Japan represents the third biggest gaming market globally, following the United States and China. The Japanese mobile gaming market is equally lucrative. As per the data presented by CasinoApps.com, Monster Strike was the highest-earning mobile game in 2024 with $431.9m in revenue.
Face/Grand Order lags behind in the second spot with $262.75m in revenue
Japan has always had a rich gaming culture, and it currently represents the third biggest gaming market in the world.
The Japanese gaming community has also taken to mobile gaming more readily than the West, which still prefers console/PC gaming. Thus, the mobile gaming market in Japan has become significant. Monster Strike continues its dominance in the Japanese mobile gaming community almost 12 years after its initial release. The role-playing physics game from Mixi made $431.9m in revenue in 2024, as per the data available on Statista.
Face/Grand Order, a gacha, free-to-play game originally released in 2015, occupies the second spot but lags significantly behind Monster Strike. The game, developed by Lasengle, made $262.7m
Anime-inspired Uma Musume Pretty Derby comes next on the list with $257.8m in revenue. The game was released in 2021, making it a comparatively recent release compared to the top two games.
Puzzles and Dragons, developed by GungHO Online Entertainment, made $247.8m to take the next spot. The game, which came out in 2012, is a match-three puzzle.
Professional Baseball Spirits A, from Konami, was the highest-earning mobile sports game in Japan in 2024. Overall, it grabbed the fifth with $226.5m in revenue. It is a free-to-play role-playing gacha video game from miHoYo, and it made $206.9m last year.
Dragon Quest Walk, developed by COLOPL and published by Square Enix, made $183.4m in revenue. It was originally released in 2019.
eFootball is the second sports game from Konami to make the list, having made $177.6m in revenue. The final two spots on the list are occupied by Last War: Survival ($157.5m) and Legend of Mushroom ($155.15m). Besides the sports games on the list, Legend of Mushroom is the most recent release on the list as it was released in Japan during the first half of 2024.
