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Rastar Games' MapleStory IP Title Ranks Among Sensor Tower's Top 20 Chinese Mobile Games by Overseas
According to the latest data from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform, MapleStory R: Evolution (Japanese title: 『メイプルストーリーR：エボリューション』), an idle RPG developed by Rastar Games under official license from NEXON Korea has been ranked among the Top 20 Chinese mobile games by overseas growth in March 2025.
2025-04-21 -
Rastar Games' Ragnarok: Dawn Enters Top 10 on WeChat Mini Game Grossing Chart
The MMORPG mobile game Ragnarok: Dawn, independently published by Rastar Games, officially launched on the WeChat Mini Program platform on February 20, 2025. Just one week after its release, the game broke into the Top 8 of the WeChat Mini Game Grossing Chart and has remained steadily in the Top 10 since.
2025-03-07 -
Rastar Games' MapleStory IP Title Tops iOS and Google Play Free Charts on Launch Day in Japan
On February 26, 2025, MapleStory R: Evolution (Japanese: 『メイプルストーリーR：エボリューション』, Chinese: 《冒险岛R：进化》), an idle RPG independently developed by Rastar Games and officially licensed by NEXON Korea , launched in Japan. On its first day, the game soared to the top of both the iOS and Google Play free download charts, and by the second day, it had entered the top 20 of the iOS top-grossing games chart. As a legacy title built on the classic MapleStory IP, MapleStory R: Evolution is a carefully crafted idle adventure RPG that faithfully reproduces the original visuals while offering a laid-back one-handed gameplay experience designed around easy progression. Spanning over two decades, MapleStory has become a generational cultural icon, beloved by players born between 1985 and 2005. Since its debut in 2003, this legendary IP has continued to set industry records, amassing 180 million registered users worldwide and establishing a vast ecosystem. Its influence stretches from key Asian markets like China, Korea, and Japan to emerging markets in Europe and North America. With global revenue exceeding USD 5 billion, the IP continues to lead the MMORPG genre. As a cornerstone of Rastar Games global strategy, the MapleStory IP has been central to its efforts in premium game development and localized, cross-regional operations. Since entering into the IP partnership with NEXON, Rastar Games has launched localized versions of MapleStory games in regions such as Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Southeast Asiawith impressive results. For example, MapleStory R ： Evolution launched in September 2021 across Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, hitting No. 1 in both iOS grossing and free app rankings in Taiwan within just five hours of release. It was later ranked No. 13 in Sensor Towers October 2021 chart for overseas revenue growth of Chinese mobile games. In July 2023, MapleStory R: Evolution launched in Southeast Asia, topping iOS free charts for 10 consecutive days across Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and ranking No. 1 in Singapores top-grossing charts. It again entered Sensor Towers overseas growth chart for Chinese mobile games in August 2023. Looking ahead, Rastar Games will continue to pursue a strategy of product serialization, international market expansion, and branded publishing. The company is committed to deepening its IP portfolio, maintaining a steady pipeline of high-quality titles, enhancing user experience, an
2025-03-06 -
Rastar Games Launches Full-Platform Open Beta for Self-Developed ＂MapleStory: Will of the Alliance＂
On January 24, the full-platform open beta for "MapleStory: Will of the Alliance," developed and published by Rastar Games with official authorization from NEXON, officially commenced. This new mobile game, designed for easy one-handed play, has generated significant anticipation among veteran players of the original "MapleStory" online game. Since the announcement of "MapleStory: Will of the Alliance," the game has been eagerly awaited by "MapleStory" enthusiasts, including top Chinese player Chesnougat (fondly referred to as "Tong C") and the top Korean player Pangeyo (fondly referred to as "Korea's No. 1 Adele"). Both players participated in the game's beta tests and gave it high praise. The open beta of "MapleStory: Will of the Alliance" is packed with features and offers high-quality gameplay. While it retains the classic maps and job systems of the original "MapleStory," it innovates with vertical screen operation and single-touch controls that allow players to perform various interactions easily. The new idle gameplay mode enables adventurers to earn rich resources even while offline. In a livestream, Chesnougat, who excels with the Thief class, and Pangeyo, who favors the Warrior class, expressed their excitement about the game. They highlighted how "MapleStory: Will of the Alliance" preserves the classic elements of "MapleStory" while providing a fresh and light gameplay experience. Their battles in the "Mask Party" battleground, which requires no equipment and focuses entirely on skill, showcased thrilling and intense clashes that delighted viewers. The game offers a variety of PVE content and simplified systems to meet players' needs for personalized equipment customization. It also features numerous casual gameplay options and fashionable items, allowing players to easily achieve their style goals. Recently, Rastar Games announced a partnership with Huawei Game Center to develop a HarmonyOS native version of "MapleStory: Will of the Alliance," infusing this classic IP with native power. In the future, Rastar Games will continue to deepen its IP resource reserves, maintain high-quality standards, and adhere to the strategic layout of " product serialization, market internationalization and distribution branding." The company is committed to enhancing user experience and product competitiveness, providing users with high-quality content services and immersive entertainment experiences.
2024-06-11 -
2023 China Game Goes Overseas Yangfan Award Announced, Rastar Games Wins Two Major Awards
Recently, the annual China Game Overseas Yangfan Award announced its final list. Rastar Games was honored as one of the 2023 Top 10 Asia-Pacific Game Publishers and its in-house developed product MapleStory R: Evolution was honored as one of the 2023 Top 10 Overseas Performing Games. The China Game Overseas Yangfan Award is selected every year by the independent overseas consortium. Every year, the Yangfan Award strictly combines the list and third-party data, supplemented with the opinion of the expert group of the Independent Overseas Consortium, and finally recognizes outstanding Chinese overseas game companies and products in terms of their overseas performance. In 2023, Rastar Games' two self-developed products, MapleStory R: Evolution and Battlefield without Borders , both achieved remarkable results. Among them, the IP-authorized classic game Maple Valley R: Classic New Definition continued to dominate the charts in many application malls, and its first-month water flow exceeded 50 million yuan; and the first-month water flow of the SLG strategy game Battlefield Without Frontiers exceeded 100 million yuan. 2023, by the South Korean NEXON Adventure Island IP genuine license,Rastar Games self-developed MapleStory R: Evolution in Southeast Asia three countries on the line, won the iOS free list of New Malaysia and Thailand Top1, best-selling list of Singapore Top1 dominate the list for ten days, as well as Thailand, Malaysia game best-seller list Top2, Google Play Thailand, Singapore free list Top1, Singapore Top2 in Thailand and Malaysia, Top1 in Google Play Thailand and Singapore free list, and Top2 in Singapore best-seller list. The game has exceeded 50 million RMB in the first month of launch, and will continue to increase with the deepening of the launch strategy and the increase in the number of regions where the game will be launched. In the future, Rastar Games will continue to deepen the strategic layout of product serialization, market internationalization and distribution branding, and build game products rich in main theme and positive energy advanced cultural core around the dual-engine drive of game research and development and distribution, so as to tell China's story and spread China's voice to the world's players.
2024-03-08