The Unique Location-Based AR Title Based on AMC’s Hit TV Series Hits #10 Downloaded Game in Over 40 Countries Worldwide
NEW YORK & HELSINKI – Next Games and AMC released The Walking Dead: Our World, the unique location-based AR mobile game based on AMC’s record-breaking TV series, on Apple App Store and Google Play on July 12th. On its opening weekend, the game quickly rose to top 10 ranks in the games category across more than 40 markets including the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France and Spain.
“We are very happy with the game’s reception and the excellent download chart positions we achieved on the opening week. Like all Next Games’ titles, this game, crafted with love and care, is being developed as a long term service. A week after global release, we are in the very beginning of this exciting journey. On the first week, an average player played 7 sessions per day and spent 37 minutes in the game. The players have collectively completed 100 million missions and walked 9 million kilometers (5.5 million miles), which is 220 times around the Earth. The most active cities are New York, Paris and Tokyo. We are also seeing a promising trend in early monetization with the first week’s average revenue per daily active user at 0.35 euros, which is a very good result at launch,” commented Teemu Huuhtanen, Chief Executive Officer, Next Games.
Check Out the Opening Week Fun Facts:
#10 game download in over 40 countries!
Average playtime per day per player: 37 minutes
7 play sessions per player per day
739 million Walkers killed – Line them up and they reach from the Earth to the Moon!
100 million missions completed
25 million Survivors rescued
1.4 million safe houses built
Total distance walked by players: 9 million kms / 5.5 million miles
= 220 times around the Earth!
Top 5 most active cities: Paris, New York, Tokyo, Singapore, Leipzig
Most used word in group chats: ****
Most popular hero: Michonne
Most popular weapon: Osprey pistol
Player reactions
“Brilliant game!!!!! Makes me miss the show.”
“This game is great … Awesome work Next Games. Keep it up”
“Cool out and about game love it”
You can now download The Walking Dead: Our World on the App Store and Google Play for free (contains in-app purchases).
Related: THE WALKING DEAD: OUR WORLD Launches for Mobile by AMC and Next Games
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