David Kadlcek
For social groups and families seeking interactive, multi-activity entertainment for game nights and social gatherings.
Snapshot
Who is David Kadlcek?
Providing social groups with interactive, pass-and-play party games designed to facilitate face-to-face entertainment.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 2Last updated
Headbands: Charades Party Game
v3.5.5
4mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines David Kadlcek?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
Social party and deduction games
Scale
indie
Target audience
Social groups and families seeking interactive, multi-activity entertainment for game nights and social gatherings.
Signature Patterns
- •Focus on local multiplayer 'pass-and-play' mechanics for group settings
- •Integration of hardware-specific features like motion-controlled tilting for gameplay
- •Utilization of AI for user-generated content and custom deck creation
- •High update frequency to maintain content relevance and library depth
- •Monetization via a freemium model with a focus on ad-free user experiences
Portfolio momentum
The publisher is in a high-growth phase with 15 updates across 2 apps in the last 6 months and a major release occurring within the last 20 days.
Portfolio
What does David Kadlcek ship?
Apps
2 apps analysed
AI-driven content generation lowers deck expansion costs
- Core gameplay loop provides an entertaining social experience during casual gatherings and travel
- Aggressive paywalling and subscription costs limit access to the majority of game categories
Distributed across 14 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 1 of 2 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (3)
- Canada1 / 1
- Mexico1 / 1
- United States1 / 1
Europe (6)
- France1 / 1
- Germany1 / 1
- Italy1 / 1
- Spain1 / 1
- Turkey1 / 1
›+1 more europe market
- United Kingdom1 / 1
Asia-Pacific (5)
- Australia1 / 1
- India1 / 1
- Indonesia1 / 1
- Singapore1 / 1
- Vietnam1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
0
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
1
Negative apps
35/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does David Kadlcek compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
This is the definitive market leader in the charades-style party game niche, commanding a massive user base that dwarfs all other competitors.
Same space(4)
While a trivia game rather than charades, it competes for the exact same 'party game' session time and social context.
A drawing-based social game that serves as a direct alternative for users looking for creative party interaction.
Dominates the social deduction space, which overlaps significantly with the target audience's interest in interactive party games.
A massive social gaming title that captures the same casual, multi-player demographic during social gatherings.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on David Kadlcek
Bottom line
David Kadlcek is a disciplined indie publisher with a strong grasp of the social party game niche. The high weighted rating and recent expansion into social deduction suggest a successful strategy of leveraging device hardware to enhance face-to-face group interactions.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 2
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 2
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- no