Sensor Tower: RPG is the main mobile genre in South Korea
Idle RPGs in the country grew by 4 times in the last 4 years.
It accounts for 57.5% of the revenue of the local gaming market.
South Korea holds 13.5% of the RPG genre market share. Ahead are Japan (34%) and China (20.9%). South Korea surpasses the USA (13.1%) by the share of the revenue in the genre.
RPG sub-genres in the South Korean market
The share of revenue from mobile MMORPGs dropped from 77% in 2019 to 69.5% in 2023.
The share of revenue from Squad RPG (Cookie Run: Kingdom, Goddess of Victory: Nikke) increased from 12.7% in 2019 to 17.7% in 2023.
Idle RPGs significantly increased their share from 1.7% in 2019 to 4.4% in 2023. Major representatives include Legend of Slime: Idle RPG and Blade Idle.