NIX Solutions: VR Games Downloads for Android Jumped 40%

According to the results of the first half of this year, the 28 best games for virtual reality systems on Android showed about 5.5 million new downloads—a 40% increase year on year. If these growth rates are maintained, by the end of the year, this figure will already be 11 million, VentureBeat reports, citing statistics from the Splitmetrics agency. This marks an important milestone for the VR market, with download numbers set to surpass 2022 and 2023 figures of 10 million and 8 million respectively. “The hype around the VR sector has largely died down, and it may appear that the sector has stagnated. However, this is not the case. The VR gaming sector is growing quietly, but at a very impressive pace, and appears poised to post a record year in user growth,” said Splitmetrics CEO Thomas Kriebernegg.

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Virtual and extended reality technologies are just beginning to unfold—developers are increasingly experimenting with these solutions, and now is the time for them to make a quantum leap, notes NIX Solutions. The most popular of the 28 games included in the statistics were Rec Room – Play with friends! (2.7 million downloads), VR Thrills Roller Coaster Game (470 thousand), VR Roller Coaster 360 (335 thousand), Sky On Fire: 1940 (313 thousand), and Fulldive VR – Virtual Reality (295 thousand). The total number of game downloads exceeded 80 million, but this number did not include figures for VR gaming portals, while Google Cardboard and Meta Quest showed significant growth to 54 million downloads in total. The release of Meta Quest 3 triggered a surge in growth for the Android app, up 277% in December 2023 and 147% in January 2024, likely due to the holidays.

We’ll keep you updated on the latest trends and developments in the VR gaming sector.