Mobile Games Heatmap for 2024 🔥

Kudos to Anton Slashcev who created a detailed analysis of the genres' performance this year:

🟥 𝗥𝗣𝗚𝘀: $𝟭𝟱.𝟯𝗕 (-𝟭𝟮.𝟱%)
↳ Top apps of the genre: appmagic.rocks/rpg
• Action RPG/MMORPG: $6.0B (-15.3%)
• Team Battlers: $4.8B (-14.6%)
• Idle RPG: $2.1B (+16.3%)
• Puzzle RPG: $1.2B (-21.9%)
• Other RPGs: $1.2B (-15.6%)

🟩 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: $𝟵.𝟰𝗕 (+𝟯.𝟱%)
↳ Top apps: appmagic.rocks/strategy
• 4X Strategy: $6.6B (+1.5%)
• Real-Time Strategy (RTS): $1.3B (+7.4%)
• Tactics: $905M (+23.4%)
• Card Battler: $545M (-8.7%)

🟩 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗼: $𝟴.𝟴𝗕 (+𝟭𝟮%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/casino
• Slots: $3.6B (-6.2%)
• Casual Casino: $2.8B (+82%)
• Casino Card Games: $937M (+0%)
• Bingo: $475M (-6.3%)
• Other Casino: $900M (-3.5%)

🟩 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲: $𝟴.𝟱𝗕 (+𝟭𝟮.𝟴%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/puzzle
• Match-3: $5.3B (+4.6%)
• Merge: $1.1B (+55.4%)
• Match-2: $550M (+1.6%)
• Other Puzzle Games: $863M (+14.7%)
• 3D Match: $297M (+46%)

🟩 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: $𝟯.𝟴𝗕 (+𝟰.𝟯%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/simulation
• Sandbox: $1.4B (+19.9%)
• Farming: $1.1B (-0.5%)
• Life Sim: $192M (-12.0%)
• Fashion: $186M (-13%)
• Other Simulations: $912M (+2.4%)

🟩 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹: $𝟯.𝟱𝗕 (+𝟭𝟬.𝟭%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/action-brawl
• MOBA: $2.6B (-6.8%)
• Brawler: $832M (+131.8%)

🟥 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿: $𝟯.𝟰𝗕 (-𝟬.𝟴%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/shooter
• Tactical Shooter: $743M (-1.0%)
• Battle Royale: $2.0B (-3.4%)
• Vehicle Shooters: $283M (+2%)

🟥 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀: $𝟮.𝟯𝗕 (-𝟭𝟮.𝟬%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/sports
• Simulation Sports: $1.4B (-3.7%)
• Sports Manager: $632M (-26.4%)
• Arcade Sports: $281M (-10.8%)

🟩 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀: $𝟭.𝟲𝗕 (+𝟭.𝟮%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/adventure
• Visual Novels: $615M (+48%)
• Hidden Objects: $360M (-3.8%)
• Survival: $354M (+8.6%)
• Other Adventure: $240M (+0%)

🟥 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲: $𝟭.𝟲𝗕 (-𝟴.𝟵%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/arcade
• Rhythm Games: $576M (-19.8%)
• Clicker/Idle: $400M (+0.9%)
• Fighting Games: $346M (-13%)
• Other Arcade: $235M (+18%)

🟥 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗽: $𝟵𝟯𝟰𝗠 (-𝟴.𝟯%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/tabletop
• Card Games: $558M (-12.5%)
• Board Games: $239M (-7.3%)
• Other Tabletop Games: $137M (+53.8%)

🟩 𝗔𝗥 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀: $𝟭.𝟬𝗕 (-𝟬.𝟴%)
↳Top apps: appmagic.rocks/ar-games

Spot the AR Games on the map! 😉