AI Insights · Timothy · January 2021
Q4 2020 Performance of Top iOS Survival Games in Europe
An overview of the Q4 2020 performance of the top five survival games on the iOS platform in Europe, revealing trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Insights provided by Sensor Tower.
As the year 2020 came to a close, the survival game genre continued to captivate mobile gamers across Europe. Sensor Tower provides us with valuable data on how the top survival games performed on the iOS platform during the fourth quarter of 2020. Here's a glimpse into their performance metrics.
Kefir's Last Day on Earth: Survival showed an uptrend in revenue, culminating in $153K in the week of December 21st, while downloads peaked at 24.5K in the same week. The game's weekly active users also saw a significant rise, ending the quarter on a high note with approximately 130K active users.
Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad by Survival Games Ltd sustained a steady revenue stream, reaching $40.7K in the last week of December. Downloads showed a notable increase to 84.7K in the final week, and the game's active users rose to roughly 177K, indicating a strong finish for the year.
NetEase Games' Identity V witnessed a remarkable surge in revenue during the first week of December, hitting $83.9K. The game's downloads reached 8.9K in the same period, and weekly active users experienced a peak of 85.3K in early December before stabilizing around 77.7K by the year's end.
Kefir's second entry, Frostborn: Coop Survival, which was released in November 2020, saw its revenue grow to $33.4K by the end of December. The game's downloads and active users demonstrated a steady trend, with downloads at 7.3K and active users at approximately 14.9K by the close of Q4.
Lastly, Studio Wildcard's ARK: Survival Evolved maintained a consistent revenue with $15.5K in the last week of December. The game's downloads saw a modest increase to 11.5K, and the weekly active users count ended on a positive note with over 50K users.
The data from Sensor Tower underscores the enduring popularity of survival games on iOS in Europe. For more detailed insights and analytics on app performance, Sensor Tower remains a reliable source for industry trends and metrics.