Follow the Formula Contest | Summer 2023

Follow the formulas to win huge cash prizes

Supersonic is giving away huge prizes at every stage of publishing, including extra bonuses for games that follow our formulas

July 3 – August 3, 2023
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The formulas for success

The formulas refer to specific combinations of mechanics and genres that can help you maximize LTV. Games that use these mechanics and genres together, along with trending themes, tend to have higher in-game metrics and greater profitability.
Here are those combos:

Mechanic

Assembling / Merge

Genre

Runner

Genre

Shooter

Genre

Idle

Genre

Puzzle

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Win huge cash prizes at every stage of publishing

From prototyping and iterating, to publishing, games that meet the following criteria can win instant cash payments at every stage. And those that follow the formulas can earn even more. Keep in mind that you can only test 5 games total during the contest, so choose your top concepts and test wisely.

Formula games
Initial test

$500

for every prototype tested using our mechanic/genre combos

Iteration

$10,000

for every eligible game that moves onto the iteration stage using our mechanic/genre combos (one-time bonus on top of the $2K per month)

+

$2,000

per month for every game that moves onto the iteration stage

Publishing

$200,000

minimum guarantee for all games that are published as a result of the promotion

All games
Initial test

$200

for every prototype tested

Iteration

$2,000

per month for every game that moves onto the iteration stage

Publishing

$200,000

minimum guarantee for all games that are published as a result of the promotion

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Contest timeline

  • June 19

    Formula-focused SuperMonday

  • July 3

    First day to submit your game

  • August 3

    Submission deadline

  • August 17

    Testing period ends

  • Jun 19

    Formula-focused SuperMonday

  • Jul 3

    First day to submit your game

  • Aug 3

    Submission deadline

  • Aug 17

    Testing period ends

Apply the formulas to a great concept

To help you come up with the next hit, unlock the right combination of mechanics and genres, and earn some serious cash prizes, we put together these resources:

Get best practices and examples for each mechanic/genre combo

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Explore the ideation kit to inspire a formula game concept

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Use AI tools to speed up prototyping

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Combine mechanics and genres like these hits

These games unlocked the right combination of mechanics and genres to become higher-LTV games. Take a tip from their stories to inspire your own formula concept:

Tall Man Run

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Tall Man Run combined three engaging elements to reach #1 overall on both app stores and stayed in the top 50 over 2 years after launch.

Traffic Jam Fever

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Adding a meaningful secondary mechanic to an idle clicker concept helped Traffic Jam grow into a profitable hit.

Merge Miners

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Introducing a merge mechanic and hybrid monetization to a classic puzzle game maximizes Merge Miners’ profit and LTV.

Ready to unlock the right combination for a profitable game?

Explore which formula leads you to a hit. Submit your game by August 3 to find out – and win serious cash prizes.
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Guidelines for qualification

The game must have fewer than 10K downloads ⬤ Each developer may test 5 games maximum ⬤ The game can’t have been previously tested with Supersonic ⬤ Android and iOS games ⬤ Prizes are only for games submitted between July 3 to August 3, 2023 ⬤ All tests should go live until August 17

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