The State of MMORPGs in the UK: Q4 2023 Performance Review

The final quarter of 2023 has been an interesting period for the top MMORPG applications in the United Kingdom on a unified platform. With data sourced from Sensor Tower, we're able to glean insights into how these games have fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Starting with Diablo Immortal, the game showed a fluctuating trend in revenue, peaking at $61K in the week of December 18th. Downloads saw a rise towards the end of the quarter, reaching over 2K in the last week of December. The weekly active user count for the game ended on a positive note, increasing to over 33K users.

HongKong Miracle Network Limited's newcomer, MU: Dragon Havoc, experienced a peak in revenue of $39K in the week of October 30th, with a general downward trend afterward, closing at around $19K. Downloads started strong with over 7K in mid-October but then gradually decreased, stabilizing around the 500 mark by the end of December. Active users followed a similar pattern, descending to 1.7K.

The UK-based Jagex's Old School RuneScape maintained a steady revenue stream, ending the quarter with a slight increase to $27K. Downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight uptick to around 1.6K in the last week. Active users saw a significant increase in mid-November, reaching 14K, and concluded the quarter with over 11K users.

RuneScape, also by Jagex, showed an impressive spike in revenue mid-October at $38K, with a year-end rally to $30K. Downloads hovered around 1K throughout the quarter, with a notable increase to over 1K in the final week. Active users remained consistent, ending at 5.5K.

Lastly, MU ORIGIN 3, by FingerTips, saw a revenue trend that started at $7K and dipped to $5.8K by the end of December. Download numbers showed sporadic fluctuations, with two peaks of over 300 in the quarter. The active user base peaked at 3.7K in mid-October and then tapered off to just under 3K by the year's end.

For a more comprehensive analysis and insights on the performance trends of MMORPGs in the UK, visit Sensor Tower, where detailed data on these and other applications are readily accessible.