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The majority of Voodoo's games are [[free-to-play]] "[[hyper-casual game]]s" developed for the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] mobile [[operating systems]].<ref name="Gamasutra: Goldman Sachs" /> Games released by the company include ''Helix Jump'', ''Baseball Boy'', ''Snake vs Block'', ''[[Hole.io]]'', ''Aquapark.io'', ''Purple Diver'', ''Crowd City'', and ''Paper.io''.<ref name="VentureBeat: Gumbug" /><ref name="Financial Times: hyper-casual" /> Voodoo games were downloaded 2 [[1,000,000,000|billion]] times by April 2019,<ref name="PGbiz: two billion" /> 3.7 billion downloads by May 2020,<ref name="PGbiz: Approach" /> and 5 billion by May 2021.<ref name="PGbiz: five billion" /> In December 2019, Voodoo games had 2.6 billion downloads, 300 million [[monthly active users]] (MAUs), and 1 billion individual players.<ref name="VentureBeat: Gumbug" /> ''Helix Jump'', developed by H8games, is Voodoo's most successful game in terms of downloads; it was the most downloaded game in 2018 and has received over 500 million downloads as of August 2020.<ref name="Financial Times: hyper-casual" /><ref name="PGbiz: Helix Jump" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Apptopia: Helix Jump led all mobile games in Q4 2018 with 25.6 million daily players |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/apptopia-helix-jump-led-all-mobile-games-in-q4-2018-with-25-6-million-daily-players/#:~:text=Reminder%20that%20we%20listed%20Helix,you%20have%20never%20heard%20of. |website=Venture Beat |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>
Voodoo published Block Jam 3D, a block-matching puzzle game, in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Block Jam 3D |url=https://app.sensortower.com/overview/1618805694?country=US |website=AppSensorTower |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref> The game was developed by Party Up, which was then acquired by Voodoo and internalized. Block Jam 3D offers multiple game modes with integrated cross-mode progression.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brock Matter Co-founder & CEO at Partyup |url=https://theorg.com/org/partyup/org-chart/brock-matter |website=Theorg |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Block Jam 3D by Voodoo |url=https://appadvice.com/app/block-jam-3d/1618805694 |website=App Advice |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>
External developers can submit games through an online platform for Voodoo to evaluate. The publisher has worked with over 2,000 such studios, which account for 75% of Voodoo's releases. The company finances select studios and supports them during the prototyping phase, receiving a [[Royalty payment|royalty]] share in return.<ref name="Les Echos: Turnover" /> Outside of games, Voodoo developed the [[social media]] platform Wizz in 2020. As of August 2021, the platform has 1 million MAUs in the United States.<ref name="Les Echos: Turnover" />▼
▲External developers can submit games through an online platform for Voodoo to evaluate. The publisher has worked with over 2,000 such studios, which account for 75% of Voodoo's releases. The company finances select studios and
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