The Flight of Dragon Games in the US Market: Q4 2020 Insights

As the year 2020 drew to a close, dragon-themed mobile games continued to captivate audiences across the United States. Data from Sensor Tower provides a glimpse into the performance of the top five dragon games on the unified platform, which includes both iOS and Android. Here's a snapshot of how they fared in the last quarter.

Merge Dragons!, published by Gram Games, showed strong revenue throughout Q4, peaking at around $2.4M in the final week. Downloads hovered between 32K and 57K weekly, with weekly active users (WAU) starting at 875K and dipping to 741K by year's end.

Frost & Flame: King of Avalon by FunPlus International AG also exhibited solid revenue performance, with a notable increase to over $2M in the last two weeks of December. Downloads fluctuated between 21K and 30K, while WAUs showed a slight decrease from 197K to 190K in the same period.

Dragon City - Breed & Battle! from Socialpoint saw revenues ranging from $322K to $599K. The game's downloads were impressive, with a peak of 90K in late November. WAUs began at 1.8M but saw a decrease, ending the quarter at around 1.3M.

Pocket Gems, Inc.'s War Dragons experienced revenues between $230K and $403K. Downloads for the game were more modest, with a peak of around 10K in early November, and WAUs were relatively stable, hovering around the 40K to 50K range.

Lastly, Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s Dragalia Lost saw a varied revenue trend but ended the quarter on a high note with $118K in the last week. The game's downloads saw a decline from 7.5K to 1.9K, while WAUs showed a slight uptick from 72K to 59K toward the quarter's end.

For more detailed insights and data on the performance of these dragon-themed games and others, Sensor Tower's platform offers an in-depth look into the mobile app market's trends and trajectories.