Hey! Last time you heard something from me in December 2020 and for some subscribers this is the first ever issue of Bonus Level. 2021 was an amazing year for me in spite of covid lockdowns and overall doomsday narrative in global news. I released Queen: Rock Tour as producer at Gameloft for Brands in March. And after a short stint at Playrix I had joined VC-backed startup Carry1st as a senior producer in October. Our team publishes mobile games in African countries. Just let me know, if you are interested in increasing monetization of your mobile title in Africa.
For the last several weeks I had consistently published weekly lists of mobile releases on LinkedIn, so that gives me hope that current issue is not going to be the last in 2022.
Game Releases
F2P
1.Clash of Beasts (Ubisoft Abu Dhabi). PvP tower defense with city-building and beast-breading.
2.Chimeraland (Level Infinite, new publishing division of Tencent). Open-world RPG with a crossplay on PC. Launched only in 5 SEA countries.
3.Poker Tower Defense (Com2uS). Tower defense with playing cards and character collection.
4.Ragnarok: The Lost Memories (Gravity Interactive). Latest jRPG in the franchise, which is approaching 20th anniversary.
5.Idle Siege (Gameloft Kharkiv). Medieval idle strategy.
6.Deemo II (Rayark Games). Sequel of the rhythm game with a narrative storyline.
7.Chocobo GP (Square Enix). Simple runner for promotion of eponymous game coming out on Nintendo Switch in March. No monetization.
Apple Arcade
8.Crashlands+ (Butterscotch Shenanigans). Survival crafting on an alien planet. Mobile premium version was launched in 2016.
9-10.Spades: Card Game+, Hearts: Card Game+ (MobilityWare). Two classic card games with multiplayer and vs. AI modes.
Upcoming Games
1.Avatar: Reckoning (Archosaur Games/Level Infinite/Tencent) - announcement. MMORPG shooter in Avatar universe is launching this year. Developed by Chinese studio behind MMORPG Dragon Raja.
2.Fading City (NetEase) - closed beta. PvE zombie-survival shooter.
3.Infinity Clan (TG inc., creators of Evony) - soft launch. Strategy with merging mechanics, like in Top War.
4.My Hero Ultra Impact (Bandai Namco) - pre-registration. Hero-collecting RPG based on My Hero Academia anime series. Released in Japan in May 2021.
Archive
For the sake of keeping the records at Substack here are links to the release lists from previous weeks on LinkedIn:
December 13-24, 2021: 5 games, Cut the Rope: BLAST and others.
December 06-10: 5 games, Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage, etc.
November 29 - December 03: 11 games, Rocket League Sideswipe, etc.
November 22-26: 4 games, Island Questaway, etc.
November 15-19: 11 games, LEGO Star Wars: Castaways, etc.