World of Dokkaebi went #1 on both app stores in Korea

Kakao Games' new MMORPG World of Dokkaebi hit No. 1 on the popularity charts on both Google Play and the App Store. On the App Store it got there on the 6th, the day pre-downloads opened, before anyone had even played it.

What's actually new compared to the usual Korean mobile MMO: pixel art with traditional Korean themes, 2D pixel characters on 3D backgrounds, and a story based on the Naver web novel and webtoon The Tale of Cultivation and Demon Extermination. They also changed things after player feedback before launch. Costumes and mounts won't carry growth stats, so no paying for power through outfits, and the membership period went from 28 days to 30. The no-stats-on-costumes part is the headline for me. If that actually holds after the first month, it's like Liverpool winning the treble for Korean mobile games 😄