Gaming has been the top choice for entertainment recently. Mobile games are enjoyed by both adults and kids in their spare time. Mobile games can easily be downloaded to your mobile device and you can play them anywhere. These parameters have led to a tremendous rise in mobile games over the past decade.
Millions of people downloaded and played many different games in 2022. Esports tournaments are organized by some publishers with large prize pools. This creates competition among gamers and encourages their titles to grow. Apptopia has released a list of the top mobile titles downloaded by users last year.
Downloads: Explore the Top Mobile Games of 2022
1) Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers was only game to surpass the 300 million mark, and it became the most downloaded mobile game in 2022. The title, which was co-developed by two Danish companies, Kiloo Games & SYBO Games, was released in 2012.
It became a favourite mobile game in a few years. Six years after its initial release, the game had more than one billion downloads on Google Play Store.
2) Stumble Guys
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It is a multiplayer knockout match that can have up to 32 players online. Surprisingly it was second on the list with 254,000,000 mobile downloads.
Kitka Games released Stumble Guys for mobile and desktop players after Fall Guys was hugely popularized by Mediatonic for Windows, console and Switch.
Mobile gamers wanted Fall Guys for their smartphones in 2020, but the game is not available on the platform. Kitka Games seized this opportunity and it was a huge success.
3) Roblox
Roblox was released first for Windows in 2006, then for iOS devices and Android phones in 2012. It is one of the most loved games in the world. The third spot was occupied by the mobile game with 208 millions downloads. The company claimed that in 2020, half of American children (under 16 years) had downloaded the game.
4) Candy Crush Saga
Candy Crush Saga, an app that matches tiles, was fourth on the charts with 138 million downloads. King developed the game and it is a popular title all over the world. It is a popular game that has a large user base. The publisher also made a lot of money with it, making around $3 billion over the three years it was out.
5) Race Master 3D Car Racing
In 2022, the title had accumulated more than 128 million mobile downloads. It has seven locations and 33 unique levels. You can customize seven classic cars using the in-game options. It was the only mobile car racing title that made it into the top ten most downloaded games of last year.
6) 8 Ball Pool
8 Ball Pool took the sixth place with 120,000,000 downloads. This game has been popular for nine years. It is a billiard game with millions of players. Miniclip introduced the title to mobile devices in 2013, and has created many online challenges for players from all over the globe. You can increase your rank while defeating other players.
7) FIFA Mobile
The FIFA World Cup 2022 was held in Qatar. This event is widely considered to be the largest sporting event. Electronic Arts’ FIFA Mobile app was also very successful, ranking seventh in the top 2022 mobile games. This generated around 111 million downloaded.
8) Merge & Fight – Dinosaur Game
Homa Games developed it. It was the 8th most downloaded mobile game in 2022. The game lets players combine the warriors and dinosaurs they have to defeat their enemies: T-rex, dragons, and other dinosaurs.
9) No Charge for Fire
Free Fire isn’t the first title to make it to the top of the most downloaded mobile apps. The title has been on this list every year since 2018. Garena, who is the publisher of Free Fire, has hosted many esports tournaments in the past four years.
They hosted two international tournaments last year (FFWS), with a total prize pool in excess of $4 million. The game was downloaded by 109,000,000 people in 2022. Since February 2013, it has been banned from India.
Bridge Race
Bridge Race’s 107 million downloads secured the 10th position in this list. By collecting the blocks, you can create your own bridge. This title has 80 characters and more than 30 blocks. You can customize your character with more than 30 colors.
