AI Insights · Timothy · December 2020
Q4 2020 Performance of Top Survival Games on iOS in Australia
An overview of the Q4 2020 performance of the top five survival games on the iOS platform in Australia, highlighting user trends and download metrics.
As the year 2020 came to a close, the survival game genre continued to captivate players on the iOS platform in Australia. Sensor Tower provides a detailed look at how these games fared in the fourth quarter.
Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad experienced a noticeable fluctuation in downloads, peaking at roughly 13K in mid-October before dipping to around 5K in mid-December. Weekly active users for the title saw a high of approximately 20K in the same period, eventually settling at about 16K by year's end. Revenue trends displayed an upward movement, starting at around $8K and reaching over $10K in the last weeks of December.
Moving on to Identity V, this title saw a spike in revenue during early December with a remarkable $26K, contrasting with its usual figures around $3K-$4K. Downloads remained relatively stable, with minor peaks at around 1K. Weekly active users showed a consistent trend, hovering between 5K and 7K.
Last Day on Earth: Survival presented a mixed revenue pattern, starting and ending the quarter at about $8K but dipping to $3K in mid-December. Downloads were modest, maintaining a level near 1K. The game's weekly active users saw a slight increase from around 3K to just over 3K by the quarter's end.
ARK: Survival Evolved showed a varied revenue trend, with a notable peak at $8K in early November but otherwise averaging around $2K-$3K. The game's downloads stayed consistent, with a slight increase to approximately 1K towards the end of December. Weekly active users remained steady, with a minor increase from about 4K to 5K.
Lastly, Hello Neighbor displayed a revenue uptick in late December, reaching $2K from a usual of around $1K. The game saw a steady increase in downloads, peaking at 3K in the final weeks of the year. Weekly active users reflected a positive trend, rising from 15K to almost 17K.
For more insights into the performance of these and other mobile applications, Sensor Tower's platform offers comprehensive data and analysis.