Adjust and Unity: Hypercasual mobile games grew 72% in March

Hypercasual games, or mobile titles folks can play in a minute or less, grew 72% in the quarter ended March 31 as players turned to mobile games as a salve for the pandemic, according to a report from mobile measurement firm Adjust and game engine maker Unity Technologies.

That is just one of the ways that gaming has benefited from the shutdown of everything except online entertainment. People across the globe are spending more time than ever playing games while sheltering in place, with an estimated 2.7 billion users set to spend $77.2 billion on mobile games in 2020, the report said.