Viral games: Dupe economy

Cases
16
Median Spread Score
54
Most started on
Open web75%
First post to peak
63 days

By mechanic

All115Press loop78Underdog38Controversy34Maker origin22Shareable output22Creator relay20Pairing18Dupe economy16Daily ritual16Mystery & lore10Newsjacking9Response chain8Scarcity drop6Revival6

Lethal Company

65
Lethal Company on Steam

$5.7M revenue

Wordle

63
Wordle #196 solved in four guesses: the green, yellow and grey gridOpen

2M players

Agar.io

62
Agario

60M players

Meccha Chameleon

62
MECCHA CHAMELEON on Steam

20M sold

Dota Auto Chess

57
Auto Chess: What is it, and Why is it Such a Big Deal?

HQ Trivia

57
Big Human design mockups of HQ Trivia gameplay, results and the leaderboard.

2M downloads a month

PEAK

56
Steam :: PEAK :: WE FINALLY RELEASED PEAK...

2M sold

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

54
Official screenshot of Getting Over It, showing the man in a pot climbing with a hammer.

3M sold

Supermarket Simulator

49
Official Steam screenshot of Supermarket Simulator.

$20M revenue

2048

47
2048 winning board, April 2014; MIT licence

Ring Fit Adventure

45
An adventure game that’s also a workout!

15.4M sold

Only Up!

44
not available on Steam

Peaked at #5

Notcoin

42
Notcoin-supplied screenshots showing the tapping screen, referral gifts and invite leaderboard.

6M players

The Exit 8

41
Official game screenshot showing the tiled corridor, Exit 8 sign and walking businessman.

3M sold

Diep.io

38
Diep io 🔫 Play on CrazyGames

Needle In A Haystack Simulator reveal

35
i made a game where you literally have to find a needle in a haystack the catch is there are 5,000,000 pieces of hay and only 1 needle

52.6M impressions

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