NFL Rivals, a free game from Mythical Games, has achieved over one million downloads, despite launching in challenging cryptocurrency conditions and during the NFL season.
Launched on April 26th on Google Play and the Apple Store, the game received enthusiastic attention, climbing to the top position in the App Store, as noted by Mythical Games’ CEO, John Linden, on Twitter at the time.
Linden stated that while achieving milestones like one million downloads is exciting, he is more interested in how the game has been received.
Other statistics shared by Mythical Games note that NFL Rivals has witnessed nearly 15 million matches played and on average, players engage in six gaming sessions per day, demonstrating the level of engagement with the experience.
Linden estimated that around 10% of players have interacted with the marketplace to trade player card collections, including cards released prior to Super Bowl LVII.
The NFL leveraged Mythical Games to launch its first Web3 game in May 2022, but this wasn’t the only breakthrough into Web3 for the league. They also have a ticket collectibles platform on Polygon and a collectibles marketplace built by Dapper Labs called NFL All Day.
Mythical Games offers other products including Blankos Block Party, a multiplayer game in an open world, and Nitro Nation, an NFT-based racing game. The company launched Mythical Marketplace 2.0 in January 2023 and raised $150 million in funding in 2021, led by a16z.