AI Insights · Timothy · January 2021
Top 5 Simulator Games on iOS in Europe - Q4 2020 Performance
A review of the Q4 2020 performance for the top 5 simulator games on the iOS platform in Europe, showcasing their downloads, revenue, and active user trends. Insights provided by Sensor Tower.
As the year 2020 came to a close, the simulator games category on the iOS platform witnessed varied performances across its top titles in Europe. Sensor Tower's data offers a comprehensive look into how these games fared in the fourth quarter.
BitLife - Life Simulator, published by Candywriter, LLC, saw a steady increase in revenue, culminating in a peak during the holiday season with $69K in the week of December 21. Downloads for the title remained consistent, with a notable jump to 18K in the same festive week. Weekly active users fluctuated slightly but ended the quarter with a strong 190K.
Athletics Mania: Track & Field from POWERPLAY MANAGER, s.r.o., showed more variability in its revenue, reaching highs of $32K at the start of the quarter and $29K in the week of November 23. The game's downloads saw a sharp decline from 19K in mid-October to just over 2K by the end of December. Active users mirrored this trend, dropping from 37K to 14K over the quarter.
The German-developed Farming Simulator 20 by GIANTS Software GmbH maintained a stable revenue around the $18K to $20K mark, before seeing a rise to $27K in the week leading up to Christmas. Download numbers for the game hovered around the 1.5K to 2K range weekly, with active users showing a slight increase to finish at 5.7K.
AppForge Inc.'s Horse Riding Tales: Wild Games experienced a steady revenue stream, ending the quarter on a high note with over $20K in the last week of December. The game also saw a consistent increase in downloads, reaching 15K in the final week, and its active users grew significantly from 47K to 64K throughout the quarter.
Lastly, Hotel Hideaway: Virtual World by Sulake Corporation Oy from Finland had modest revenue figures, peaking at $16K in the week of November 30. Downloads remained fairly stable, with a slight uptick to around 2.1K in the final weeks of December. Weekly active users saw minimal changes, maintaining an average of around 25K throughout the quarter.
These insights from Sensor Tower help to understand the performance and trends of top simulator games on the iOS platform in Europe during the final quarter of 2020. For further details and analysis, Sensor Tower provides a deeper dive into the data.
