Will Hotpot Flow Be the Next $10M Sort Game?

Will Hotpot Flow by iKame Global be the next $10M Sort game?

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SORT PUZZLE is a $1.6B genre

...and 1 of just TWO genres* producing new mobile hits in Q1 2026.

Meanwhile, across ALL genres,

Hotpot Flow (iKame Games,) is the latest game launch to break $25k / day. ($9M ARR)

Timeline

• Jan 7: Released
• Feb 7: Popped above $25K/day (ad+IAP)
• Feb 24: $40K/day and climbing
• Feb 24: Total: 2.6M installs, $784k revenue

Monetization Model

• Typical hybrid-casual puzzle
• 79% ad-monetized
• $0.067 ARPDAU*
• $0.59 D90 ARPU*
• No streaks or loss aversion yet

What makes Hotpot Flow work

• ASMR cozy reskin of conveyor sort
• 130 unique creatives in Month 0
• Impossible levels that force rewarded video or IAP
• Keyword-drafting off iKame's own Hotpot GO
• And MOST IMPORTANTLY, learning and shots on goal. iKame launches 40 games per year, focused on 1-2 key genres.

About iKame, Vietnam's Juggernaut

• Launches ~40 games/year.
• 250 releases since 2020.
• 15 (6%) games have hit $10M+ to date
• Pretty impressive hit rate!

What do YOU think?

Will Hotpot Flow be the next $10M Sort game? Vote in comments! yes, no

May the odds be ever in your favor.

*Ad Rev estimates from Turbine model, powered by

AppMagic + Sensortower.

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