The Top 12 Hyper Casual Games – August 2020
Each week inside the Academy we host Academy Live, our flagship weekly #gamedev show. Covering in-depth Market Analysis and Trend Research, we break apart the Top Games from the App Store each week.
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Here’s the run down of the 12 games we put through their paces this month. These are simply the best hyper-casual games we saw out on iOS in August 2020!
Academy Live Game Dev Shows in August 2020
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All the games we played this month:
Chart positions correct as from the date of playing taken from the iOS US games chart in the month of August 2020. Data captured from SensorTower.com.
LIVE 166 – AUGUST 14TH
Build Roads – Rollic Games
Download Game
Chart Position – Uncharted
Guilty! – Homa Games
Download Game
Chart Position – 38
Log Thrower – Playgendary
Download Game
Chart Position – 6
LIVE 167 – AUGUST 21st
Type Run – Voodoo
Chart Position – 8
No One Escape! – Lion Studios
Chart Position – 58
Prison Escape!! – MADBOX
Chart Position – Uncharted
LIVE 168 – AUGUST 28TH
Summer Buster – Alictus
Chart Position – Uncharted
Staff! – SayGames LLC
Chart Position – Uncharted
Invincible Hero – SuperSonic
Chart Position – Uncharted
Honorable Mentions
Color Roll 3D – Good Job Games
Chart Position – N/A
Web Hero – Supersonic Studios
Chart Position – Uncharted
Hyper Jobs – Gamejam co
Chart Position – N/A