Arknights Tops Google Play Sales Ranking After Chapter 17 Launch
Arknights climbed to No. 1 in Google Play's games sales ranking on October 15, while Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle rose to 25th.
Arknights rose to first place in the Google Play sales ranking for the games category as of 9:30 on October 15, according to gamebiz.jp. The mobile game is developed by Hypergryph and published by Yostar.
The ranking climb followed the October 14 opening of Main Theme Chapter 17, subtitled 'Phase Transition Criticality', which launched at 16:00. The game also began the limited scout 'Yakunou', featuring the limited medical operator '6-star Kal'tsit Esperanta'.
In the same ranking, Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle rose to 25th place. Bandai Namco Entertainment's title added 'Super Saiyan Son Goku & Super Saiyan Vegeta' and 'Super Saiyan Son Goku (Angel) & Super Saiyan Vegeta (Angel)' as new parallel illustration characters on October 14.
The additions are part of the '400 Million Downloads Breakthrough Commemoration! DOKKAN Festival', which has been running since October 14.
Background
In October 2025, Arknights had previously opened Main Theme Chapter 17 and started the limited scout 'Yakunou' featuring Kal'tsit Esperanta. Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle also added the same Super Saiyan character pairs to the 400 Million Downloads Breakthrough Commemoration! DOKKAN Festival in October 2025.
Quick answers
What rank did Arknights reach on Google Play?
Arknights reached first place in the Google Play sales ranking for the games category as of 9:30 on October 15.
What new content did Arknights add?
Arknights opened Main Theme Chapter 17 'Phase Transition Criticality' and began the limited scout 'Yakunou' featuring the limited medical operator '6-star Kal'tsit Esperanta' on October 14.
What did Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle add?
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle added 'Super Saiyan Son Goku & Super Saiyan Vegeta' and 'Super Saiyan Son Goku (Angel) & Super Saiyan Vegeta (Angel)' as new parallel illustration characters to the '400 Million Downloads Breakthrough Commemoration! DOKKAN Festival' on October 14.