AppMagic: the most downloaded and highest-grossing mobile games in January 2020

The main thing:

• The most downloaded mobile game was Johnny Trigger from the Belarusian publisher SayGames;
• Azur Games has returned to the free top of the most downloaded games with a new project;
• The appearance of the Chinese version of AFK Arena made the project one of the highest-grossing games by the end of January.

Most downloaded games

One of the main stars of the month is Johnny Trigger, published by Belarusian SayGames. The project is the most downloaded January game in the world. According to AppMagic, it generated 36 million installations in a month.

Johnny Trigger
Azur Games has returned to the top with a new game.

Her novelty is called Worms Zone.io. Another interpretation on the topic Slither.io got into the top three most downloaded games on Google Play in January and the top four in total installations on both platforms. Its downloads in January amounted to 28 million.

Worms Zone.io

On iOS, Woodturning 3D shot, taking first place in downloads.

This is a Voodoo game about carpentry and painting skills. In the project, the player carves figures out of wood, grinds them and then covers them with paint.

Woodturning 3D
A new game from Lion Studios has started from the eighth place in the top of iOS applications.

It’s called Blendy! – Juicy Simulation. In it, the user prepares juices in a mixer.  A minimalistic project from the App Store was downloaded by a little less than 5 million users in a month.

Blendy! – Juicy Simulation

Of the noteworthy events: the presence in all three charts of PUBG, BrainOut puzzles and Playrix games (Gardenscapes earns more on Android, while Homescapes earns more on iOS).

Highest – grossing games

The central event in the box office top is connected with China, where the release of AFK Arena finally took place. At the end of the month, the game soared into the top 3 most profitable games on iOS and into the top 4 most profitable mobile games of the month in general. The January cash of the project amounted to about $70 million. Before that, a battler from Hong Kong Lilith Games, authors Soul Hunters, earned around $17 million a month from the world.

AFK Arena
Lineage 2M continues to be the highest-grossing game on Google Play, despite a slight drop in the box office for the second month after launch.

MMORPG revenue from the only market where it is currently represented — South Korea, amounted to $45 million in January. As for the Western release, there is still a lot of information about it. It is only known that it is scheduled for 2020.

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