The Most Popular Mobile Gaming Apps of 2020

The rise of mobile phones has transformed the gaming industry, with mobile applications becoming one of the gaming market's highest-grossing formats. Luckily for mobile gamers out there, this means that gaming companies are increasing resources for mobile game development but, with so many different mobile gaming applications on offer in 2020, it can be difficult to find those real gems. This list is here to help you by showing you the most popular mobile gaming apps of 2020.

Shooter Games

According to market analyst Tom Wijman, the revenue of mobile gaming is set to be $77.2 billion in 2020, which would mean it rose by 13.3 per cent from 2019. This rise in income is not purely due to the adoption of mobile applications within the gaming community, but rather the expansion of the gaming community. Research has shown that there are more than 2.5 billion people playing mobile game; that's a third of the global population. The most popular game of this huge market is shooter games. The biggest shooter game of 2020 has to be PUBG Mobile, being the most popular application download in over 100 countries this year. PUBG Mobile is closely followed by Call of Duty which has over 270 million downloads in the Play Store and the App Store.

Multiplayer Games

Another popular mobile gaming format in 2020 is multiplayer games. As people have to spend less time with their friends and family in person, many are choosing to spend time with their loved ones in the mobile gaming format. One game of this format that has been hugely popular so far this year is Among Us. Among Us is a space-themed multiplayer social deduction game where players take one of two roles, either they are crewmates or imposters.

Casino Games

Another market which has been growing in popularity this year is gambling, particularly casino games. One of the reasons that casino games are so popular this year is due to the huge variety of choice available. Just looking at OnlineCasinos shows you that players can choose from hundreds of different options, so whether they want to play slots or try their hand at poker, they are easily able to from their mobile device.

Role-Playing Games

RPGs are a hugely popular gaming genre, offering hundreds of hours of gameplay, with customizable player options and a huge range of varied and convincing storylines and characters. One of the reasons that RPGs are so popular in 2020 is thanks to Apple Arcade. The Arcade has made it easier than ever before for mobile users to access high-quality RPG games. The most popular RPG games on Apple Arcade are Oceanhorn 2 and Various Daylife. Both games have been engineered to be played on Apple devices which means that they offer higher-quality graphics, increased user experience and reduced lag time.

Casual Games

Casual games continue to gain popularity, and it isn't hard to see why. Casual games are designed to appeal to a broader audience; it appears developers are managing to do so very successfully. Games like Tangle Master 3D and Money Buster both continue to experience high downloads.