Destiny: Rising Achieves Top Downloaded Game on iOS & Android Platforms

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Key points
- Destiny: Rising is the top-most downloaded game on the iOS App Store.
- The game also achieved the top-most downloaded game on the Google Play Store.
- Destiny: Rising is a free-to-play RPG shooter catered for mobile devices, having been released on Aug. 28, 2025.
Destiny: Rising was reportedly the top-most downloaded game on both the iOS App Store and Google Play Store; the accomplishment was shared via social media on Sept. 8, 2025. As of writing, the game is #2 in the iOS App Store’s adventure category. The free-to-play RPG shooter was released on Aug. 28, 2025, and is catered to mobile devices; the PC port of the title requires the user to download an emulator to access the game.
The game sits at a 4.9 out of 5 stars on the iOS App Store; it requires iOS 11.0 or later. The game’s glowing reviews complement Destiny: Rising’s storytelling, with the gameplay, according to a user review, being “the best and closest to a console game.”
As for the Google Play posting, the game currently sits at 4.7 out of 5 stars, with over 47,000 user reviews.
Destiny: Rising sees regular patch updates, with the latest having occurred on Sept. 4. It added various gameplay adjustments, including lowering the difficulty for Gauntlet: Onslaught and Strike – Nexus Interface.
Developed and published by NetEase Games and officially licensed by Bungie, Destiny Rising is a free-to-play mobile sci-fi shooter set in the Destiny universe surpassed 1 million downloads on Google Play alone.