AppMagic: the most downloaded and highest-grossing mobile games of December 2019

The main thing:

• SayGames now has three titles in the top 10 most downloaded games in the world at once;
• the first place in downloads in December for Hunter Assassin. This is a stealth game (hyper-casuals are rapidly evolving);
• in order to get to the seventh place and higher in the top downloads, the game must generate from 20 million installs per month;
• In South Korea, the next Lineage 2 was released, in December it collected $ 48 million on the regional market alone.;
• December turned out to be a record month for Roblox mobile revenues — $51 million.

Most downloaded games

In December, the top 10 most downloaded games were seriously rebuilt. The main thing is that two new leaders have appeared. We are talking about the stealth arcade Hunter Assassin (Ruby Game), which became, according to DataMagic, the most downloaded game in December by cumulative installations, and the Brain Out puzzle (Eyebind), which took second place there.

Hunter Assassin and Brain Out

As for the hyper-casual hit Sand Balls from the Belarusian publishing house SayGames, which previously occupied the first place, it moved to the third position in the “overall standings”. However, it’s too early to worry about SayGames. The company has released two new products — Johnny Trigger time-lapse platformer and Turbo Stars runner. Both were in the top ten most downloaded games.

Johnny Trigger and Turbo Stars

Another project that got into the top 10 for the first time was the arcade about roller skating Sky Roller. The game is still the main asset of the French publisher Homa. In a month, she collected more than 10 million (most of the installations were on Android).

Sky Roller

By the way, to get into the top ten most downloaded games of the month, it is now necessary to generate just 10 million installations. However, in order to get the seventh place, it is necessary to receive from 20 million downloads.

Highest – grossing games

There are three key changes in the top 10 most earning mobile games (we are talking about the chart covering earnings from the App Store and Google Play) in the world:

• debut in the top ten Lineage 2. This is a new NCSOFT game, which should not be confused with Lineage 2: Revolution from Netmarble, whose worldwide release took place in 2017. Lineage 2 is a classic mobile MMORPG with autoboy. Among the competitors, the project stands out with console-level graphics. So far, the game is available exclusively in South Korea, where it earned $48 million in December.

Lineage 2

• appearance in the Roblox top. The game designer, which allows you to create new games inside its ecosystem and earn money from them, earned $51 million in December. This is a record figure of the title on mobile platforms. Previously, the game has never earned so much in the App Store and Google Play.
• return to the top ten Clash of Clans. At the end of the month, the game ranked fourth in the world in terms of earnings, earning $ 75 million. This is the biggest monthly earnings of the project over the past three years.

By the way, Maxim Samorukov, the founder of AppMagic, will personally be able to discuss the situation on the mobile market in the framework ofWhite Nights Amsterdam 2020. It will open very soon — on January 23.