Tile painting game “Amaze!!!”, “Pick Me Up” and “Roller Splat” prove popular worldwide, while “Words Story” finds favour in South East Asia and “Run Race 3D” could spread around the globe after taking pole position on the US iPhone games chart on April 2, 2019.
Two very similar tile-painting games are tussling for supremacy in North American, European, and other English-speaking App Stores worldwide.
In both “Amaze!!!” and “Roller Splat!”, players move a coloured ball around a tiled level, with the aim of painting each and every blank square as they go.
Both released in February, with French-made “Roller Splat!” toting more impressive graphics, hitting version 1.0 and reaching top spot in several regional charts before Israeli-produced “Amaze!!!”.
Yet it’s now “Amaze!!!” that is clinching top spot in the Canadian, French and UK app store game charts, ahead of its forerunner “Roller Splat!”, at 11am on April 2, 2019.
On the other hand, it’s “Roller Splat!” that is ahead in Germany, South Africa and the Netherlands (#1 App Store rank, Games category).
“Roller Splat!” is also close behind its rival in France and the UK (#2 Games chart rank), one place ahead in the USA (#3), and 11 spots in advance in Japan (#2).
Another iOS game currently riding high in iPhone charts around the world is ride-sharing driving sim “Pick Me Up”, in which players simply tap and hold to drive, release to brake, and collect customers and cash from roads overlaid on a map background.
It’s the top download in Singapore, 2nd in Canada and South Africa, 3rd in the UK and Australia, 4th in France and the Netherlands, and 5th in Germany.
Guessing game “Draw It”, target puzzle “Twist Hit!” and ricochet challenge “Mr Bullet – Spy Puzzles” are also regular occurrences in regional App Store Game chart top fives.
Meanwhile, stick-figure prison break-out puzzle “Word Story” wins general approval in South East Asia, appearing as a top five download in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, while colorful wall-jumping multiplayer “Run Race 3D” is poised to become the next global success after nailing pole position in the USA, showing good momentum elsewhere.