Get Those Piggies is a 2D cartoon-style arcade shooter for casual mobile gamers.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app for low-stakes, high-score-driven shooting sessions that require minimal time investment, so the lack of content updates directly threatens long-term retention.
For Casual mobile gamers interested in arcade-style shooter mechanics and cartoon-themed aesthetics.
What does it look like?
Key features
Score multipliers awarded for precise hits on targets during gameplay
Continuous shooter gameplay loop without defined level completion
Stylized 2D graphical theme applied to characters and environment
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free-to-play title with no visible IAP or subscription gates, relying on ad-supported engagement.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceUX improvementsShow more...
The development of Get Those Piggies has effectively ceased, with no updates released in over three years. The release history shows a significant decline in activity, moving from a cluster of updates in 2014 to a single maintenance release in 2022. There is no evidence of live operations or ongoing feature development. The app is currently in a zombie state due to the lack of activity for well over the 12-month threshold.
Who built it?
ron myschuk
12 apps tracked · Games
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for Get Those Piggies
How's the Games market?
The app maintains a static presence in the casual shooter category with no major updates since 2022. The absence of active monetization or live-ops suggests a legacy maintenance posture.
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Key takeaways for Get Those Piggies
Where is it heading?
The casual shooter market is consolidating around titles with frequent live-ops and progression systems. Get Those Piggies remains in maintenance mode, which leaves it exposed to faster-moving rivals that will erode its remaining user base by Q3.
- The lack of content updates since 2022 prevents the app from competing with modern titles, leading to inevitable user attrition.
- New entrants like Lilia and The Magical Minecart introduce modern RPG-lite mechanics that make the subject app's core loop feel obsolete.
The SWOT
- Accuracy-based score multipliers sustain high-score loops
- Stylized cartoon visuals provide distinct low-stress aesthetic
- Introduce procedural level generation for replayability
- Implement gear progression to drive retention
Next best moves
Ship procedural level generation because static levels lack replayability → increase session length
The counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of IAP is not a…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Procedural level generation (available in Witch's Justice but missing here) +2
Since the last report: The intelligence report updated its competitive landscape to reflect the rise of RPG-lite mechanics and procedural generation, shifting the strategic focus from live-ops to structural gameplay evolution.
Bottom line
Get Those Piggies holds a functional arcade loop but lacks the content cadence to compete with modern RPG-lite shooters, so the PM must prioritize procedural level generation to prevent total user churn.
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