AI Insights · Timothy · January 2021
Top 5 City Building Games in Europe: Q4 2020 Performance Review
A Sensor Tower analysis reveals the performance of the leading city building games in Europe for Q4 2020, showcasing trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, city-building games continued to entertain and engage users across Europe. Based on data from Sensor Tower, let's delve into the performance of the top five games in this genre.
SimCity BuildIt, published by Electronic Arts, showed consistent revenue throughout Q4, peaking at nearly $350K in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The game's downloads surged to over 100K in the first week of December, while weekly active users reached a high of 1.19M in the same period.
The Simpsons™: Tapped Out, another title from Electronic Arts, experienced a significant revenue spike to over $500K in mid-November. Downloads for the game hovered around the 40K mark for most of the quarter, and active users saw a slight uptick to 855K around the holiday season.
Social Quantum's Megapolis: City Building Sim observed steady revenue, with a notable increase to over $60K at the year's end. The game's downloads showed a decline from 56K in early October to 40K in December, but weekly active users slightly increased to 142K in the last week of 2020.
The Tribez: Build a Village from Game Insight witnessed revenue fluctuations, ending the year on a high note at just over $50K. The game's download numbers varied, with a significant jump to 26K in early November. Active users dipped to a low of 47K in the week of Christmas.
Lastly, Eastside Games' Trailer Park Boys Greasy Money showed a consistent revenue increase throughout the quarter, concluding with over $50K in the last week of December. Downloads saw a peak of over 10K in the last week of November, and active users rose to 28K by the end of the year.
For more insights and detailed data on the performance of city-building games and other mobile applications, Sensor Tower provides comprehensive analysis and reporting tools.