# Archero

> Habby's one-thumb roguelike Archero earned an estimated $8.5 million in its first month.

- Owner: Habby (publisher)
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: Mar 2019
- Peak date: 2019-06-17
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 24 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Variable reward

## Summary

Archero soft launched in March 2019 and went global in mid-May. Paid ads, a sponsored PewDiePie video and store features drove early installs, and players discussed it on Reddit. Estimates put it at 10 million downloads and $8.5 million in its first month.

## Timeline

- Mar 2019 — Habby (App stores) — Archero entered soft launch in late March 2019, Game World Observer reported.
- 2019-05-14 — Habby (App stores) — The iOS version was released globally on May 14, 2019; the Google Play launch followed on May 19.
- Week of May 21, 2019 — Apple App Store (App stores) — Apple featured Archero about a week after launch, Deconstructor of Fun reported.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/archero

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Archero.” Case HIS-00428. Spread Score v1.2: 24/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00428