Staying Together is a dual-character puzzle platformer for casual gamers on iOS and Android.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The game removes the isolation of single-character movement by forcing players to coordinate two companions simultaneously, creating a distinct cooperative challenge.
For Casual puzzle gamers interested in cooperative mechanics and platformer challenges.
What does it look like?
Key features
Players move two characters in unison to solve spatial puzzles, requiring coordinated navigation of obstacles.
Level design features specific traps and collectibles across multiple stages.
How much does it cost?
Monetization relies on ad-supported gameplay with no premium subscription tier.
Velocity
Steady developmentShow more...
Who built it?
Naquatic
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans excited. Users appreciate innovative dual-character puzzle mechanics require critical thinking and provide a refreshing gameplay experience, but report inconsistent control responsiveness during complex maneuvers causes accidental pauses and movement errors.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Innovative dual-character puzzle mechanics require critical thinking and provide a refreshing gameplay experience
- Inconsistent control responsiveness during complex maneuvers causes accidental pauses and movement errors
93 of 93 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for Staying Together
How's the Games market?
Staying Together occupies a niche in the puzzle category, but its 2017 last-updated date leaves it without the social or live-ops features found in current chart-toppers. The lack of content updates limits its ability to compete for the attention of casual gamers who now expect regular seasonal refreshes.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Nanali Inc.
Both apps utilize dual-character mechanics and physics-based puzzle solving to explore themes of connection and cooperation.
- Features narrative-driven flashbacks that provide deeper emotional context than our current puzzle-focused gameplay loop.
- Employs a dual-perspective mechanic that creates a more complex, layered puzzle experience for the player.
- Maintains a significantly higher volume of user reviews, indicating a stronger community and discovery advantage.
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Key takeaways for Staying Together
Where is it heading?
The puzzle market is consolidating around titles that offer frequent content updates and social features. Staying Together remains in maintenance mode, leaving it exposed to rivals that can easily siphon its casual audience through better live-ops engagement.
- The 2017 last-updated date indicates a maintenance-only cadence, which prevents the app from competing with live-ops-driven puzzle titles.
- Persistent user frustration with the control scheme erodes the daily active habit, which compounds the retention drag already visible in the review set.
The SWOT
- Simultaneous character control creates a distinct tactile cooperation mechanic
- Community level editor could extend gameplay lifespan without new hand-crafted assets
Next best moves
Remap pause menu trigger because simultaneous button presses cause accidental pauses → reduce churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The lack of updates is not just a failure but a competitive risk…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Global leaderboards (available in ZenDots 2 but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The product roadmap has pivoted from passive maintenance to active development, prioritizing a community level editor and control remapping to mitigate churn. This shift reflects a transition from a static, aging build to a strategy focused on user-generated content to counter live-ops-enabled competitors.
Bottom line
Staying Together rests on a strong core mechanic, but the lack of updates since 2017 makes the current state unsustainable. Remapping the control scheme would address the primary churn risk, while a level editor would unlock content without further manual design investment.
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Sources
- [1] Play Store listing, source
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