GameRefinery by Vungle has released its latest report on RPG mobile games. The report looks at the RPG subgenre in the US iOS market, including market share, player motivations and shifts in genre trends.
Some highlights of this report include:
- RPG remains of the biggest mobile game genres in the US, with a 14% market share
- There’s been a significant change from Turn-based RPGs to action RPGs, thanks to titles like Genshin Impact and MHA.
- Genshin Impact dominated the charts this quarter with 10% of RPG market share, making it the only top 5 RPG game to grow both in revenue (+11.39%) and downloads (21.72%)
- The most successful RPG updates naturally revolve around live events where new characters are added to the games, engaging new audiences and driving revenue.
- And as a quirky fact, all the three latest hit RPGs in this chart have an anime art style - trend alert?
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