Survival Games Thrive in France: A Look at Android's Q4 2020 Standouts

The survival game genre continues to captivate French Android users, as evidenced by Sensor Tower's data for the fourth quarter of 2020. We've seen a mix of trends in downloads and weekly active users across the top 5 survival games during this period. Let's dive into the specifics for each application.

Idle Arks: Build at Sea

From BHome Games, Idle Arks: Build at Sea saw its downloads peak in late October at over 12K, before gradually declining to 7.6K by year's end. Weekly active users mirrored this trend, hitting a high of 27K in October and tapering off to just under 20K in the final week of December.

Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad

Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad by Survival Games Ltd showcased a steady increase in downloads, from 4.8K in late September to a peak of 10K in the last week of December. Weekly active users also climbed, ending the quarter at nearly 27.5K from an initial 14.9K.

Frostborn: Action RPG

KEFIR's Frostborn: Action RPG experienced its highest downloads in late October at over 8K but saw a decline to 3.3K by December's end. The weekly active users presented a drop from 12K in early November to around 6.2K in the final week of 2020.

Last Pirate: Survival Island

Last Pirate: Survival Island, from RetroStyle Games UA, had its downloads increase from 2.6K to 6.6K over the quarter. The weekly active users also saw a positive trend, almost doubling from 3.9K to 9.7K in the same timeframe.

Last Day on Earth: Survival

Finally, Last Day on Earth: Survival, also by KEFIR, saw a significant rise in weekly revenue from $19.7K to $37.6K. Downloads and weekly active users both showed growth, with downloads climbing from 2.8K to 6.6K and active users increasing from 20.6K to nearly 29.1K by the quarter's close.

While we've observed different trends for each game, the overall interest in survival games on Android in France remains strong. For more detailed insights on these and other mobile applications, Sensor Tower provides comprehensive analytics and data.