion, making it a significant part of $ 2. 2 billion.

2023 In the first quarter (just before the report), the total income increased by 20 % yea r-o n-year, Empires & Amp; Puzzless, Toon Blast, Merge Dragons, Words with Friends NBA2K23, RED DEAD. Along with PTION It indicates that this trend continues, such as being featured again.

After all, the combination of ZYNGA's attractive and friendly social games and skillful brand marketing provides a great hand in TAKE-TWO's triple A title, along with the wise portfolio growth opportunity by the acquisition of Turkey and Finland. I am. After that, if you can start using GTA and Red Dead on mobile ...

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Farmville 3
CSR2
Words with Friends 2
Harry Potter Puzzle and Spell
ZYNGA poker

#7: ByteDance

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Bytedance is the most wel l-known social networking app tiktok, but the tires of Chinese companies have advanced to the mobile game world from various angles.

First, it is a publishing subsidiary of Nuverse, which has the marketing and financial power of Marvel Snap, who has won the award. It is no wonder that the Game developer Second Dinner is posted on this list because it provides entry into games that are more friendly than other CCGs. However, NuversE has many other titles, and in addition to the international brand "Warhammer 40. 000: Last Crusade", "Ragnarok X", and "One Piece: Lost Routes", the local title "FLOWER" "Figure Story", "Watcher of Realms", "Wulin: Masters of Leisure", etc.

He is also the owner of Mobile Legend: Bang Bang, Watcher of Realms, Mobile Legend: Adventure, Magic Rush: Heores, as of 2021. Yes, "Beautiful Girl Development Idol RPG", which was released exclusively in Asia, may be a bit confusing to translate, but seems to sell millions of dollars every month.

From the above, mobile games sales exceeded $ 1 billion in the year until June 2022. With the help of Marvel Snap, this figure has surely increased in the last 12 months, but it is clear that it is subtle compared to last year's total sales $ 80 billion.

And this depth and the enormous power of the Tiktok platform that advertise the titles of the company and other companies through efforts such as "Tiktok let me play me" are a few years later in the role of Bytedance in the layer of mobile games. It will inevitably be convinced that it will grow.

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Marvel Snap
Mobile Legend: Bang Bang
Mobile Legend: Adventure
Ragnarok X
Watcher of Relm
Beautiful girl training

#6: Scopely

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The ships up to 2022 and 2013 were "appropriate and appropriate places" over and over again. In last year's ranking, it was almost unknown that although the ranking was lowered from the top 10 to 20, but a large plan was progressing behind it.

Although it has already been talked about alongside Star Trek's fellow fleet command, Yazzi, and Marvel Strike Force, the acquisition of Stamble Guys, an emerging hit game is not a mistake, is not a mistake, but last year's ranking. It became an additional fuel to harden. Scopely, who attracted more than 20 million players around the world and created more than 20 million players, understood the game as the winner and made this game a new jewel.

It was not surprising that the monopoly on LaunchPad continued, the passion for further expansion was the forefront of the plan, and it was not surprising that the acquisition bidding had been bidded, but in the World System Games, the decisive bidding is Saudi Arabia. It may have been a little shock from the Games team.

Although it is a huge price offer of $ 4. 9 billion, along with its own studio, infrastructure company NINE66, ESPORTS giant ESL, it is a flagship that is internationally recognized and profitable, so that it is healthy for survivors. It seems to be proven to be a business. In addition to this, the future of survivor gaming will be very bright if you get more than $ 30 billion and the dominant status in the rapidly growing Middle East and North African markets.

On the other hand, the acquisition of Savy not only succeeds in the strategy of growth and deepening existing franchisees, but also cooperates with other studios throughout the industry (like the Tag Game Games Market, which is based in the dandy). It will be possible to provide financial support for acquiring and to find new trends and opportunities such as the growing cros s-platform market.

#5: Activision Blizzard

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I think you're doing something right when one of the largest hig h-tech companies on earth comes with a $ 68. 7 billion check with your name. And although this contract has not been fully established (and maybe it may not be a form that all the people involved may want), we should not consider this as the rule of the ring. do not have!

The battle to continue to be the top of the Activision Blizzard, and the ability to predict the future began with the acquisition of Mobile Power House King in 2015, and the journey grew to the top two last year. The company's console games and PC games are still in good shape (we are paying attention to Call of Duty), but the mobile games of Activision Blizzard dominates the backing, and the company again in the top 10. I'm put in.

Certainly, it has been a little depressed since 2022, but think that it is a short break before Microsoft's storm blows. Besides, the business is very smooth! In the first half of the 2023 (Januar y-6), sales increased by 34 % to $ 4. 6 billion, and net sales increased 97 %. Furthermore, as with the rival tak e-two, the sales of PCs and console titles exceeded $ 2 billion and $ 1. 0 billion.

Yes, this empire may have been built in the era of "Call of Duty" and "World of Walkraft", but was supported by "Diablo Immortal" "U n-Wonded Energy". It is becoming more like the daily diet of "Candy Crash Saga" and spi n-off works ("Soda Saga", "Jerry Saga", "Soon Solitia Saga", etc.). In fact, the latter recorded 22 million downloads worldwide, consumer spending has just exceeded $ 525 million, not yet $ 666 million of Diablo IV, but mobile matrix is much longer. !

CALL OF DUTY: Mobile also has an overwhelming strength of $ 3 billion in lifetime sales (half of the world's COD games are mobile versions). Now, imagine that there is a benefactor in all of this ...

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Diablo Immortal
candy crush saga
Call of Duty: Mobile
Farm Heroes Saga

#4: Supercell

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Supercell once locked the entire business and moved like a clock. Every year, it was a model that defined success in both the release of a new game and the effective Live OPS product management.

Few companies have succeeded in a $ 1 billion mobile game, and there are fewer companies that can reproduce this success as far as we know.

Moreover, Supercell has achieved all of it with a smaller analog team than anyone else. By ultimately controlling huge games with dense cells, at the peak, all companies in the world have achieved corporate efficiency that can not be reached by the world.

However, the eleventh year, which has reached the eleventh year, had to address the reality of the market, the decrease in revenue, and the flexibility of the sixth crash. CEO's Ilka Pernanen accepted the need for change in an annual blog post that was frank and ponder.

And for this reason, we are trying to return this company to the top of the chart. Of course, the company's live game's continuous success (sales of competitors exceeded $ 10 billion last year) is worthy of the highest in other developers.

However, the next thing that Supercell can do is to stop the small cell structure and support live OP with a larger team, launch a development studio, and "take a big risk, and what is the others? We believe that it is a new approach, such as encouraging a different being.

By adding Supercell's talents, OPS live, hand s-on, and a smart approach full of confident, you can do your best (and cover investment), and have the best practice and experience culture. Born.

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Crash of Clan
Crash of Civyrisation
Crash Royal
Crash of Clan
Stars of Burst

#3: NetEase

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Last year's mobile year slipped down ... but only a few places!

In some respects, Netease can be considered a hard bike because there was no substantial deceleration in business performance.

Last year's sales were $ 1375 billion, and the mobile sales were overwhelming, with a record of $ 10 billion, achieving record achievements.

Surprisingly, since October 2022, the stock price of the Hansen Index has risen more than 85 %, and the highest value experienced before the Chinese game regulation has been thinner, and in the process, the focus of attention, Tencent.

While there are few familiar titles in Europe and the United States, such as Identity V and LIVEFTER, the company has demonstrated the skills of MARVEL SUPER WAR and EVE ECHOES. In the latter case, in addition to huge brands such as Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, there are mobile debut partnerships for Diablo Immortal and Destiny.

Netease also proves the ability to open several international studios, such as Japanese PinCool, Canada's Bad Brain Studios, and a larg e-scale European studio Anchor Point, and has the ability to expand beyond traditional Chinese markets. did. So far, a huge hit title like "Eggy Party" has not only entered the three fingers of the most downloaded games in China, but has also succeeded in other major markets such as the Philippines. This policy is working.

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Diablo Immortal
Knif e-out
Eggy Party
Harry Potter: Awakens magically
Life and After

#2: Tencent

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A considerable amount of time has passed for China's public, Tencent, who continues to provide two large gems, PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings. KRAFTON's previous work, Battle Royal, has recently become a super elite club that has surpassed a large milestone and has made a profit of over $ 10 billion. It is the first mobile title that exceeds its glorious level in 2021 ... earning more than $ 2. 2 billion (more than PUBG) in 2022 alone, and is still delayed to stable friends who are still in good shape. It is worth noting that it is taking.

With the success of these securities, operating income increased by 11 % to $ 6. 7 billion. It is noteworthy that sales in China, which account for 70 % of Tencent's total sales, have increased for the first time in a quarter, after the deregulation of the authorities in the domestic market. But the most interesting thing about Tencent this year is the success and growth in the Indian market, which is intense (growing). Tencent's new label, Level Infinite, has quickly succeeded in publishing titles such as "Arena of Barol" and "Arena Breakout".

All of these show a stunning success in the first quarter of 2023. Incredibly, together with Net Ys, the two companies accounted for 80 % of the earnings created by the top 10 game companies in China in the first quarter of 2023. In addition, although other companies may be struggling to recover from the high prices after the pandemic, the numbers of Tencents are very bullish, and the company's property is 40 % in the first quarter of 2022, in the quarter. It accounts for about 50 % of domestic income. Overseas sales, on the other hand, have reached a record high of 25 %, reaching $ 1. 86 billion.

This is all before we look at the company's ongoing investment portfolio, which holds significant stakes (or outright control) in 45 companies, ranging from Miniclip, Supercell, Riot Games, and NetMarble to Epic, Discord, Roblox, and Voodoo.

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Price of a King
Dawn
League of Legends

#1: Hoyoverse

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A new number one has been born. Mihoyo has had a great 12 months, going from smash hit to smash hit and upsetting the competition.

Usually it's shock and awe when the world's top grossing game finally loses its spot to another title, but when Mihoyo's Genshin Impact surrendered its number one spot to HONKAI: STAR RAIL earlier this year, it felt more like the next step in a master plan than a surprise.

Genshin's blow defined a species. The mix of styles, cross-platform, gacha-game appeal, open world and global audience offered both the strengths of the game of the past and a smart, forward-thinking focus designed to keep today's casual gamers rich. In fact, the game became a classic example of how triple-A quality could reach mobile and extend to other platforms, creating a formula that many publishers are trying to emulate.

Providing hours of gameplay and a wealth of content for free was always going to be a gamble. The game, which blended single-player and multiplayer elements across all platforms, earned players' respect through multiple missions with plenty of variety, and eventually made them willing to pay to play. By the second birthday of "Genshin" in September 2022, the game had grossed $3. 7 billion, making it the most successful new mobile IP launch since Tencent's "Price of Kings".

But lightning doesn't strike twice. Instead, Honkai: Star Rail has made $500 million in just over three months since its global release and is now soaring even higher!

The game's addictive gameplay, art style and story have paved the way for success, propelling Mihoyo to become China's second most profitable mobile game maker. These metrics combine to propel Mihoyo to the top of this year's list: cash trail, product quality, and the skills and experience to succeed once again. Congratulations!

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Phantom Impact
Honkai: Star Rail
Zenless Zone Zero

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