Month: January 2026

As we kickoff 2020 its time to also update the GameRefinery genre taxonomy to reflect the evolving mobile gaming market and the rise of hypercasual.Genre Taxonomy 2020 Changes from 2019…

As we analyze thousands of games, every once in a while we come across rare yet innovative mobile game features.At Gamerefinery, we analyze games from the AppStore by downloading them,…

All people working on the production side know this feeling. You’re deciding on moving forward with implementing new features to your game. Even how you look at it using your…

You’re probably familiar with typical Western interactive story games like Choices: Stories You Play and Episode – Choose Your Story, where you follow characters’ journeys, make decisions, and progress through…

With the expansion of GameRefinery’s popular Market Share tool to cover more data points and geographical markets such as China and Japan, conducting category research across markets is easier than…

With the expansion of GameRefinery’s popular Market Share tool to cover more data points and geographical markets such as China and Japan, conducting category research across markets is easier than…

With the exception of The Qixi Festival in China, there weren’t any major holidays or seasonal events that led to an increase in mobile events in July. That said, there’s…

With increased competition from IDFA regulation changes and new games consistently entering the market, two of the biggest challenges facing publishers and mobile game studios are acquiring new players (UA)…

With IDFA regulation changes and an influx of new games entering the market, publishers and mobile game studios are facing an ever-uphill battle to acquire new players (UA) and retain…

With 95% of game makers developing or maintaining a live service game, live events have become one of the most important elements of finding and maintaining success in not just…