Highest monetizing F2P mobile game genres worldwide 2020

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Jessica Clement,
Jun 13, 2022
According to a 2020 survey of mobile game developers, platformers are the highest-monetizing free-to-play genre. A total of 15 percent of respondents stated that their highest monetizing F2P title was a platformer. Shooters were ranked second with 13 percent of respondents claiming a shooter title was their best-performing F2P game.

Highest monetizing free-to-play (F2P) mobile gaming genres according to F2P developers worldwide in 2020

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Platformer 15%
Shooter 13%
Strategy 11%
Infinite runner 10%
Role-playing game (RPG) 8%
Quiz 8%
MMO (MMOFPS, MMORPG, etc) 5%
Idle game 5%
Life simulation 4%
Educational 4%
Match-three 3%
Virtual reality 3%
Construction 2%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents15%15%13%13%11%11%10%10%8%8%8%8%5%5%5%5%4%4%4%4%3%3%3%3%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%1%1%1%1%0%0%PlatformerShooterStrategyInfinite runnerRole-playing game (RPG)QuizMMO (MMOFPS, MMORPG, etc)Idle gameLife simulationEducationalMatch-threeVirtual realityConstructionHidden objectVehicle simulationCity builderSocial casinoMusic gameCollectible card gameAugmented reality
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February 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

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F2P game developers

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Original question: "Which one of the genres listed below most closely describes your highest monetizing F2P mobile game?"

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