Place 1: State of Survival
What kind of game is this? In State of Survival, you have to survive a zombie apocalypse. To do this, you build a large base and gradually equip your troops.
The development of the base and troops is crucial. This makes you stronger and allows you to defeat more zombies faster.
You then face the hordes of zombies outside the base. You can use your character and also place guns or other features on the map to knock out the zombies.
However, you cannot only attack zombies but also the bases of other players. If you are successful, you can loot them and collect useful items.
How much money was earned? Less is known about this. According to Sensor Tower, State of Survival generated a whopping 23 million dollars worldwide in December 2020. If you annualize that, it would be 276 million dollars. Significantly less than the previous games.
How does State of Survival generate its revenue? When you upgrade your base or fighters, it takes several hours or days of time. Alternatively, you can use items that reduce this time. However, these items cost real money.
Thus, State of Survival profits from impatient players who do not want to wait for their upgrades.
What about Pay2Win? The problem here is the attacks from other players. You can invest a lot of gaming time, but if you invest money, you will finish upgrades faster.
The gap between free-to-play players and those who invest money is large. This sometimes leads to unfair fights, and players who do not spend real money may lose their items that they had previously collected for hours.
If you are looking for mobile games that are considered particularly fair, we provide you with a large selection here:
5 free mobile games that manage without blatant Pay-to-Win
The villages have no real use. Once you have finished building a village, you move on to the next village.
How much money was earned? Coin Master, just like PUBG Mobile, is one of the highest-earning mobile games of 2020. They generated a total of 1.1 billion dollars worldwide, according to Sensor Tower.
How does Coin Master generate its revenue? Coin Master is free in the app store. However, the game heavily promotes the purchase of coins. You can also buy spins at the one-armed bandit.
What about Pay2Win? Coin Master faces major criticism here. The game’s advertising mechanics are intrusive, and without real money, you can spend only a few minutes in the game per day. You are basically forced to spend money if you want to continue playing.
The TV satirist Jan Böhmermann has already criticized Coin Master harshly and prompted authorities to monitor the game more closely.
Criticism is mainly directed at the fact that children are lured into the game through advertisements and are then encouraged to purchase coins.
On the last page, we show you the most successful mobile game in Germany in 2020.
