Flash Games Market Survey Results Final

The Flash Games Market Survey 2009 The Flash Games Market Survey was created by Mochi Media in partnership with other members of the Flash games community. The goal of the survey is to capture and publish the first ever census on the state of the Flash games developer industry. Partners • Adobe • FlashGameLicense • JayIsGames • NewGrounds 1,104 completed responses Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Survey Highlights Flash games are a male-dominated industry, with 97% male respondents The industry is comprised of hobbyists, with over 70% of devs and pubs not creating games and sites full-time 37% of respondents create both games and sites The Flash games community is spread out and internationally diverse, over 50% of respondents aren’t based in the US or UK Game development timelines are short: 24% of all games are made in under 1 month, 49% are made in 1-3 months High degree of interest in iPhone: 32% of Flash game developers plan to develop on iPhone in the next year Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

The Potential of Flash Games Flash is the ideal proving ground for experimentation and innovation in game design and development, with over half of all games made in 3 months or less. Web-based distribution makes it possible for developers to quickly validate a game’s success by exposing it to millions of gamers online. Business Examples: • flOw, brought to console • Alien Hominid, brought to console • Ninja Kiwi’s Bloons, ported to iPhone Viral Examples: • Presidential Shoe Flinging game (http://www.techradar.com/news/world- of-tech/-hurl-shoes-at-bush-web-games-wildly-popular-496283) • Hero of the Hudson game (http://news.cnet.com/free-online-game-lets- you-be-hero-of-the-hudson/) Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Survey User Types Publisher, 3% Other, 3% User Type Number Percent Developer AND Developer 836 76% Publisher, 18% Developer AND Publisher 197 18% Other 34 3% Publisher 37 3% Developer, 76% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Many developers also run Flash game websites 836 Developers 197 Devs & Pubs 37 Publishers (78%) (37%) (3%) Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Flash games industry is predominantly male Female, 3% User Type Number Percent Male 1068 97% Female 36 3% Male, 97% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

66% of Flash game survey respondents are outside of the US United States 34% United Kingdom 14% Canada 8% Australia 4% Russian Federation 4% Germany 2% Indonesia 2% Netherlands 2% Ukraine 2% Brazil 2% Sweden 2% India 1% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Conversations are taking place on forums and sites across the Internet Other (please specify) N/A - Don't visit forums TalkArcades Forums NewGrounds Forums MochiAds Forums Kongregate Forums FlashKit Forums FlashGameLicense Forums 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Developer Questions Developers, including Developers & Publishers Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

70% of Flash game developers are part-time hobbyists Yes, 30% Devs Only Dev + Pubs Combined Yes 28% 40% 30% No 72% 60% 70% No, 70% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Flash game community has a wide range of experience levels, and many newcomers Do you create Flash games full-time? 5+ years, 12% Less than 1 year, Devs Only Dev + Pubs Both 30% Less than 1 year 33% 20% 30% 1-2 years 32% 33% 32% 2-5 years, 25% 2-5 years 25% 26% 25% 5+ years 10% 21% 12% 1-2 years, 32% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Flash game developers are prolific, 31% have published 6 or more games How many Flash games have you published? 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1-2 games 3-5 games 6-10 games 11-20 games 21+ games N/A - never created a Flash game Devs Only Dev + Pubs Both 1-2 games 36% 14% 31% 3-5 games 28% 22% 27% 6-10 games 12% 21% 14% 11-20 games 7% 14% 8% 21+ games 6% 19% 9% N/A - never created a Flash game 11% 11% 11% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

29% of games are getting half a million plays or more; 2% are getting 10 million+ plays How many game plays on average do your games typically get in their lifetime? Other (please specify) N/A - I'm not sure or don't know 10 million or more 5 million to 10 million game plays 1 million - 5 million game plays 500k - 1 million game plays 200k - 500k game plays 0 to 200k game plays 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Devs Only Dev + Pubs Both 0 to 200k game plays 34% 22% 32% 200k - 500k game plays 15% 11% 14% 500k - 1 million game plays 8% 13% 10% 1 million - 5 million game plays 10% 22% 13% 5 million to 10 million game plays 4% 6% 4% 10 million or more 2% 4% 2% N/A - I'm not sure or don't know 25% 18% 23% Other (please specify) 3% 4% 3% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Flash game developers typically work solo or in small teams What size of team do you typically work with to create games? Other (please specify): Large company (51+ member professional team) Medium company (11-50 member professional team) Small company (2-10 member professional team) Indie Collaborations (2-5 member independent team) Myself (single developer) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Dev + Devs Only Pubs Both Myself (single developer) 60% 48% 58% Indie Collaborations (2-5 member independent team) 29% 35% 31% Small company (2-10 member professional team) 7% 11% 8% Medium company (11-50 member professional team) 1% 1% 1% Large company (51+ member professional team) 0% 1% 1% Other 2% 3% 2% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Game developers practice multiple disciplines What aspect of game creation do you feel strong in? Select all that apply Other (please specify) Game Design Business Side (partnerships, sponsorships, deals) Game Music Game Art Coding 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Devs Only Devs and Pubs Both Coding 74% 89% 72% Game Art 40% 45% 39% Game Music 15% 19% 15% Business Side 21% 46% 24% Game Design 66% 76% 63% Other 3% 9% 4% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Nearly three quarters of Flash games are developed in under 3 months How long do you typically take to create a Flash game? Other (please specify), 5% 12+ months, 2% 7-12 months, 4% Less than a month, 24% Devs and Devs Only Pubs Both Less than a month 23% 26% 24% 4-6 months, 16% 1-3 months 49% 51% 49% 4-6 months 17% 11% 16% 7-12 months 4% 3% 4% 12+ months 2% 1% 2% Other (please specify) 4% 9% 5% 1-3 months, 49% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

32% of Flash developers are interested in developing on iPhone within the next year What gaming platforms do you develop on? 120% 100% 80% 60% Yes, I currently develop on this platform No, and do not plan to in next year 40% No, but plan to in next year 20% 0% Flash Games Non-Flash Web Downloadable Console iPhone Other Mobile PC Downloadable Flash Games Non-Flash Web PC Console iPhone Other Mobile Yes, I currently develop on this platform 97% 6% 13% 5% 5% 2% No, and do not plan to in next year 1% 59% 50% 59% 44% 57% No, but plan to in next year 2% 14% 18% 14% 32% 14% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Developers are taking advantage of multiple revenue streams for their games How do you make money from Flash games? Select all that apply. N/A - don't make money Sponsorships Devs and Micro-transactions Devs Only Pubs Both Ads in game 58% 76% 61% Licensing Ads on website 20% 70% 31% Custom game dev 20% 32% 23% Licensing 26% 48% 31% Custom game dev Micro-transactions 6% 11% 7% Sponsorships 43% 51% 45% Ads on website N/A - don't make money 25% 12% 22% Ads in game 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

How much money do you make EACH MONTH from developing games? 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% $0 to $500 $501 - 1,000 $1,001 - $5,000 $5,001 - $10,000 $10,000 - $25,000 $25,000 and up N/A Devs Only Devs and Pubs Both $0 to $500 56% 47% 54% $501 - 1,000 8% 12% 9% $1,001 - $5,000 11% 17% 12% $5,001 - $10,000 3% 6% 4% $10,000 - $25,000 1% 2% 1% $25,000 and up 1% 3% 1% N/A 20% 15% 19% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Typical prices for Flash game sponsorships & licenses Average sponsorship prices for developers is $2,031 based on 327 responses • 238 developer responses, average is $1,957 • 89 developer & publisher responses with an average of $2,229. Average licensing price for developers is $819.92 based on 225 responses • 150 developer responses, average is $745.62 • 85 developer & publisher responses with an average of $926.42. Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Top sources of developer revenue today are sponsorships, followed by ads in games and custom game development N/A - don't make money Devs Sponsorships Only Devs and Pubs Both Ads in game 23% 20% 22% Ads on Micro-transactions website 5% 21% 8% Custom game development 11% 18% 13% Licensing Licensing 4% 4% 4% Micro- Custom game development transactions 2% 1% 1% Sponsorships 31% 26% 29% N/A - don't Ads on website make money 21% 9% 17% Ads in game 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Publisher Questions Publishers, including Developers & Publishers Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Flash game website owners are predominantly part-time Do you create Flash game websites full-time? Pubs Dev + Yes, 29% Only Pubs Combined Yes 27% 29% 29% No 73% 71% 71% No, 71% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Almost half of all publishers have been creating Flash game websites for less than a year How long have you been creating Flash gaming websites? 5+ years, 9% Pubs Dev + Only Pubs Both Less than 1 2-5 years, 18% year 51% 44% 45% Less than 1 year, 1-2 years 24% 29% 28% 45% 2-5 years 22% 18% 18% 5+ years 3% 10% 9% 1-2 years, 28% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Publishers typically manage 1-2 websites How many gaming websites do you own? 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1-2 sites 3-5 sites 6-10 sites 11-20 sites 21+ sites N/A - never created a Flash sites Pubs Only Dev + Pubs Both 1-2 sites 59% 100% 93% 3-5 sites 24% 0% 4% 6-10 sites 5% 0% 1% 11-20 sites 0% 0% 0% 21+ sites 0% 0% 0% N/A - never created a Flash sites 11% 0% 2% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

More than half of all publisher websites receive less than 200k visitors each month How many unique visitors visit your site(s) each month? Other (please specify) N/A - I'm not sure or prefer not to Pubs Dev + disclose Only Pubs Both 0 to 200k unique visitors 51% 63% 61% 10 million or more unique visitors 200k - 500k unique visitors 16% 10% 11% 500k - 1 million unique visitors 0% 5% 4% 5 million to 10 million unique visitors 1 million - 5 million unique visitors 14% 3% 4% 1 million - 5 million unique visitors 5 million to 10 million unique visitors 3% 1% 1% 10 million or more unique 500k - 1 million unique visitors visitors 3% 2% 2% N/A - I'm not sure or prefer 200k - 500k unique visitors not to disclose 14% 11% 12% Other (please specify) 0% 4% 4% 0 to 200k unique visitors 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Publishers predominantly work alone Do you manage your website by yourself, or with a team? Other (please specify): Large team (50+ members) Medium team (6-50 members) Small team (2-5 members) Myself (single publisher) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Pubs Only Dev + Pubs Both Myself (single publisher) 68% 93% 88% Small team (2-5 members) 19% 0% 4% Medium team (6-50 members) 5% 0% 1% Large team (50+ members) 3% 0% 1% Other (please specify): 5% 7% 7% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Publishers are almost entirely dependent on advertising to make revenue How do you make money from your Flash gaming website? Select all that apply. Other (please specify) N/A - don't use any of these Selling physical goods to visitors (e.g., t-shirts, stickers, etc.) Selling virtual goods to visitors (e.g., subscriptions, avatars) Selling downloadable games to visitors (e.g., BigFishGames, Real) Ads on website 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Pubs Only Dev + Pubs Both Ads on website 81% 79% 79% Selling downloadable games to visitors (e.g., BigFishGames, Real) 14% 11% 11% Selling virtual goods to visitors (e.g., subscriptions, avatars) 3% 8% 7% Selling physical goods to visitors (e.g., t-shirts, stickers, etc.) 3% 9% 8% N/A - don't use any of these 11% 15% 15% Other (please specify) 14% 6% 7% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Publisher Monthly Revenues How much money do you make EACH MONTH from your gaming websites? Please answer this for all your sites if you have more than one. 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% $0 to $500 $501 - 1,000 $1,001 - $5,000 $5,001 - $10,000 $10,000 - $25,000 $25,000 and up N/A Pubs Dev + Only Pubs Both $0 to $500 51% 70% 67% $501 - 1,000 8% 5% 5% $1,001 - $5,000 14% 6% 7% $5,001 - $10,000 3% 3% 3% $10,000 - $25,000 5% 1% 2% $25,000 and up 0% 2% 2% N/A 19% 13% 14% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Top Publisher Revenue Stream is Advertising on Site What are your top 3 ways of making money from game development, ranked by revenue each month? N/A - Not Applicable Selling physical goods Selling virtual goods Selling downloadable games Ads on website 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% Pubs Only Dev + Pubs Both Ads on website 76% 76% 76% Selling downloadable games 5% 6% 6% Selling virtual goods 5% 2% 2% Selling physical goods 3% 2% 2% N/A - Not Applicable 5% 13% 11% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Publishers rely on game sponsorships and link exchanges to drive traffic How do you get traffic to your website? Select all that apply. Other (please specify) Sponsor games created by others that link back to your site Create your own games that link back to your site Link Exchange with Other Sites Banner Traffic Exchange Network (e.g., Funklicks) Paid advertisements (e.g., Google AdWords) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Pubs Only Dev + Pubs Both Paid advertisements (e.g., Google AdWords) 41% 24% 26% Banner Traffic Exchange Network (e.g., Funklicks) 35% 18% 20% Link Exchange with Other Sites 59% 41% 44% Create your own games that link back to your site 14% 75% 66% Sponsor games created by others that link back to your site 22% 13% 14% Other (please specify) 30% 15% 17% Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Sponsorship & Licensing Stats Average sponsorship for publishers is $619 based on 25 responses • 6 publisher responses, average is $1,335 • 19 developer & publisher responses with an average of $393 How many games do you sponsor each month? • 34 responses, average number of responses is 10.9 games Average licensing cost is $2,055 based on 10 responses Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

Contact Contact Info Corey Lewis or Christopher Schreiber LaunchSquad (415) 625-8555 mochimedia@launchsquad.com Source: Flash Games Market Survey 7/2009

http://mochiland.com	927
http://games.mpinteractiv.ro	827
http://wiki.mochimedia.com	493
http://blog.elite-games.net	470
http://www.gamedev.ru	426
http://flashgameblogs.ru	423
http://flash-ripper.com	366
http://www.develop-online.net	290
http://www.casualgaming.biz	121
http://www.anotherearlymorning.com	85
http://playnoevil.com	80
http://static.slidesharecdn.com	73
http://www.slideshare.net	72
http://flazm.ru	61
http://www.indievault.it	61
http://flashok.ru	38
http://www.playnoevil.com	32
http://translate.googleusercontent.com	18
http://csharksgames.blogspot.com	15
http://www.erikyuzwa.com	15
http://nrdland.com	12
http://www.flazm.ru	8
http://www.wazooinc.com	6
http://xss.yandex.net	5
http://www.mattgriswold.com	5
http://www.csharksgames.blogspot.com	3
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com	3
http://hghltd.yandex.net	1
http://www.tumblr.com	1
resource://brief-content	1
http://feeds.injun.ru	1
http://socialgamingblog	1
http://feeds.feedburner.com	1
http://127.0.0.1	1
http://crazierthings.com	1
http://subscribe.ru	1
http://www.flashok.ru	1

Flash Games Market Survey Results Final

by mochimedia on Dec 07, 2009

Accessibility

Categories

Tags

Upload Details

Usage Rights

37 Embeds 4,945

Statistics

Flash Games Market Survey Results Final — Presentation Transcript