Fate/Grand Order’s English Version Surpasses 6 Million Downloads

LOS ANGELES, CA (MAY 14, 2019) – The FGO PROJECT announced that the English version of the hit mobile game Fate/Grand Order has exceeded six million downloads since its release in June of 2017. A joint project between TYPE-MOON, Aniplex, Inc., and DELiGHTWORKS, Inc., Fate/Grand Order quickly became a global sensation with Twitter revealing that it was the most tweeted about game of 2018. The English version is currently available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam on the App Store and Google Play.

To celebrate six million downloads, Fate/Grand Order’s English version will kick off the nine-part “6 Million Downloads Campaign” beginning May 15. Rewards include daily login bonuses, an additional EXP card set in Da Vinci’s workshop, increased success rates for Servant and Craft Essence enhancements, and double Saint Quartz fragments for clearing the weekly Master Missions. The celebratory campaign will also feature the addition of Hunting Quests Part 3, Rank Up Quests Part 6, and new Interludes for the following Servants: ★5 (SSR) Jeanne d’Arc, ★4 (SR) Helena Blavatsky, ★5 (SSR) Vlad III, and ★5 (SSR) Brynhild.

Players will also be treated with the return of the advent of the goddess of Venus, ★5 (SSR) Ishtar, who will be available for summoning for a limited time only to commemorate six million downloads. Ishtar will be joined by fellow goddesses ★5 (SSR) Orion and ★5 (SSR) Quetzalcoatl with increased drop rates during their respective featured periods, along with ★4 (SR) Medusa (Lancer), ★4 (SR) Stheno, ★4 (SR) Gorgon, ★3 (R) Euryale, ★3 (R) Jaguar Warrior, and ★3 (R) Medusa (Rider).

In February, the English version of Fate/Grand Order embarked on an ambitious national tour in the U.S. with a kickoff event at the California Market Center in Los Angeles featuring special guests, exhibitions, and interactive experiences. The Fate/Grand Order U.S.A. Tour 2019 has stops planned throughout the year at Anime Central (Rosemont, IL), Anime Expo (Los Angeles, CA), Anime Weekend Atlanta (Atlanta, GA), and Anime NYC (New York, NY).

About Fate/Grand Order:

As one of the most successful mobile games in the world, Fate/Grand Order is a free-to-play mobile RPG, which is currently available in over ten regions and five languages with over 39 million global downloads.

The game features strategic, turn-based gameplay requiring players to assemble powerful teams in order to advance through the story based on TYPE-MOON’s celebrated Fate series. Together with its compelling narrative and characters, the game has captivated players worldwide and inspired an original anime special in 2016, the tabletop game, Fate/Grand Order Duel -collection figures-, and a TV anime series based on the game’s seventh chapter premiering in October 2019, as well as a two-part feature length film inspired by the game’s sixth chapter in 2020.

In addition to being featured on Android Authority’s “10 Best Gacha Games and Mobile RPGs for Android” article, the game received praise from the official Apple App Store Games Twitter account, which posted: “We were curious why Fate/Grand Order was so popular. Now we can’t stop playing it.” Fate/Grand Order also received an award for excellence in the Game of the Year division at the Japan Game Awards 2018 organized by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA).

Further details about the English version are released regularly on the official website (https://fate-go.us), Facebook (@FateGO.USA), and Twitter (@FateGO_USA).

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