Backflip Studios today announced an exciting new update to DragonVale, the dragon-hatching social game that has been scorching the iTunes App Store and Google Play Top Grossing charts with its fiery breath for over two full years, making it one of the longest-standing successes in mobile games. The developer is celebrating the app’s two year anniversary with their largest-ever content update, adding 38 new dragons as well as a brand new Light & Dark community event. With a 4.5 out of 5 average star rating from millions of players and last year’s nomination for GDC New Game of the Year, DragonVale has been a mainstay in the charts since its debut in the fall of 2011.
In this latest update, DragonVale players have the opportunity to collectively influence what comes next in the game - Light or Dark Dragons. Players earn individual rewards for participating in the event. When the event is completed, eventually both the Light and Dark dragons will arrive in the game, resulting in a total of 38 new dragons in addition to the 125 unique dragon breeds previously in the game. As for whether the player community votes for Light over Dark or whether Dark triumphs over Light, only time will tell.
A quick look at DragonVale’s success to date:
- 4.5 million monthly active users (MAU)
- 25 million mobile downloads
- 750+ consecutive days in the iOS Top 50 Grossing US charts
- 600 million dragons hatched in the game
- 38 millennia of collective time spent in the game. That’s 38 thousand years!
To learn more, visit the official DragonVale website.