Vivendi Games’ mobile division revealed that the original episodic mobile game franchise, Surviving High School had a breakout year in 2007 with 7.5 million episodes downloaded. The volume of game and episode downloads qualifies the Surviving High School franchise as the most successful original IP in mobile gaming history.
Originally released in 2005, the game soon got its successor – Surviving High School ’07. The sequel built on the commercial success of the first title, “building out the game’s episodic format and refining its story lines.” During 2007, the game was promoted via a range of Web 2.0 campaigns and viral marketing initiatives, and the game fans even created a dedicated Facebook group.
With the latest release of the Surviving High School game, players enjoy improved graphics, additional characters and new storylines, and can even help shape the game’s ongoing plot by submitting their original story ideas online… Official release is available from here.