Marvel recently launched Snap, a card battler with your favorite MCU characters. Many like Snap's simpler approach to building a deck and shorter games, which make it much more accessible to more casual players.
But many also praise Snap for its balanced monetization, which is unlike many recent game launches.
Can an approach that's loved by players also earn money?
Yes. It sure can!
According to our estimates, Snap has earned $1.4M of net (about $2M gross) revenue from the App Store and Google Play since launching on the 18th.
The majority of the revenue came from the App Store, but Google Play is picking up speed. That's a great sign for a game. By Tuesday, Google Play was responsible for about a third of new revenue, roughly $101K of net revenue vs. $198K from the App Store.
The US contributed 61% of the total with the remaining 39% coming from many other countries led by Japan and South Korea.
With ads becoming more expensive it's important to keep every possible download and turn every casual user into a returning one, a monetization strategy that doesn't force users to pay right away is a very smart approach.
I hope to see more game developers, big and small, realize that.
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