Source: Internal database logs from my web game, Drawize.
Tools: Python (Matplotlib).
Context: I launched this game in 2017 as a solo developer for a contest (which I lost). I kept it running on the side.
The chart shows three distinct phases:
The Slow Start: 2017-2019.
The Covid Spike: In 2020, traffic exploded by 600% as schools and friends played remotely.
The Retention: While the viral spike ended, the “New Normal” settled at ~3x the pre-pandemic volume.
Yesterday, we hit the 100,000,000th drawing. The backend runs on .NET on just 2 servers.
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Do you have bots playing alongside real players? I tested for 15 minutes and definitely 3 out of 7 seem like bots, saying the same words in the chat like “Good luck!” and “It’s easy!”
![[OC] I processed 100 million drawings on my web game over 8 years. This chart visualizes the massive 'Lockdown Spike' vs. the 'New Normal'.](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1twkhffgzr7g1-1536x896.jpeg "[OC] I processed 100 million drawings on my web game over 8 years. This chart visualizes the massive ‘Lockdown Spike’ vs. the ‘New Normal’.")
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Source: Internal database logs from my web game, Drawize.
Tools: Python (Matplotlib).
Context: I launched this game in 2017 as a solo developer for a contest (which I lost). I kept it running on the side.
The chart shows three distinct phases:
The Slow Start: 2017-2019.
The Covid Spike: In 2020, traffic exploded by 600% as schools and friends played remotely.
The Retention: While the viral spike ended, the “New Normal” settled at ~3x the pre-pandemic volume.
Yesterday, we hit the 100,000,000th drawing. The backend runs on .NET on just 2 servers.
Do you have bots playing alongside real players? I tested for 15 minutes and definitely 3 out of 7 seem like bots, saying the same words in the chat like “Good luck!” and “It’s easy!”