Can Candy Crush Solitaire Challenge Playtika’s $1B Empire?

Isn’t Solitaire just a game for grandmas? 306#

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As a co-dev partner, I’m seeing more and more studios showing eagerness to explore the Solitaire genre. Could it be because Candy Crush is making a move into this sub-genre?

Isn’t Solitaire just a game for grandmas? Let’s take a look at the current Solitaire landscape:

Top Solitaire Games (Last 30 Days):

Solitaire Grand Harvest – $16.1M (30D) | 843K downloads (30D) | RP(D) $14.55
Tiki Solitaire TriPeaks – $4.2M (30D) | 120K downloads (30D) | RP(D) $14.70
Fishdom Solitaire – $786K (30D) | 104K downloads (30D) | RP(D) $3.23
Solitaire TriPeaks Journey – $719K (30D) | 59K downloads (30D) | RP(D) $3.66
Solitaire Cruise TriPeaks Game – $300K (30D) | 9.9K downloads (30D) | RP(D) $4.41
Solitaire Story - Ava's Manor – $297K (30D) | 24K downloads (30D) | RP(D) $4.21
Solitaire - MobilityWare – $168K (30D) | 718K downloads (30D) | RP(D) $0.08

Beyond revenue leaders, new high-download Solitaire games are emerging (last 30D):

Solitaire - Classic Card Games (Guru Puzzle Game) – 2.4M downloads
Solitaire - Classic Card Game (Playvalve) – 1.9M downloads
Solitaire Grand Harvest – 843K downloads
Solitaire - Classic Card Games (NerByte GMBH) – 825K downloads

SEO plays a massive role in downloads—the phrase "Solitaire - Classic Card Games" is dominating search rankings. More and more games are following the same naming trend to capture organic traffic. I see that the keyword 'TriPeaks' is also dominating the search rankings.

With Playtika’s Solitaire Grand Harvest surpassing $1B in lifetime revenue, could Tiki Solitaire or Candy Crush Solitaire step up to challenge Playtika's dominance.

Would you launch a Solitaire title in 2024, or do you think the genre is too saturated?

tCARe, CARtic P
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