Eggy Party

Eggy Party
English logo as of mid-2024
Developer(s)NetEase
Producer(s)kwan
Platform(s)Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Release
  • CN: May 27, 2022
  • PHI: April 21, 2023
  • TW: June 30, 2023
  • SEA: September 8, 2023
  • WW: February 23, 2024
  • JP/KR: July 19, 2024
Genre(s)
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Eggy Party (Chinese: 蛋仔派对; pinyin: Dànzǎi Pàiduì) is a casual video game developed by NetEase. It was released for Android and iOS platforms on May 27, 2022, with the Nintendo Switch version coming out later.[1][2] The game was first released in China, before releasing internationally to selected regions.[3] The game includes various competitive party gameplay.[4][5] Though the game was developed on a low budget, it was an unexpected success, reaching 30 million daily users, and was the most downloaded game in China at one point in 2023.[6]

The game is based on mechanisms such as parkour, hide and seek, and werewolf killing and has developed multiple game modes. The game allows players to play online and sets up various interactive props for interaction. Among them, the game supports uploading user original content and is widely regarded as one of the core gameplay of the game.[7][8]

At the game's release, it gained high attention and received many positive reviews. The game achieved commercial success, with 47.33 million daily active users in December 2022. It is the one of NetEase's games with high revenues and most active daily users among. At the 2023 China Game Innovation Contest (中国游戏创新大赛), it was one of two games to win the Best Innovative Game award.[9] It was nominated for Apple's 2023 iPad Game of the Year award.[10][11]

  1. ^ Baha, mut. "派對遊戲《蛋仔派對》雙平台上線 「糖果甜心」主題賽季搶先登場" [The party game "Eggman Party" is launched on dual platforms, and the "Candy Sweetheart" themed season debuts first]. 巴哈姆特電玩資訊站. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. ^ Sal Romano (18 June 2024). "Free-to-play party battle royale game Eggy Party coming to Switch on July 19". Gematsu. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ "Eggy Party: Adventure Begins in Southeast Asia on September 8th". Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. ^ "撞走不开心！网易新游《蛋仔派对》2.6开启不限号测试！" [“I'm not happy if I get knocked away!” NetEase's new game "Egg Party" 2.6 starts unlimited testing!]. 蛋仔派对. 2021-01-30. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. ^ "《蛋仔派对》今日公测：登录就送盲盒十连抽，海量福利别错过！" ["Egg Party" is open for public testing today: Log in to get ten consecutive draws of the blind box, don’t miss out on the massive benefits!]. 蛋仔派对. 2022-05-27. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  6. ^ Olcott, Eleanor (24 July 2023). "NetEase's 'Eggy Party' success leaves gaming rival Tencent scrambling for hits". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Form 20-F for Netease INC filed 04/27/2023" (PDF). p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-04-22. More recently, we drove strong revenue and user growth of Eggy Party, a casual party mobile game initially launched in the Chinese mainland in 2022, accumulating the highest daily active users of any game in our history.
  8. ^ Wenqi, Lin (2023-05-27). "网易发布11款新游戏，丁磊将押注《蛋仔派对》10年以上_手游_发布会_梦幻西游" [NetEase releases 11 new games, Ding Lei will bet on "Egg Party" for more than 10 years_Mobile Games_Press Conference_Fantasy Westward Journey]. Sohu. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  9. ^ "中国游戏创新大赛：《蛋仔派对》《崩坏：星穹铁道》获大奖" [China Game Innovation Competition: "Egg Party" and "Honkai Impact 3rd" won the grand prize]. 凤凰网 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  10. ^ "App Store Awards 2023 - Apple Developer". developer.apple.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Apple announces 2023 App Store Award finalists". The Times of India. 16 November 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.