AI Insights · Timothy · January 2021
Q4 2020 Performance of Top Crime Games on Android in Europe
An analysis of the top 5 crime-themed gaming apps on Android reveals their performance trends in Europe for Q4 2020. Detailed insights are provided by Sensor Tower for downloads, revenue, and active users.
As the year 2020 wrapped up, crime game enthusiasts in Europe engaged with their favorite titles on Android devices, leading to interesting trends in downloads, revenue, and weekly active users. Here's a look at how the top crime games performed in the fourth quarter of the year, with data sourced from Sensor Tower.
Mafia City, published by Phantix Games, saw its revenue fluctuate around the $450K to $500K mark throughout the quarter, with a peak in mid-November. Downloads started strong at 165K in late September but dipped to around 133K in mid-November before climbing back to 176K by year-end. Weekly active users started at 780K and experienced a gradual decline until a late-December surge brought the numbers up to 747K.
Another title, June's Journey: Hidden Objects, developed by Wooga in Germany, showed more consistency in revenue, hovering between $260K and $310K. Downloads saw a steady increase from 53K to 75K over the quarter, while weekly active users maintained above the 985K mark, ending the year with a high of over 1M.
The newer entrant, Manor Matters by Playrix, demonstrated significant growth in revenue, starting at $30K and reaching $181K by the end of December. Downloads saw a massive spike in November, peaking at 414K, and the weekly active users mirrored this trend, growing from 222K to a substantial 1.15M.
The game Idle Mafia - Tycoon Manager from Century Games PTE. LTD. also experienced revenue growth, albeit with smaller figures, ranging from $55K to $67K in the last week of December. Downloads and active users saw a general decline, with downloads dropping from 20K to 8.7K and active users from 201K to 122K.
Lastly, The Grand Mafia, another game under Phantix Games, showed a positive trend in revenue, climbing from $35K to nearly $90K. Downloads and weekly active users both saw upward trends, with downloads more than doubling from 18K to 51K, and active users growing from 48K to 115K by the close of the year.
For more detailed insights and data on app performance, Sensor Tower's platform offers in-depth analytics and metrics for those keen on understanding the mobile app landscape.