Viral games: Variable reward

Cases
11
Median Spread Score
42
Most started on
Open web64%
First post to peak
35 days

By mechanic

All124Press loop83Underdog42Controversy36Maker origin25Shareable output25Creator relay20Pairing19Dupe economy18Daily ritual17Variable reward11Mystery & lore10Newsjacking10Scarcity drop8Response chain8Revival6Fandom mobilisation6

Liar's Bar

57
The bar is open now. Feel free to walk in 🍻 … #liarsbar

5M sold

Loop Hero

56
Loop Hero survivor camp with buildings and an item inventory.

1M sold

Buckshot Roulette

51
The Dealer holds the shotgun across a table covered with items in Buckshot Roulette.

6M sold

Realm Royale

47
Steam :: Realm Royale Reforged :: Realm Royale is Now in Early Access on Steam!

Peaked at #1

TCG Card Shop Simulator

44
TCG Card Shop Simulator on Steam

3.5M sold

Muck

42
Official Muck gameplay screenshot from its Steam listing.

359 derivatives

Disney Lorcana

40
The Story Begins (Disney Lorcana TCG Teaser)

2.8B sold

Catizen

37
Catizen’s public wipe-test launch artwork, March 7 at 12 PM UTC.

$26M revenue

Magic: The Gathering

31
CGC Pristine 10 Alpha Black Lotus

$1.72B revenue

Archero

24
Chinese version of Archero got 4 Million downloads in a month

$376M revenue

Garten of Banban

23
Garten of Banban on Steam

Peaked at #10

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