--- title: [Games] - Decoding IP success: IP strategy by the... description: A data-driven analysis of when to use established IP versus original IP in mobile game development, presented at Playtime 2025. Key findings: established IP... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/games---decoding-ip-success-ip-strategy-by-the-numbers-playtime-2025--olp9m9zxk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: [Games] - Decoding IP success: IP strategy by the numbers (Playtime 2025) | daily.dev og:description: A data-driven analysis of when to use established IP versus original IP in mobile game development, presented at Playtime 2025. Key findings: established IP... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/games---decoding-ip-success-ip-strategy-by-the-numbers-playtime-2025--olp9m9zxk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OLp9M9ZXK.png og:image:alt: [Games] - Decoding IP success: IP strategy by the numbers (Playtime 2025) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # [Games] - Decoding IP success: IP strategy by the numbers (Playtime 2025) **[Android Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/androiddevelopers)** · 27 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A data-driven analysis of when to use established IP versus original IP in mobile game development, presented at Playtime 2025. Key findings: established IP provides a 6x consumer spend boost in year one but the advantage is heavily front-loaded, fading within 12 months. For installs, the boost peaks at 1.5x but drops below original IP baseline by month 5-6. Genre matters significantly — RPGs show durable IP impact (2.8x at launch, 2.2x at 5 years) while strategy games see the boost nearly vanish long-term. Market affinity varies dramatically: Japan shows a 21x multiplier making established IP essentially critical, while India and Brazil see short-term gains but long-term neutralization. A three-archetype framework (loyalist, pragmatist, IP-agnostic) helps map genre-market intersections. Theme is identified as a unifying amplifier bridging genre and market. The conclusion: the right choice depends on studio strengths, risk tolerance, and goals — and success requires aligning theme, genre, and market rather than simply choosing established vs. original IP. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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