Ever since the release and global popularity of Геншин Удар, mobile games — and more specifically, gacha games — have come into the spotlight like never before. A broad audience of players realized that gacha games can be far more than low-quality cash grabs. Similarly, studios and developers learned just how lucrative live-service games that continually offer new and powerful units can be.
While most players already know that gacha games are highly profitable, most aren’t aware of how much money the most popular gacha games rake in every year. Many of the highest-grossing gacha games managed to bring in several billion dollars, which is an astounding feat, considering some of them have only been around for a few years.
Updated on March 6, 2025, by Michael Colwander: Updated on March 6, 2025, by Michael Colwander: Gacha games persist, flooding the mobile game market. The most popular gacha games are profitable, and it’s easy to see why. This list is updated with more successful gacha games and updated numbers from the Video Game Sales Wiki.
20 One Piece: Treasure Cruise Can Be a Fun RPG Based on The Beloved Manga
Current Total Revenue: $1,000,000,000
Изображение предоставлено Bandai Namco Entertainment
Один кусочек is far and away one of the most popular shōnen manga franchises ever, so it’s only natural that it has one of the most popular gacha games. One Piece: Treasure Cruise is an RPG where players manage their crew of six characters. What’s impressive is that Круиз сокровищ features well over 1,000 characters that players can acquire.
Combat emphasizes the timing of attacks through taps, which can be chained across characters for explosive sequences. Treasure Cruise has an overall great community that’s keeping the game afloat. However, most in the community consider Круиз сокровищ to be very F2P-unfriendly, and the state of the game has continually gotten worse in recent years.
One Piece Treasure Круиз
RPG Gacha Systems
Выпущенный 8 февраля 2015 ESRB t See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store
19 The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross May Encourage Greed and Gluttony
Current Total Revenue: $1,000,000,000
Изображение через Netmarble
Семь Смертных Грехов: Большой Крест is based on the 2012 fantasy manga about seven knights, each representing one of the seven deadly sins. Семь смертных грехов went on to produce an anime and numerous films and became one of the most popular manga franchises that debuted in the 21st century.
Большой крест is a turn-based RPG that features beautiful 3D animated gameplay. Its combat utilizes cards, which players play up to four of in a turn. Большой крест also just introduced a new PVE mode, Liones Defensive War, as a part of its 5th anniversary, in which players protect Liones and their base from enemy attacks.
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Семь Смертных Грехов: Большой Крест
JRPG Action Adventure Strategy Systems
Выпущенный 4 июня 2019 ESRB T for Teen See at Official Site See at Google Play Store See at Apple App Store
18 Granblue Fantasy Is One of the Most F2P-Friendly Gacha Games
Current Total Revenue: $1,000,000,000
Image via Cygames
An RPG that features music from legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu instantly makes Granblue Fantasy an easy sell. It’s a great RPG, especially for Final Fantasy fans and the like. Granblue Fantasy includes summons, a class system, equipment, passive skills, and more! The Granblue Fantasy series has since expanded with a fighting game in Granblue Fantasy Versus by Arc System Works, known for games such as Guilty Gear и Dragon Ball FighterZ, and a 2024 action RPG in Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Granblue Fantasy is extremely F2P-friendly. Players will be able to efficiently recruit characters and build up their player character. The drawback of starting now is that Granblue Fantasy has loads of story content that can take a long while to catch up on. Even so, it has its fun moments nonetheless, and the Granblue Fantasy franchise is generally welcoming to new players all around.
17 Fire Emblem Heroes Is Nintendo’s Most Profitable Mobile Game
Current Total Revenue: $1,000,000,000
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Nintendo’s foray into the mobile scene has mostly been positive. Супер Марио Run was addictive, while Марио Карт got significantly better over time, especially after getting rid of its own gacha mechanics. Nintendo’s highest-grossing mobile game is none other than Fire Emblem Герои.
Fire Emblem Герои does a phenomenal job of translating the franchise’s tactical RPG combat to a mobile format, making it engaging even for players who have never played a Fire Emblem game. For longtime fans, building a squad of some of the most popular Fire Emblem characters and upgrading them is a quick hook. Despite escalating power creep, Fire Emblem Герои is still F2P-friendly for casual players who may only be interested in the story or non-competitive content.
Fire Emblem Герои
Tactical RPG Systems
Выпущенный 2 февраля 2017 ESRB t See at Official Site See at Nintendo eShop
16 Raid: Shadow Legends Proves Enough Marketing Will Make People Try Any Game
Current Total Revenue: $1,000,000,000
Изображение через Plarium Games
Рейд: Shadow Legends’ success as a gacha game tends to be overlooked thanks to its infamously aggressive marketing and the memes it inspired. Despite being something of a laughingstock on the internet, it is one of the most popular gacha games available and has generated over a billion dollars of revenue as of 2022.
In Raid: Shadow Legends, players must form and level up a team of heroes. The gacha system’s random chance determines the players’ selection of heroes, plus any support items or currencies. Рейд: Shadow Legends’ simple and familiar gameplay made it more accessible than most other games of its style.
Рейд: Легенды Тьмы
RPG Gacha Systems
Выпущенный Июль 29, 2018 ESRB t See at Apple See at Google Play
15 Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Features the Light and Dark Side Battling Each Other In RPG Combat
Current Total Revenue: $1,071,000,000
Изображение предоставлено Electronic Arts
Опубликовано Electronic Arts, Звездные войны: Galaxy героев first launched in November 2015. It has since made just over one billion dollars in revenue. The major draw of one of the most popular gacha games based on the iconic Star Wars saga was that players could collect various heroes from both the Light and Dark Sides of the Force to build teams with.
Players can also collect various iconic Star Wars ships, using their collection to fight with or against other players in turn-based, RPG-style combat. Звездные войны: Galaxy героев currently sits at a four-star rating in the Play Store, with the game being cited as fun but buggy and prone to crashing.
Звездные войны: Galaxy героев
RPG Digital Card Game Systems
Выпущенный 24 ноября 2015 ESRB E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Fantasy Violence See at Google Play Store See at Official Website See at Apple App Store
14 Arknights Is So Popular It Spawned an Anime Series
Current Total Revenue: $1,100,000,000
Image via Yostar
Tower defense is always an easy sell for mobile games, dating back to the peak of Растения против Зомби. Arknights blends tower defense with tactical RPGs to create a highly strategic and puzzle-like game. In 2022, the publisher added a roguelike mode for more ways to play. Despite its gacha mechanics, Arknights has been described by players as a very F2P-friendly game.
Arknights’ dystopic world and kemonomimi characters proved so popular that it even got an anime series. A third season of the Arknights anime, titled «Rise from Ember,» is set to debut in 2025. Arknights also got a spinoff miniseries in Детективное агентство Ли in 2022. It’s easy to see why Arknights eclipsed the one-billion-dollar mark.
Arknights
Стратегические системы
Выпущенный 1 мая 2019 ESRB e See at Google Play Store See at Apple App Store
13 Onmyoji Asks Players to Keep the Peace In Ancient Japan
Current Total Revenue: $1,129,000,000
Изображение через NetEase
Onmyoji is an RPG-style gacha game published by NetEase in June 2016 and is one of the few gacha games to have a Steam release alongside mobile platforms. Here, players took on the role of an onmyoji: a court-appointed divination and prayer expert from Feudal Japan tasked with maintaining the delicate balance between humans and demons.
The gacha aspect of Onmyoji involves collecting various spirits, many of which are based on real-world folklore. In terms of user scores, Onmyoji sits just above a four-star rating on Google Play, and Steam reviews rated it a high 9 out of 10.
Onmyoji
MMORPG Strategy Systems
Выпущенный 8 февраля 2018 ESRB n/a See at Steam See at Google Play Store See at Apple App Store
12 Dragon Ball Legends Introduces New Characters Designed by Akira Toriyama
Current Total Revenue: $1,300,000,000
Данный Dragon Ball’s undying popularity and irreplaceable mark on pop culture, it’s unsurprising that two of its gacha games are massively popular and successful. Dragon Ball Legends became playable in 2018, and its relatively young age is the main reason it currently ranks lower than the slightly older Жемчуг дракона Z: Докканская битва.
В отличие от большинства Dragon Ball игры, Dragon Ball Legends was a card battler rather than a traditional arcade brawler. Gacha pulls determine players’ new character cards or what support items and scenarios they can activate in a fight. The game also featured new Dragon Ball characters created by Akira Toriyama, making it even more popular with fans.
Dragon Ball Legends
Fighting Action Systems
Выпущенный 17 мая 2018 ESRB t See at Google Play Store See at Amazon
11 AFK Arena Brings Gacha Gamers an Idle Game They Can’t Put Down
Current Total Revenue: $1,450,000,000
Изображение через Lilith Games
AFK Arena is currently one of the most popular gacha games on the market, with an idle gameplay style. Lillith Games published it, and it has been a success since its release in 2019. Although it’s only been around for just over four years, AFK Arena outperformed many of its longer-lasting counterparts in terms of revenue.
За последние несколько лет, AFK Arena collaborated with several popular series, such as The Witcher, Assassin’s Creed, и Persona 5. These collaborations brought exclusive, limited-time characters who were typically more powerful than the average unit and helped draw in new players.
AFK Arena
RPG History Anime Выпущенный June 28, 2018 See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store
10 Summoner’s War: Sky Arena Took Its Franchise to a New Level of Success
Current Total Revenue: $2,000,000,000
Изображение через Com2uS
Есть три основных Война призывателей games, but only Скай Арена broke into the top ten when it came to revenue. Published in June 2014 by Com2uS, players collected monsters that ranged in rarity from one to five stars, which players could then upgrade to six stars.
Война призывателей: Небесная арена had crossovers with large franchises, including Уличный боец, in 2020. The Play Store rated Скай Арена at just above four stars, with players raving about the variety of content and diversity of team-building mechanics. Though underrated compared to its contemporaries, Скай Арена is still among the most popular gacha games.
Призыв войны: Sky Arena
Turn-Based Strategy MMO Systems
Выпущенный June 12, 2014 See at Official Site See at Apple App Store See at Google Play Store
9 Marvel Contest of Champions Has the Largest Roster of Marvel Characters In Video Games
Current Total Revenue: $2,100,000,000
Image via Kabam/Netmarble
Конкурс победителей Marvel may very well be one of (if not) the most successful video games based on Marvel Comics. Although it came out at the height of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Contest of Champions drew more inspiration from the comics. This source material allowed it to feature over 250 characters, some of which have yet to debut in live-action.
Contest of Champions’ gacha mechanics determined which Marvel heroes and villains players could use in team-based battles. Since Kabam developed the game in such a way that characters couldn’t be bought directly from a store, gacha pulls were the only way for players to get a new character, let alone earn some in-game currency.
Конкурс победителей Marvel
Fighting Systems
Выпущенный 10 декабря 2014 ESRB t
8 Lineage 2: Revolution Speeds Up Growth With the Gacha System
Current Total Revenue: $2,106,770,000
Изображение через Netmarble
Lineage 2: Revolution is unique among the most popular gacha games since players don’t pull for a character. Like in most fantasy MMORPGs, players make their own character from scratch. The gacha mechanics are instead used to determine which bonus items, resources, and in-game currency the players can get.
Players could level up their items without using the gacha system, but it’s too frustrating and time-consuming to consider. It’s arguably easier and faster to get a good item by buying a few pulls instead. Even though Lineage 2: Revolution не лучший родословная game, those factors made it the franchise’s most lucrative entry.
Lineage 2: Revolution
RPG MMORPG Systems
Выпущенный 14 декабря 2016 ESRB t See at Google Play Store See at Apple App Store
7 Uma Musume Pretty Derby Bases Its Characters on Famous Japanese Racehorses
Current Total Revenue: $2,296,000,000
Image via Cygames
Although it’s not the world’s biggest gacha game, Uma Musume Pretty Derby is undoubtedly one of Japan’s most popular gacha games and multimedia franchises. Inspired by Japan’s horse racing scene, Uma Musume Pretty Derby featured anime versions of some of the most famous Japanese racehorses.
Как и большинство гача-игр, Uma Musume Pretty Derby lets players roll for the chance at a new «horse girl» or their alternate, rarer costume. Players pass the time and earn in-game currency by playing minigames and raising sim. Uma Musume Pretty Derby was so popular that it spawned countless spinoffs, including anime, manga, and more.
Uma Musume Pretty Derby
Sports Systems
Выпущенный 24 февраля 2021 ESRB E For Everyone See at Official Website See at Google Play Store
6 Disney Tsum Tsum Brings Popular Disney Characters to a Relaxing Match-3 Game
Current Total Revenue: $2,500,000,000
Image via The Walt Disney Company
Unsurprisingly, a franchise as beloved as Disney would have one of the most popular gacha games ever made under its belt. Дисней Цум Цум was a cute, simple match-three game where rounds only lasted a single minute. Here, players attempted to beat their high scores and complete event missions.
Published by LINE in early 2014, Дисней Цум Цум also has an incredibly successful line of real-life merchandise based on the game’s art style. Players can support the game by spending money to roll for their favorite Disney characters and purchase physical plush versions of them.
Дисней Цум Цум
Puzzle Systems
Выпущенный 30 июня 2014 ESRB Е для всех
5 Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle Came Up With Unique Gameplay To Keep Bringing Players Back
Current Total Revenue: $4,320,000,000
Изображение предоставлено Bandai Namco Entertainment
Dragon Ball Z: Доккан Битва is one of many anime-based and Dragon Ball gacha games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, but the only one to break into the top ten. First released in 2015, Dokkan Battle has grossed nearly 4 billion dollars, thanks to dedicated Dragon Ball фанатов по всему миру.
Главное, что устанавливает Dragon Ball Z: Доккан Битва apart from many of its competitors is its unique gameplay. Rather than being a turn-based RPG where players select skills each turn, they pop lines of bubbles to damage enemies and charge up their ultimate skills.
Dragon Ball Z: Доккан Битва
Digital Card Game Puzzle Systems
Выпущенный Июль 16, 2015 ESRB e See at Google Play Store
4 Genshin Impact Offers a Beautiful Yet Ever-Expanding World of Characters
Current Total Revenue: $6,300,000,000
The most impressive open-world gacha game to date, Геншин Удар, has only been around for three years at most. Published by Hoyoverse, the game has already outperformed even the most popular gacha games that have existed for much longer.
Genshin Impact’s popularity and financial success were more than deserved, especially since It feels more like a high-quality single-player experience than a typical gacha game. The quality, characters, and amount of content that Genshin Impact offers only improve with each patch, as Hoyoverse re-invests a lot of the profit it makes back into improving the player experience and creating new content.
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Genshin Impact
РПГ Экшен Приключения Gacha Системы Открытого Мира
Выпущенный 28 сентября, 2020 ESRB T for Teen — Фэнтези Насилие, Упоминание Алкоголя
3 Fate/Grand Order Made The Fate Franchise Popular All Over Again
Current Total Revenue: $7,000,000,000
Изображение через Aniplex
Fate/Grand Order is one of the most popular gacha games of all time, having been running since Aniplex published it in July 2015. The characters and story of Fate are so beloved that multiple anime, movie, and video game adaptations have been made about them and their lives, both inside and outside the Holy Grail Wars.
Поразительно, almost one-sixth of Судьба / Великий Орден total revenue was made in 2022 alone. Players cited the game’s story and the depth of its characters as being particularly well-done. Still, Fate/Grand Order falls into the standard gacha pitfall of making acquiring new units and characters too expensive and tedious.
2 Puzzle & Dragons Has Collaborated With Nearly Every Major Franchise
Current Total Revenue: $8,578,340,000
Изображение предоставлено GungHo Online Entertainment
GungHo Online Entertainment published Головоломка и Драконы as another simple match-three gacha game. The core gameplay revolved around matching large combos of tiles together to rack up points, determining how much damage players’ units will then deal in combat.
Головоломка и Драконы has been around since 2012. In that time, it has had almost 100 collaborations with other incredibly popular media franchises. These include, but aren’t limited to, Hajime Isayama’s Атака на Титан, Бэтмен, Final Fantasy, Persona, and even real-life brands like Coca-Cola.
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Головоломки и драконы
RPG Casual Puzzle Выпущенный February 20, 2012 See at Google Play Store See at Apple App Store
1 Monster Strike Is the Most Popular and Enduring Gacha Franchise
Current Total Revenue: $11,021,921,723
Image via Mixi
One of only two mobile games to break the ten-billion mark and the only gacha game to do so, Монстр Удар has been around since August 2013. Published by Mixi, the controls are similar to pinball. Players launched their units to collide with terrain and enemies, racking up points to determine how much damage they deal.
Монстр Удар was so popular that it was also re-released as a Nintendo 3DS game. It even had two web anime seasons that aired over the years based on its lore. It’s also heavily supported by yearly collaborations with popular series like the shonen classic Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Spy X Family, и Мастера меча онлайн.
