Crime Games on the Rise: A Look at Australia's Android Market in Q1 2021

The first quarter of 2021 has seen interesting activity in the crime games category on the Android platform in Australia. Sensor Tower's data offers us a glimpse into the performance of the top five games in this genre. Below, we'll dive into the numbers, examining trends in downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Mafia City, published by Phantix Games, showed a decreasing trend in downloads from 3.5K in the last week of December 2020 to 1.2K in the last week of March 2021. Revenue fluctuated but ended the quarter slightly higher than it started, moving from around $28K to over $30K. Weekly active users dropped from 16.5K to 10.4K over the quarter.

The Grand Mafia, another title from Phantix Games, experienced a more stable performance in revenue, growing from $20K to $33K by the end of March. Downloads saw a peak of 6K in late December, but decreased to around 2.8K by the end of March. Weekly active users declined from 13.3K to 10K.

June's Journey: Hidden Objects by Wooga had a consistent revenue stream, starting at $19K and ending the quarter at $20K. Downloads peaked in early February at around 2.7K, then decreased to under 1K. The game's weekly active users saw a high of 30.9K in early February before dropping to just over 25K.

Manor Matters, published by Playrix, showed increased revenue from $4.8K to $9.7K. Downloads spiked in early February at around 7K, then stabilized to just over 1K by the end of March. Weekly active users saw a similar spike in February at 26.5K but decreased to 16.4K.

Finally, Idle Mafia - Tycoon Manager from Century Games PTE. LTD. had modest revenue growth from $2.3K to $3.4K. Downloads reached a high of 609 in late January and ended the quarter at 389. Weekly active users peaked at 3.7K in late January and concluded the quarter at 3.2K.

For more insights and detailed game analytics, Sensor Tower's platform offers an extensive look at the mobile app market.