India is home to 507 million gamers, of which around 120 million are paid gaming users, with at least $20 in revenue per user.
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Source: IANS.
New Delhi: Mobile gaming has taken India by storm this year, with mobile games growing in popularity among youth, especially Millennials and Gen Z.
India’s gaming market hit $2.6 billion this year, which is expected to quadruple to $8.6 billion by 2027, according to a report by Lumikai, a gaming and interactive media venture capital fund.
India is home to 507 million gamers, of which around 120 million are paid gaming users, with at least $20 in revenue per user. With 15 billion downloads, India was the world’s largest consumer of mobile games in FY2022 (FY2022).
Nearly 48 percent of gamers spend money on mid-core games, while 65 percent of paying gamers said they made in-app purchases at least once, the report said.
Indians spend an average of 8.5 hours a week playing mobile games.
Three major trends are transforming the mobile gaming industry – better gameplay, improved graphics and new monetization models.
As the gaming community in India is growing like a roller coaster, the developers are trying their best to offer new games to keep the players happy.
Here are the top 5 mobile games that could make a name for themselves in 2023:
1. Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile from gaming company Activision Publishing is a tactical shooter game with battle royale gaming experience for mobile devices. The game allows up to 120 live players in one game on mobile. It’s the next era of the Call of Duty franchise.
The game will be available for both iOS and Android devices and is expected to be released next year. However, pre-registrations for the game have started on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.
2. Underworld Gang Wars (UGW)
Underworld Gang Wars (UGW) from Mayhem studios is the most promising upcoming battle royale mobile game that will be rooted in India and made for gangsters. It will be available on both Android and iOS devices, and pre-registrations for the game are open and have even exceeded 2 million.
The game features a gang war between two opposing sides. It’s up to the players to “choose a side and defend it with all their might”.
3. Rainbow Six: Mobile
Tactical Shooter Game Rainbow Six: Mobile is a competitive multiplayer first-person shooter adventure game. Players can compete in classic Attack vs. Defense game modes. Players can play as attackers or defenders in fast-paced 5v5 matches, engaging in intense melee combat while making timely tactical decisions.
The Ubisoft proprietary game will be available on both iOS and Android devices. The game developer announced in September that it would make a closed beta available to some players who pre-registered the game.
4. Mobile battlefield
Battlefield Mobile is from the video game company Electronic Arts. It is an action shooter game where players can engage in high-intensity player vs. player combat in epic large-scale battles. The game allows players to explore huge destructible 3D maps and war environments on a scale only Battlefield can bring to mobile.
It will be available on both Android and iOS devices and is expected to launch in early 2023. However, pre-registrations for the game have started in the app stores.
5. Dragon Siege: Kingdom Conquest
Dragon Siege: Kingdom Conquest is a massively multiplayer (MMO) casual fantasy game developed by NDREAM Corporation. In this game, players can embark on an exciting adventure in the fantasy world of Dragonia. Players can expand their village, farm and harvest resources, and even fight with other players. They can also build up their troops in real-time and enjoy strategic battles.
This game will only be available on Android devices and pre-registrations for the game on Google Play Store have started.
