Top 5 Match 3 Games in Europe: Q4 2020 Android Performance

The final quarter of 2020 was a bustling period for Match 3 games on the Android platform in Europe. Sensor Tower's data provides us with a clear view of how some of the most popular titles in this category performed during this time.

Starting with Homescapes, we saw a notable rise in revenue from $1.04M in the last week of September to $1.42M by the end of December. Downloads peaked at 711K in the first week of November before gradually decreasing to 597K by the year's end. The weekly active users for this title showed a slight upward trend, starting at 4.47M and ending the quarter with 4.77M.

Playrix's other popular game, Gardenscapes, also experienced a revenue increase from $1.94M to $1.76M during Q4. The game's downloads saw an initial steadiness around 280K, followed by a spike to 561K in the final week of the year. The weekly active users for Gardenscapes were relatively stable, with a slight increase from 4.14M to 4.39M over the quarter.

Playrix had a third contender in the Match 3 space, Fishdom, which showed a revenue trend that started at $682K and ended the quarter at $708K. The downloads for Fishdom fluctuated, with the highest at 418K in early November, while the weekly active users slightly declined from 1.83M to 1.77M.

Moving to Tile Master® - Triple Match, we saw a different dynamic. As a newer game from Higgs Studio, it had lower revenue numbers, starting the quarter at $708 and finishing at $2.16K. Downloads saw a significant rise from 376K to 448K, and the weekly active users grew from 2.58M to 2.34M.

Last but not least, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells from Zynga, released in late September 2020, showed a promising start with revenues climbing from $129K to $333K. Downloads began at 735K, then gradually decreased to 250K by the end of December. The game's weekly active users reflected a steady increase from 939K to 1.18M.

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