Newzoo & Pangle: Hypercasual games in 2021
1/3 of the top downloaded games are hypercasual.
36 games out of the top-100 in 2021 were hypercasual.
5 leading hypercasual publishers in 2021 by downloads were: Supersonic Studios, Zynga (Rollic), Azur Games, Crazy Labs, and SayGames.
Hypercasual games are getting more downloads in the West if we’re talking about tier-1 countries.
Newzoo & Pangle created the hypercasual gamer portrait in the US, the UK, Japan, and South Korean markets. More often it’s a man (61%) between the age of 27-30, with a mid to high level of income, and a high education who loves games.
