Q4 2020 Performance of Top Puzzle/Riddle Games on Android in France

As the year 2020 wrapped up, the puzzle and riddle games category on Android in France saw interesting trends in user engagement and downloads. Sensor Tower's data provides us with a glimpse into the performance of the top 5 games in this genre.

Who is? Brain Teaser & Riddles by Unico Studio showed a robust increase in downloads in the early weeks of Q4, reaching a peak of 120K in late October. While downloads tapered off to 65K by the end of December, weekly active users maintained a strong presence, fluctuating around 100K to 124K in the last month of 2020. Revenue for the game peaked at 137K in early December.

Emoji Puzzle! from Supersonic Studios LTD experienced a dip in downloads from 60K at the start of Q4 to around 15K in early December, before rebounding to 39K towards the year's end. Active users followed a similar pattern, with a notable decline from 113K to 45K in mid-Q4, before rising to 90K by the last week of December.

The performance of Brain Out: Can you pass it? by Focus apps was steady in terms of revenue, with a significant spike to 154K in the final week of December. Downloads saw a gradual increase from 20K to 47K in the same period, and active users showed an upward trend, ending the quarter at nearly 209K.

Papers Grade Please! by Lion Studios, while not showing any revenue for the majority of Q4, ended the quarter with a slight increase in revenue, reaching 20K. Downloads for the game were highest at the start of Q4 with 72K, dropping to 11K, and then rising again to 28K by the year's end. Active users mirrored this pattern, starting at 72K and growing to 46K in the last week of the quarter.

Lastly, Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories, also from Unico Studio, saw its revenue peak at 1.5K in late October, then gradually declining to 220K. Downloads remained fairly consistent, with a small peak of 44K in late October and ending the quarter at around 25K. Active users showed a slight decrease from 137K to 125K over the course of Q4.

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