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The Read · Week 24
Merge Games and Puzzle are confirmed — chart velocity and developer discourse aligned on both. Idle Tycoon is the breakout to watch, rising in discourse before chart confirmation. Avoid Match3 — oversaturated, CPI exceeds LTV ceiling.
01 Mechanic Heat
8 mechanics · chart velocity + dev discourse · 7d window
# Mechanic Verdict Consensus Why Hot 7D
01 Merge Games Build Now
Charts ↑↑ Dev Talk
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02 Puzzle Build Now
Charts ↑↑ Climbing
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03 Tycoon Build Now
Charts ↑↑ Fast Mover
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04 Block Puzzle Watch
Charts ↑↑
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05 Idle Build Now
Charts ↑↑
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06 Idle Tycoon Established
Charts ↑↑
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07 Mini Games Watch
Charts ↑↑
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08 Roguelike Established
Charts ↑↑
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● hot rising absent
Build Now aligned signals Watch pre-chart Established confirmed
04 Title Velocity
Fastest climbers · App Store US · 6-day delta
Rank Title / Developer Category +Delta
#1
Merge Manor: Home Makeover
Bitmango Inc.
Merge +412
#2
Idle Supermarket Tycoon
Codigames
Tycoon +387
#3
Block Puzzle — Wood Legend
Biribo
Puzzle +241
03 Avoid — Do Not Build
Match3
CPI ceiling exceeded LTV — oversaturated
Saturated
Runner
Declining installs, CPM compression
Saturated
Bubble Shooter
Rank velocity turning negative, 4-week trend
Cooling
05 Publisher Velocity
Studios shipping fastest in hot mechanics · titles / day
# Studio Focus Velocity Titles/day
01
Voodoo
Paris · Hyper-casual
Merge · Puzzle
3.2
02
Rollic Games
Istanbul · Casual
Tycoon · Idle
2.5
03
SayGames
Minsk · Hyper-casual
Block Puzzle
2.0
04
Lion Studios
San Francisco · Casual
Idle Tycoon
1.6
05
Supersolid
London · Mid-core
Roguelike
1.1