Q4 2020 U.S. iOS Performance of Top Train Games

As the year 2020 came to a close, the train game category on the iOS platform demonstrated some interesting trends in the United States. This analysis, powered by Sensor Tower data, provides a snapshot of how the top train games fared in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Hyper Train experienced a significant surge in downloads at the beginning of Q4, reaching 84K in the first week of October. However, the trend showed a gradual decline, settling at around 10K by the end of December. The game's revenue started at zero but saw an increase to $72 in mid-October, followed by fluctuations and ending the quarter at $25. Weekly active users peaked at 95K in mid-October and followed a similar downward trend, finishing the quarter with 19K.

Train Station 2: Steam Empire showed more stability in revenue, starting the quarter with $30K and peaking at $49K at the end of November. Weekly active users for the game increased over the quarter, from 33K to 50K. Downloads remained relatively steady, with a notable increase from 4K to 8.9K in the final week of December.

Budge Studios saw moderate performance with their title Thomas & Friends Minis. The game's revenue fluctuated, hitting a peak of $9K in late November. Downloads showed a significant jump from 2K to 5.6K at the end of November, while weekly active users saw an overall increase, ending at 11K.

Subway Idle maintained a consistent revenue stream throughout the quarter, with minor peaks and troughs, ending at $378. The downloads for Subway Idle had a high at the start of October with 4.9K but then saw a decrease, ending at 3.3K in the last week of December. Active users saw a slight increase from 6.9K to 5.7K over the quarter.

Lastly, Thomas & Friends: Go Go Thomas showed a steady revenue pattern with a notable rise to $4.8K in the week leading up to Christmas. Downloads had a modest increase in the last month of the quarter, while weekly active users rose from 8.3K to 8.9K.

For more insights on the performance of train games and other app categories, Sensor Tower's platform offers detailed analysis and data.