How Much Money My First Mobile Game Made (after 1 month)

Last month, I achieved one of my lifelong dreams of releasing a mobile game on iOS and Android. Now, the time has come to go over how the game has performed financially in its first 5 weeks.
You can find my game on:
- Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
- iOS: apps.apple.com/ca/app/storm-c...
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:16 About My Game
1:43 Timeline
1:56 My Marketing Strategy
2:58 Android Analytics
3:47 iOS Analytics
4:40 Unity Analytics (My Revenue)
5:31 Was My Game A Failure?
7:06 My Advice To Beginner Game Developers
8:26 Closing Remarks
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[@mehrnazdehmiri2539]

Congratulations on getting your job as a game developer . It’s all about take the step to do the work and make yourself stand out. Huge win 🏆

[@mehrnazdehmiri2539]

Congratulations on all your learnings and launching your game 🙌

[@HaveYaSeenYassin]

Ahhhh awesome video man. Looking forward to the next one

[@aryavatan]

Hey thanks brother, I appreciate it!

[@keshvarm.9719]

twist endingg! all about how you define success isn't it 😉

[@aryavatan]

It really is!

[@lazarjankovic4852]

Guys lets go and start playing this game and just watch ads. This man deserves it

[@aryavatan]

haha thank you brother! I actually just checked again today and the game has generated a total of $0.50 as of today :D

[@lazarjankovic4852]

@@aryavatan :D no problem have a nice day bro

[@seekpodcast]

Oh boy how I wish more mobile games took the approach of giving a quality product over just throwing ads left right and center. I think what you and some (unfortunately very few) people do with ads is really great. It just makes the game more fun and lasting. I hope you learned a lot and take this same approach in future awesome mobile games that you may make.

[@aryavatan]

Thanks for the kind words, it really means a lot to me. I think I’d have to find a better monetization strategy for my next game so it can do a little better, but as a gamer first I always want to make sure I’m not frustrating players with the amount of ads I’m showing. No one likes to be bombarded with ads.

[@seekpodcast]

@@aryavatan For sure. There definitely needs to be a few forced ads, but the main goal should be to make a game good enough where there doesn’t need to be constant ads.

[@MiniatureGiantsGameDev]

36c is actually incredible for 73 impressions. Rewarded video ads are definitely the only way to go if you're going to rely on ads to generate revenue. I reckon this is a great first step on your journey so obviously keep going. Nice work - subbed. I have NEVER thought about using my apps and games as portfolio pieces. Great idea.

[@aryavatan]

Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words and support ❤️

[@chiefenoch]

Once an indie developer finished and shipped a game - its a success!

[@aryavatan]

Couldn’t agree more Enoch! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment ❤️

[@Evol7]

I wish you make tutorial for making mobile game because I am struggling finding good sources to learn from. and good luck

[@daniel.ufo.85]

Great video.

[@aryavatan]

Thank you!

[@emithecrazyf6145]

امیدوارم پروژه هات همیشه خوب پیش بره و موفق باشی

[@lejodev]

Congrats on your first game, I guess, never look at the numbers, apart when you have to fulfill your needs!

[@aryavatan]

I agree, I’m not bothered by the numbers. I love Storm Chaser and I think it’s a great little mobile game and serves its function as a quick time killer. Thanks for watching the video though I appreciate you commenting! ❤️

[@ZimMabu_GameDev.]

merci agha dadash

[@danielm6247]

The stats from the downloads are amazing.

[@aryavatan]

Thanks!

[@eric_mwenda]

I've downloaded the game and I really love the UI.

[@aryavatan]

Thanks Eric! Appreciate the download and compliment 😊❤️

[@hi-tk4hu]

I think people mostly kids nowadays dont much care about story all they want is good graphics and absolutely its not a failure you published game that means alot to me

[@aryavatan]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@anishchaudhary1023]

I have downloaded your game & played .....add more things....Best of luck......

[@aryavatan]

Thanks Anish! Really appreciate you trying the game out and giving feedback.

[@baldquagmire1177]

Hi can you please explain to me how you did it. How you got a job in game industry with just this mobile game? I'm a fresh grad and I've also already published three mobile games on google play created by me with total 120,000 downloads combined. But I'm having hard time getting a job in the game industry especially in the interview. Ho did you present your game to the interviewers? Any tips? How the interview went.

[@aryavatan]

Hey there! First of all thanks for watching, I appreciate it! What worked for me was building the confidence that I am GOOD ENOUGH to be hired as a game developer. In interviews, without sounding cocky, I talk about all the different things I learned from working on this game (i.e. mobile optimization, ad integration, etc.) and I make sure to talk about specific skills that I know they're interested in. These are problem solving, testing, debugging, writing clean code, solving technical challenges, etc. I've also learned that employers really value your soft skills. So it's important to talk about things like your communication skills, how you handle confrontation/disagreements, your leadership skills, and things like that. It's also important to note that, I already had 2+ years of professional software engineering experience in the form of 2 co-op placements, 1 internship, and 1 full-time post-grad job. But there is so much more to talk about when it comes to game development job interviews... Would it be helpful if I created a video about how to ace game development job interviews?

[@aryavatan]

@John Doe Im blessed to make enough money to live comfortably (by my modest standards) and be happy 😄 maybe I’ll make a video about what salaries to expect for junior game developer jobs in the future sometime

[@bahramjam]

Coooooooool

[@aryavatan]

Bahram!! Thank you!

[@shilpiroy3863]

অনেক ভালো ভিডিও আমার খুব ভালো লাকছে

[@harsithparekh7985]

Keep doing supporting here

[@aryavatan]

Thank you! I've switched a new video editing software so it's really messed up my upload schedule while I'm learning how to use it lol. Will have a new video out by Sunday or Monday :D

[@harsithparekh7985]

@@aryavatan can you make a video on how to crack game dev job interviews?

[@aryavatan]

Absolutely, I’m actually already thinking about that video because I know how valuable it could be for all the talented and passionate folks that want to get into the industry. I should know, I was one of them a few weeks ago! Will make that video sometime in April, maybe in 1-2 more videos

[@malikarslan_6162]

I am new here buddy could you make some unity tutorils on citybuilding game

[@aryavatan]

Hey there, thanks for stopping by and checking me out! Unfortunately I’m not working on a city builder game at the moment and my plate too full to start creating niche tutorials. I will probably create some tutorials down the road but they will be closely related to whatever game project I’m working on at the time. Hope you can understand ❤️

[@yourmageanimegirl9700]

Stupid marketing policy can always ruin a game.

[@miumenk]

بسیار عالی

[@LeviAckerman-xt7dx]

I don't get why KZbinr developers hate forced ads a.k.a interstitial ads so much? Isn't that hypocrisy? Since their KZbin videos have a bunched of FORCED ads in it. I mean what's the hate and disgust when mobile games have forced ads in it but seems fine for them to put them on their KZbin videos? I'm not really referring to you specifically. I'm talking generally since most KZbinr developers seems disgusted with the idea of putting forced ads in their mobile game.

[@aryavatan]

Hey Levi, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment

[@hpmadl]

Not a loss, 5,000 download to 10,000 maybe more in the next yr or 2 your be in the green

[@hpmadl]

I see the allot of unfinish games in the app store with 100k + download. After a few month.

[@aryavatan]

Thanks Noble_Investor, I hope the game continues to grow as well over the years :)

[@paniko771]

Bro game looks pretty decent, you just didn't knew how to do marketing . You would have easily made $10k in first month with this type of game ( one of my freinds achieved this ) your game is better than his but his monetization and marketing methods were different than yours maybe that's why

[@mustaphamustapha1497]

So internet

[@dfr5492]

this is a self defeating mindset... Ask yourself honestly... would you play this game? and come back to it more and more? The answer is no(even though its cool you have made it) that is why it is not generating revenue. If you put your heart and mind into creating a game YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS will get addicted to - that is when you need to release it and hit marketing hard! Good luck!