Q4 2020 Roundup: Top Platformer Games on Android in the UK

In the final quarter of 2020, the platformer games category saw interesting trends in the UK's Android market. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into the downloads, revenue, and active users for the top performers in this genre.

Subway Surfers remained a favorite, with downloads peaking at 22K in late October and weekly active users reaching a high of 326K in the same month. Although there was a slight decrease in active users towards the end of the year, the game still maintained a strong presence with over 222K in the last week of December.

SEGA's Sonic Forces - Running Game also showed a steady performance. The game's revenue hit over 2K USD in late November, with weekly active users numbering around 45K at the year's end.

Nintendo's Super Mario Run had a significant rise in downloads during December, jumping to 7.5K, while also seeing an increase in weekly active users to over 30K in the same period.

The charming Talking Tom Gold Run from Outfit7 Limited maintained consistent download numbers around 5K to 7K per week, and active users saw a slight increase towards the end of the year, reaching over 68K.

Lastly, Minion Rush: Running Game from Gameloft SE experienced its best download numbers in the week leading up to Christmas with 5.7K downloads, and weekly active users rose to over 15K in the same period.

These figures illustrate the continued popularity and engagement of platformer games among UK Android users. For more detailed insights, Sensor Tower's comprehensive analysis provides an in-depth look at the mobile app market.