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In the second quarter of 2021, the MMORPG category on iOS in the United States saw significant activity among its leading apps. Data from Sensor Tower provides a glimpse into the performance of these games in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.
Starting with Fate of the Empress, the title saw an increasing revenue trend from 40 thousand to 82 thousand USD, peaking at 90 thousand USD mid-quarter. Downloads varied, with a high of 30 thousand in late April, while weekly active users reached their peak at 68 thousand in late June.
Dragon Raja by Archosaur Games demonstrated a strong start in revenue hitting 200 thousand USD, with a subsequent fluctuation and a decrease to 100 thousand USD by the end of the quarter. The game experienced a consistent decrease in downloads from 15 thousand to 13 thousand, with weekly active users also on a downtrend from 31 thousand to 30 thousand.
The newly released Dragonicle: 2024 Fantasy RPG showed initial strong revenue at 80 thousand USD, which later stabilized around 30 thousand USD. Downloads saw a sharp decline from 30 thousand in its launch week to 3 thousand by the quarter's end, with active users reflecting a similar trend, decreasing from 26 thousand to around 5 thousand.
RuneScape, with its mid-June release, garnered substantial attention with downloads at 70 thousand during its launch week, although it saw a drop to 10 thousand in the following weeks. Revenue peaked at 100 thousand USD in its second week, with active users starting strong at 70 thousand but falling to 30 thousand by the quarter's end.
Lastly, Guardians of Cloudia showed a positive revenue trend, climbing from 40 thousand to 95 thousand USD. Downloads remained relatively stable, peaking at 15 thousand, while weekly active users saw growth from 7 thousand to 13 thousand by the quarter's end.
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