Max Power Gaming Intelligence, Issue 003

Published July 10, 2026

A games-heavy issue. Social horror topped the charts, a sequel launched like a major release, and three weeks of studio data show who the June algorithm change actually hurt.

Inside this issue

• Animal Hospital and the kid-friendly horror genre mobile publishers can't build

• Grow a Garden 2's launch playbook, and why the original still earns

• The Meccha Chameleon clone wave and how Steam hits get absorbed into Roblox

• A 60-game portfolio's data: the algorithm killed low retention, not brainrot

• Roblox keeping more lapsed players than Minecraft, Fortnite and GTA, plus state settlements and Korea's PC bangs

Every issue ends with key takeaways for investors, brands and agencies, and developers, plus five signals to watch.

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