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Gaming App Growth Rebounds, Fueled By AI, Hybrid Monetization And New UA Strategies<\/b><\/p>\n

Adjust Gaming App Insights 2025 report details data-backed growth opportunities for marketers amid shifting engagement trends and monetization strategies<\/i><\/p>\n

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nLeading measurement and analytics company Adjust<\/a> today released its annual Gaming App Insights 2025 report<\/a>, showing a resilient gaming industry on the other side of a challenging 2023. Global gaming app installs increased by 4% YoY in 2024, but sessions dipped slightly (-0.6%) \u2013 making 2025 a moment to maintain momentum while improving core metrics like retention and user stickiness.\n<\/p>\n

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While hyper casual, hybrid casual, puzzle and simulation games all continued to expand, RPG told a different story: Despite a 32% spike in installs, sessions dropped 12%, pointing to retention challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\u201cAfter a period of market volatility, mobile gaming is back on a growth trajectory,\u201d noted Tiahn Wetzler, Director of Content and Insights at Adjust. “As mobile-first adoption accelerates in regions like LATAM and MENA, game developers and marketers that prioritize long-term player relationships over short-term acquisition will reap the rewards.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Emerging markets leading mobile gaming growth<\/b><\/p>\n

\nAdjust found that MENA (+10%) and LATAM (+8%) led global gaming app install growth in 2024, while sessions increased 7% and 5%, respectively. In contrast, North America saw the steepest decline, with installs down 11% and sessions dropping 14%, signaling user engagement challenges.\n<\/p>\n

\nElsewhere, APAC posted mixed results: Installs grew 4% but sessions declined 3%, indicating retention challenges. Europe experienced a drop in installs (-1%) and sessions (-6%), reflecting possible issues with user engagement.\n<\/p>\n

ATT opt-in rates seeing incremental growth globally<\/b><\/p>\n

\nGaming App Tracking Transparency (ATT) opt-in rates increased slightly in Q1 of 2025 to 37.9% from 37.5% in the same quarter of 2024. Arcade games saw the most significant growth, with opt-ins jumping from 42.4% to 59.3%. Sports (54.1%), casino (38.3%) and action (45.9%) games also saw gains, while hyper casuals experienced a slight drop. Regionally, MENA\u2019s markets remained strong, with opt-in rates hovering around 50%, and U.S. rates held steady at approximately 32%.\n<\/p>\n

Gaming subvertical install and session growth patterns<\/b><\/p>\n

\nAdjust\u2019s data shows hyper casual games retained the highest global installs share (27%) in 2024, but contributed only 11% of sessions, underscoring high churn rates. On the other hand, action games, despite representing only 10% of installs, generated 21% of sessions, demonstrating strong retention and ongoing user engagement. Gamers spent the most time playing action games, with an average session length of 45.15 minutes.\n<\/p>\n

\nNotably, strategy apps had the highest YoY install growth at 83%, while casino (+32%) and arcade (+23%) apps saw the strongest session growth, showing high user engagement.\n<\/p>\n

\nKey overall shifts Adjust observes in the mobile gaming industry in 2025 include:\n<\/p>\n