Milestone
Moonton Games' Magic Chess: Go Go has surpassed 30m downloads
MCGG garnered more than 20m pre-registrations before launching globally on May 28th
Million Milestone
Dunk City Dynasty achieves 1m downloads in first five days
This latest NetEase Games title has topped App Store charts in the US, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and more
Milestone
NetEase's Blood Strike has surpassed 100m downloads
The developer is offering in-game rewards to celebrate
Week In Views
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Unicorn Club
Pokémon TCG Pocket surpasses $1bn in just over 200 days
The trading card game has hit the $1bn milestone 78 days faster than Pokémon Go, based on player spending
New Offerings
Minion Rush shifts to Unity engine after surpassing 1.2bn downloads
Long-running title gets visual overhaul and new features
Mobile Milestone
Delta Force surpasses $100m on mobile
The tactical shooter earned $72.9m on mobile ahead of global rollout, with a further $33.8m earned since
Royal Revenue
Royal Kingdom surpasses $100m after record month
Dream Games’ Royal Match sequel has seen 12 consecutive months of player spending growth, when including soft launch results
Teenage Time
Subway Surfers is entering its "teenage years" with 200th World Tour destination for 13th anniversary
Starting in an in-game Copenhagen, players will be able to unlock 21 other cities during the event
Milestone
Steer Studios' Grunt Rush has surpassed 1m downloads
The tactical war game was developed primarily by first-time developers
Milestone
Big Cash Bingo hits $500,000 in monthly revenue
Bring It On will soft-launch its next real-money skill game later this month
Pass Go, Collect $5bn
Scopely’s Monopoly Go hits $5bn in two years
Genshin Impact previously took 40 months to hit the milestone across the App Store and Google Play
Mobile Milestone
Delta Force Mobile surpasses 10m downloads in first four days
Tencent’s Team Jade is adding celebratory Burst Fest content including 21 free vehicle appearances
Milestone
My.Games' Castle Duels surpasses $1m monthly revenue
The game's lifetime earnings is now over $6m since it launched in 2024
Resident Record
Resident Evil 4 remake surpasses 10m unit sales, but mobile may represent less than 1%
The milestone was reached by the end of 2024, though only now confirmed by Capcom
Earth Day
“The time for taking drastic action is now and it starts with all of us"
TreesPlease Founder and CEO Laura Carter discusses how games can be used for good in the battle against climate change
Decade Of Growth
A decade of Elvenar: €200 million in revenue and still growing
Product manager Anna Sieprawska speaks on a decade of the fantasy city-builder, offering insight on the games longevity
Done Deal
SayGames’ idle arcade games portfolio surpasses $300m
SayGames is publishing LoadComplete’s Chainsaw Juice King as the "first of many partnerships" with South Korean studios
Major Milestone
Bleach: Brave Souls hits 100m installs ahead of 10th anniversary
KLab’s action gacha title first released in Japan in July 2015
Spending Star
Honkai: Star Rail rockets past $2bn on mobile in under two years
The gacha RPG has taken 10 months longer than Genshin Impact to hit the milestone, but now frequently outperforms HoYoverse's flagship
Mountain Milestone
Grand Mountain Adventure 2 surpasses 1m downloads in first month
The title released on iOS and Android on February 18th, 2025
Milestone
Ludus: Merge Arena surpasses 5m players and races past $3m monthly revenue
Developer said it will launch a Clan Wars update at the end of March
Raining With Revenue
Wuthering Waves rides the wave to $250m after Version 2.0’s major comeback
Version 2.0 triggered a 178% spending surge on release day, followed by a 169% boost with Version 2.1
Supersonic Growth
Supersonic surpasses 6.2 billion global downloads in five years
The firm was ranked as the fifth largest mobile games publisher in the world by downloads just behind Tencent, Azur, Onesoft, and SayGames.
Milestone
RuneScape surpasses $2 billion in lifetime revenue
Titles have garnered over 300 million players worldwide
Valiant Victory
Goddess of Victory: Nikke hits $1bn on mobile during Romantic Valentine event
More than half of that player spending has come from the game’s Japanese players
Critical Hit
Pokémon TCG Pocket surpasses 100 million downloads
Special missions are now available until March 26th, 2025
A Successful Snooze
Pokémon Sleep hits $150m mark despite slowdown since first anniversary
Japan is the app's most lucrative country at $109m to date
Week That Was
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Spend And Survive
Last War: Survival surpasses $2bn after record player spending in early 2025
Strategy title generated a record $212m in January 2025
Revenue Milestone
War Robots hits $1 billion in revenue with mobile driving the majority of earnings
The vehicle shooter celebrated its 10 year anniversary last year and regained its licence in China
Capybara Cash
Habby’s Capybara Go surpasses $100m in gross player spending
The US is this text-based roguelike’s third-biggest market despite being among the latest launch regions
Royal Revenue
Royal Kingdom surpasses $50m in player spending
Revenue for the title is on the rise after racking up $13.5m in January
Pokemon Power
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket rockets past $500m in just 22 days more than Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go took 75 days from global launch to its first half-billion, versus TCG Pocket’s 97 days
Milestone
Neopets surpasses 400,000 MAUs under new management
The brand's revival includes mobile games: Tales of Dacardia and Faerie Fragments
Milestone
Curve Games' Human: Fall Flat has sold 55 million units
The game's Vilnius-based developer is currently developing Human Fall Flat 2
Milestone
Hypercasual publisher Homa surpasses 2 billion downloads
Sky Roller, Merge Master, and Attack Hole account for 21% of its total downloads
Gotta Catch 'em All
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket smashes $400 million in 10 weeks
Player spending was lower on average in Pocket’s second month, but also saw a new record high
In The Zone
Zenless Zone Zero achieves record revenue during Version 1.4 as it surpasses $250m on mobile
The urban RPG hit a peak of $8.6 million in daily player spending on December 18th, 2024
Milestone
Fingersoft’s Hill Climb Racing series hits 2.5 billion downloads
The company said that the franchise attracts over 50 million players monthly
Milestone
Balatro has sold over 3.5 million copies
The card game also won the 2024 Mobile Game of the Year at The Game Awards
Milestone
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket hits 60 million downloads
This comes ahead of Mythical Island expansion later this month
10 Year Anniversary
10 years of sweet success: The evolution of Candy Crush Soda Saga
King VP, head of creative Abigail Rindo shares on Candy Crush Soda Saga’s journey to a decade
Milestone
Block Blast! surges past 40m daily active users
The game has garnered over 200m downloads since its launch in 2021
Spending Success
Dungeon & Fighter: Mobile smashes $1bn in six months in China
Nexon’s beat 'em up has hit the mighty $1 billion mark solely in iOS player spending in China
Seven Billion Downloads
CrazyLabs celebrates seven billion downloads
CrazyLabs has hit a historic moment in mobile games, with the hypercasual pioneer hitting a huge seven billion downloads
Spending Sensation
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket skyrockets to $200m in first month
The collectible card game is already the third most successful Pokémon title on mobile
Seasonal Surge
Monster Hunter Now surpasses $250m in time for Season 4 monsters and a new AR feature
The addition of customisable Palicos promises new opportunities to "get creative with AR"
Ramping Up Revenue
"Unconventional characters" and "respect for creative freedom" drive Reverse: 1999’s $100m success
We sit down with Bluepoch’s development team on building a successful gacha with a brand-new IP
Milestone
Matchingham Games celebrates reaching 750 million downloads worldwide
“A huge thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey.”