AI Insights · Timothy · January 2021
Q4 2020 US Android Market: Top Puzzle/Riddle Games Performance
An overview of the top 5 puzzle and riddle games on the Android platform in the US during Q4 2020, showing download and active user trends. Insights provided by Sensor Tower.
As the year 2020 wrapped up, the Android puzzle and riddle game category continued to engage users across the United States. Sensor Tower data provides a glimpse into the performance of the top 5 games in this genre during the fourth quarter.
Papers Grade Please! by Lion Studios showed a strong presence with downloads peaking at 320K in the first week of October and then gradually declining to 154K by the end of December. The weekly active users mirrored this trend, starting at a high of 440K in mid-October and finishing the quarter at 247K.
Who is? Brain Teaser & Riddles, another US-based game from Unico Studio, experienced a slight decrease in downloads from 181K in late September to 100K in late December. Despite the drop in downloads, the weekly active users remained relatively stable, ending the year at 178K.
Lion Studios' Clue Hunter saw downloads fluctuate throughout the quarter, with an initial 108K in late September and a spike to 121K in the last week of December. Weekly active users followed a similar pattern, with an increase to 148K by the quarter's end.
Emoji Puzzle! by Supersonic Studios LTD, based in Israel, experienced a high of 215K downloads at the start of the quarter, which then declined to 108K by the end of December. The game's active users started at 297K and showed a rebound from a mid-quarter dip to finish at 163K.
Finally, SayGames Ltd's Brain Wash - Thinking Game from Russia had a steady quarter with downloads beginning at 83K and rising to 82K in the final week of December. Weekly active users also saw an increase from 187K to 145K over the same period.
For more detailed insights and analysis, Sensor Tower offers comprehensive data on the mobile app ecosystem.
