AppMagic: the most downloaded and highest-grossing mobile games of August 2023
Based on the AppMagic data, the App2Top editors have prepared material about the most downloaded and highest-grossing mobile games of the past month.
The most downloaded games of August
For the first time since the beginning of the year, there is a significant revival in the top of free games. Six projects rose sharply to the top of the chart at once. Five of them made their debut in it.
Tic Tac Toe – 2 Player XO
Publisher: Vietnamese CDT Puzzle Studio.
Observation: the game was released back in August 2022, but reached peak values (and with them the debut in the top 10 in downloads) only a year later, in August 2023. The second life of the project appeared after the re-loading of the Android version this May.
About the game: Formally — classic tic-tac-toe, which can be played both with AI and with a friend on the same device (hotseat mode). In fact, it is a collection of minimalistic projects, which, in addition to tic-tac-toe, includes Ludo, Break Brick, billiards, and many other games.
Indicators:
- total downloads for August — 16 million;
- downloads from Google Play in August — 14.8 million;
- downloads from the App Store in August — 0.9 million.
Tic Tac Toe – 2 Player XO
Football League 2023
Publisher: MOBILE SOCCER.
Observation: the game has already been in the top 10. Her chart debut took place in January of this year. Recall that against the background of the FIFA World Cup held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18, three football simulators — FIFA Mobile, Soccer Super Star and Football League 2023 – got into the top at once. What is the reason for the surge of interest this time is not entirely clear. It is possible, both with the end of the qualifying stage of the UEFA Champions League, and with the start of the English Football Championship.
About the game: a classic football simulator in which the player is responsible for both the management of teams and the management of players on the field during the match.
Indicators:
- total downloads for August — 13.7 million;
- downloads from Google Play in August — 13.4 million;
- downloads from the App Store in August — 0.2 million.
Football League 2023
My Perfect Hotel
Publisher: Cyprus SayGames.
Observation: the project was released in July 2022, but has only now reached peak performance. Until last August, the game was downloaded, on average, 2-5 million times a month.
About the game: a hotel simulator that can be safely attributed to classic hybrid-casual projects combining idle mechanics, elements of a time manager and arcade, as well as monetization practices of a hyper-casual direction (with the possibility of disabling them for IAP).
Indicators:
- total downloads for August — 13.4 million;
- downloads from Google Play in August — 7.3 million;
- downloads from the App Store in August — 6.1 million.
My Perfect Hotel
Gangster Crime: Rope Hero City
Publisher: Vietnamese Amobear Studio.
Observation: the project was released in July 2023. Previously, the studio did not work in this direction. Judging by the portfolio of products, she is looking for herself. Prior to that, she produced both casual clones and hyper-casual clones, and even tried herself in the midcore direction. As a rule, neither a significant cash register nor the settings of her game were reached. The current project is one of the exceptions.
About the game: Novosibirsk Naxeex made a name for itself on similar projects. Gangster Crime: Rope Hero City is a low—quality third-person action movie created on third-party assets in the open world.
Indicators (the game was released only on Android):
- downloads from Google Play in August — 10.9 million.
Gangster Crime: Rope Hero City (screenshots — traditionally for this line of products — fake)
Merge War: Monster vs Cyberman
Publisher: Alien game.
Observation: the game was released at the very end of July 2023. The publisher Alien game, which released it, specializes in the production of budget clones, which are distinguished by specific graphics. The authors use unexpected stylistic trends, memes and provocative plots.
About the game: a budget variation on the theme of Auto Chess. The player composes his own stronger monster from the monsters available for purchase and launches it into the arena with opponents.
Indicators (the game was released only on Android):
- downloads from Google Play in August — 9.7 million.
Merge War: Monster vs Cyberman
曙光英雄：19个英雄登录领 (Heroes of Dawn)
Publisher: Beijing JJWorld.
Observation: according to the account, the game was released back in December 2020. However, only now the project has a significant audience.
About the game: classic MOBA, made in the style of Chinese fantasy.
Indicators (the game was released only on iOS):
- downloads from the App Store in August — 4 million.
曙光英雄：19个英雄登录领 (Heroes of Dawn)
The highest-grossing games of August
There are no significant changes here. Is it worth noting that Honkai: Star Rail continues to squeeze Genshin Impact out of the tops. As we recently wrote, there is a cannabalization within the product portfolio of one company.
