It’s that time of the month – New Gacha games rise.. and new Gacha games fall. Some might surprise you. Some might not.

May 2023 looks quite different to April 2023, with a couple new entries but mostly the same dominating the top 10.

Gacha games are always fluctuating. Whether a game is doing good or bad is entirely dependent on what banner is currently available, what content was recently released, and what the competition is doing.

With this in mind, I’ve taken on the responsibility to report on the monthly earnings for every major Gacha game. So you know where your favorite game stands in the sea of Gacha – including total downloads.

Do note: This is pertaining to Global earnings and downloads – disregarding other regions (China, Japan, Korea etc.,) and will only feature Mobile earnings (not including PC/console financials.)

#1 Genshin Impact

Last month, Uma Musume dethroned Genshin Impact as the #1 Gacha game in the world. This month, Genshin Impact took back its crown, with a worldwide revenue of $95 million dollars and 3.8 million new players. Soon there will be more players playing Genshin than there are people in the world. This is up from last month’s $90 million dollars.

#2 honkai star rail

At #2 we have Honkai: Star Rail.
Now I’ll admit right out the gate – Star Rail would easily be the #1 highest grossing most downloaded Gacha game in the world for the month if it didn’t only have a week’s worth of earnings to base this off of, but in a short 6 day period, Honkai: Star Rail averaged $42 million dollars in revenue and over 30 million players. HoYo have now successfully dominated the genre with 2 of the most popular Gacha games in the world.

#3 FATE GRAND ORDER

#3 is once again occupied by Fate/Grand Order, which has pretty much secured itself the #3 spot every month for the entirety of 2023 thus far, with $35 million dollars in revenue, and 200,000 new downloads. This is up quite significantly from last month’s $25 million dollars.

#4 NIKKE

NIKKE takes the #4 spot – something haters would’ve told you was impossible 6 months ago, earning $25 million dollars and 300,000 new players. Absolutely crazy numbers, although down slightly from last month’s $30 million dollars.

#5 Uma musume

Uma Musume has secured the #5 spot – down from the #1 spot last month, with $25 million dollars in earnings and 60,000 new players. Those are still absolutely insane numbers given this game still remains pretty much a Japan exclusive.

#6 blue archive

Blue Archive has taken the #6 spot – maintaining a top 10 spot every month since this year began, with $13 million dollars in revenue and 200,000 new players. This is down slightly from last month’s $14 million dollars, but by no means a sign of decline.

#7 raid: shadow legends

#7 somehow goes to Raid: Shadow Legends, with a whopping $16 million dollars in revenue and 700,000 new players. This is down from last month’s $18 million dollars. I don’t know how this continues to make it into the top 10 – I played 15 hours of it and it was the least free to play friendly Gacha I’d ever played.

#8 summoners war

The #8 spot goes to Summoners War, with $14 million dollars in revenue and 260,000 new players. This is on par with last month’s $14 million dollars – surprisingly not boosted by the recent release of Summoners War Chronicles, which didn’t even make the top 10 this month.

#9 arknights

Coming in at #9 is Arknights, finally breaking back into the top 10 – just barely, with $11 million dollars in revenue and 200,000 new players. This is slightly down from last month’s $12 million dollars. Arknights is my favorite Gacha game and I’m glad to see it make its way back into the top 10.

#10 dislyte

Dislyte makes #10 here for the first time in.. well, forever, I think? With $11 million dollars in revenue and 1.2 million new players. This is up significantly from last month’s $2 million dollars.
These are absolutely phenomenal numbers, showing that the game has reached a second wind. Or a massive event that has been marketed to millions of people in a short time-frame.

#11 diablo immortal

#11 is taken by Diablo Immortal, with $11 million dollars in revenue and 400,000 new players. This is on par with last month’s $11 million dollars, and goes to show that the game has achieved a very stable income and rate of new player acqiusition. Somehow.

#12 project sekai

At #12 we see Project Sekai, with $11 million dollars in revenue and 200,000 new players. This is down quite a bit from last month’s $15 million dollars, but still crazy numbers given there isn’t a single person I know that actually plays the game.

#13 heaven burns red

Heaven Burns Red comes in at #13, a Japanese exclusive somehow managing to earn $9 million dollars and 100,000 new players, which is down by over half from last month’s $20 million dollars. Nevertheless, absolutely crazy numbers for a single-region release.

#14 marvel snap

Marvel Snap, another Gacha I’ve never heard anyone play takes the #14 spot, with $9 million dollars in revenue and 800,000 new players. Mostly kids, probably. This is down from last month’s $10 million dollars.

#15 afk arena

#15 is secured by AFK Arena. A title I guarantee you never saw coming, with $9 million dollars in revenue, and 400,000 new players. This is up from last month’s $7 million dollars. Can you believe an AFK Gacha brings in more money than Honkai Impact 3rd and Tower of Fantasy combined?

This was quite the interesting month. Honkai: Star Rail launched, and has arguably already made hundreds of millions of dollars across every platform combined, dethroning Genshin and becoming the fastest growing Gacha game in history. I’m curious the effect it’ll have on Honkai Impact next month, honestly.
We saw Tower of Fantasy not even make the top 20 – being bested by idle RPGs that don’t even require playing, continuing its trajectory into obscurity one month at a time.
Punishing Gray Raven barely made $2 million dollars, but with its PC release on May 15th we may see a significant boost next month. Other releases like Higan Eruthyll made a mere $1.8 million dollars in its launch month, Echocalypse and Demian Saga both made less than a million dollars.
Admittedly, there has been a decent shift in the genre in the last month and I’m glad to see it. Competition is always important.