In the period of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, people’s lives have been turned upside down as they have to keep social distancing measures all the time. Some people are using this time to explore new hobbies or finishing-up some of the long-delayed household works. Also, some gamers are enjoying new Android Games during the lockdown.
Don’t you think that in this time, when the world is in the midst of an unprecedented and upsetting period, there should be something that can make us happy and engaged both for some time and can stay connected to our friends as well? If yes, then what can be better than playing video games? Nowadays people are attracted to mobile games more as these are helpful to spend their time and keep them entertained.
Facts About Gaming During the Coronavirus Lockdown Time
Games have become a way for almost everyone to pass the time and stay connected to other people during lockdown by keeping social distance. But the habit of playing games all the time is becoming an internet and gaming addiction. So, players should play the game for a limited period so that they don’t get addicted to these latest mobile games.
Between December 2019 to March 2020, each sector has enhanced the growth of game players including players of games like- MOBAs, action, and fighting games. Here are some of them-
Gambling games (36%)
Shooters (40%)
Arcade Games (28%)
Deck-building games (34%)
Battle Royale (17%)
Platformers (25%)
These are some main game genres; gamers are interested to play. On PC games, shooters have a share of 46% in March 2020 and it is the second-highest genre after MOBA. Rainbow six siege of Ubisoft has the highest player share right now but other titles like- call of duty Modern warfare and counter-strike: global offensive also have a good rank (Source).
PC player share for Battle Royale and Shooters
The player share’s growth of shooters genre can’t be attributed solely to coronavirus lockdown. There is a famous update for planned shooter escape from Tarkov drew players to the January genre, on the other hand, Rainbow six doubled the players share since 2019 including a huge influx of China players.
These new Android Games success has been accelerated through lockdown, because of various aspects customers may find them appealing during this pandemic period.
i) Games are cross-platform, so it is easy to play and access them on PS4. PC, or Xbox One.
ii) It is dependent on a squad that refers to interaction and communication- key aspects.
iii) Including free to play the game, it is a AAA big-franchise game.
Each of these gameplay aspects is measurable and reflected that empowers our game development solution. It also consists of 132 variables across 11 different categories.
Digital Gaming: A Virtual Gateway
Video gaming now can be called a subset of digital entertainment as it has experienced a surge in the past few months by gamers and have included more live-streaming new Android Games. The latest example of digital gaming is PUBG mobile that has become so much popular among gamers that they have become addicted to this and it is hitting the 1 million mark due to its popularity these days.
As we know the world of sports has gone online fully and the reason behind the popularity of games is free to access and ease to play that are provided by gaming companies. Now, the youth is spending hours in front of their mobile screen daily but this is not good for their physical and mental health either. So, it will be good for them, if they give rest to their eyes or stretch and just move around.
Final Verdict
In this blog, we have given details about the addressable market of highly engaged customers of the gaming companies and brands due to this pandemic. Recent developments in these mobile video games are making gamers addicted to these games as they are finding them good to pass their time. For the development of such games that are easy to access and play, you can take the help of BR Softech, a top mobile game development company with highly professional developers and quality services as per the demand of customers. Feel free to contact us!