two & half gamers session #5 – Surprise crypto comments & How to tackle soft launch stages?

,

Welcome to our #5 episode of two & half gamers! In this episode we covered various topics:

  • Soft launch stages
  • Game developers are obsessed with achieving the highest D1 retention
  • The monetization stage is where the fun starts
  • And more news from gaming industry

Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Felix Braberg, Matej Lančarič

What is the point of releasing a new game or app to a restricted audience market in advance of a full launch?

Soft launch stages

I like to divide the soft launch into three stages: Technical, Retention, Monetization. Each stage serves a different purpose and different KPIs are measured.

While in the Technical stage, we are mostly focusing on data health, crash rate, and tracking in general, in the Retention stage we measure D1, D3, D7 Retention, FTUE, tutorial completion rate, and much more.

Game developers are obsessed with achieving the highest D1 retention numbers they can, but D1 is not the holy grail. I’ve seen games with D1 retention at roughly 25% still being able to generate many millions of Euros in revenue per month. The result was primarily driven by excellent D60 retention, which was 6-8%. Therefore, it is absolutely crucial to focus on the ratio between D1, D3, and D7.

The monetization stage is where the fun starts. Measuring ARPU, conversion to payment, and Dx ROAS requires running purchase (ROAS) oriented campaigns: AEO/VO on Facebook or tCPA/tROAS on Google Ads.

Listen in to learn more! or read here!

Please share feedback and comments – matej@lancaric.me


Latest news

Beginner’s Guide to Mobile User Acquisition: The No-Bullshit Guide

A city-building simulation game set in an ice and snow apocalypse. As the chief of the last town on Earth, you have to gather resources and rebuild society. Collect resources, assign workers, explore the wilderness, conquer tough surroundings, and use various methods in order to survive.

Hybrid casual UA playbook! Channel mix, campaign structure, creative strategy

A city-building simulation game set in an ice and snow apocalypse. As the chief of the last town on Earth, you have to gather resources and rebuild society. Collect resources, assign workers, explore the wilderness, conquer tough surroundings, and use various methods in order to survive.

11 tips for killer mobile User Acquisition (Q1 version)

Yo! Enjoy these few tips that will help you to improve your UA Operations. If don't, at least you spent few minutes reading and not working. Sit back, relax & enjoy the winter Q2 edition and share this with your UA friends. They will love you!

How to Reimagine Mobile UA like Duolingo

The year 2022? The HARDEST year ever. Interesting in many ways. Lots of ups and downs! Starting to share my learnings and comments every year.. This year again a bit longer!

Is Monopoly GO really profitable?

The year 2022? The HARDEST year ever. Interesting in many ways. Lots of ups and downs! Starting to share my learnings and comments every year.. This year again a bit longer!

Influencer Marketing Guide for UA: How to Execute in 2024

The year 2022? The HARDEST year ever. Interesting in many ways. Lots of ups and downs! Starting to share my learnings and comments every year.. This year again a bit longer!

Read more

Contact

User acquisition mobile games consulting

Gentlemen’s s.r.o., Cukrová 2376/6, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia
IČO: 47877138, DIČ: 2024137797, IČ DPH: SK2024137797