Q4 2020 U.S. iOS Survival Games Performance Recap

As the year 2020 came to a close, the survival game genre continued to captivate iOS users in the United States. Sensor Tower's data provides a glimpse into how the top survival games performed during the fourth quarter.

Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad from Survival Games Ltd saw a steady revenue trend, ending the quarter on a high note with approximately $126K in the last week of December. Downloads peaked in mid-October at 98K but dipped to 59K by early December, before climbing back up to 75K. Weekly active users (WAUs) reflected a similar pattern, peaking at 171K in late October and settling at 156K by year's end.

tinyBuild LLC's Hello Neighbor also experienced a surge in revenue, particularly in the last two weeks of December, culminating in around $34K. The game's download count soared to 116K in late October but gradually decreased to 98K by the end of December. WAUs showed remarkable growth, starting at around 148K and reaching over 301K in the final week of 2020.

FGTeeV Goozy, a newer entrant by BDT Digital LLC, had a revenue peak of nearly $10K in the third week of November. The game's downloads started strong with 123K in the first week of November but saw a decrease to 23K by the end of December. WAUs followed a declining trend from 122K to 42K throughout the quarter.

Idle Arks, developed by Hangzhou Yiyuan Network Technology Co., Ltd., showed modest revenue figures, rounding out the quarter at approximately $4K. The game's downloads hit a high of 81K in late October, with a slight uptick to 20K by the end of December. WAUs saw a steady trend, starting at 117K and slightly increasing to around 43K.

Dead by Daylight Mobile from Behaviour Interactive Inc. ended the quarter with a revenue of approximately $16K. Downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight increase from 27K in mid-November to 24K by December's end. The WAUs showed resilience, hovering around the 70K mark throughout the quarter.

For more in-depth insights and detailed performance metrics of these and other applications, Sensor Tower's platform remains an invaluable resource for industry analysis and competitive benchmarking.