Top 5 Idler Games Surge in Q4 2020 in the US

In the last quarter of 2020, the idler games category saw a remarkable performance on the unified platform in the United States. With data sourced from Sensor Tower, we observed trends in downloads, revenue, and weekly active users for the top five idler games.

Auxbrain, Inc.'s Egg, Inc. showed a strong upward trend in revenue, ending the quarter with a high of nearly $286K. Downloads followed a similar trajectory, peaking at over 200K in late October. Weekly active users for Egg, Inc. also grew significantly, reaching upwards of 1.3M by the year's end.

MADBOX's Idle Ants - Simulator Game had a more variable quarter. While the game started with no revenue, it quickly ramped up to over $42K by late October before tapering off to around $10K by the end of December. Downloads saw a sharp increase in early October, with over 300K downloads, and then gradually decreased throughout the quarter. Weekly active users peaked at over 450K in late October and then followed a downward trend.

AI Games FZ saw moderate revenue for their game Tower Craft 3D - Idle Building, with a steady increase over the quarter, ending with just over $3K. The game's downloads saw a peak in late October at over 145K. Weekly active users showed a peak of over 265K in early November, followed by a decline.

Metamoki Inc.'s Weed Inc: Idle Tycoon saw its revenue fluctuate throughout the quarter, ending on a high note with over $91K in the last week of December. Downloads remained relatively steady with a peak of over 78K in early November. As for weekly active users, the game sustained its numbers, ending the quarter with over 209K.

Lastly, Idle Lumberjack 2 from Playphoria, despite showing no revenue for a significant portion of the quarter, managed to end with a slight increase, crossing $250 in the last week of December. Downloads showed a peak in early October at over 75K. The game's weekly active users reached a high of over 200K in early October before declining to around 141K by the end of December.

For more insights into the performance of these and other mobile applications, Sensor Tower's comprehensive data provides a detailed look into the ever-evolving mobile app landscape.