A Chilling Start to 2021: Australia's Top Android Horror Games by the Numbers

As the first quarter of 2021 has wrapped up, we've seen some interesting trends in the horror games category on the Android platform in Australia. Sensor Tower provides detailed insights into the performance of these eerie entertainers. Here's a look at how the top five horror games have performed during this period.

Starting with Granny, a spine-chilling favorite from DVloper, the game saw downloads beginning at approximately 1.9K in the last week of December and slowly decreasing to around 1.5K by the end of March. The weekly active users also showed a downward trend, starting at roughly 7K and tapering to about 5.5K in the same timeframe.

Z & K Games' Scary Teacher 3D managed to generate some revenue, starting the quarter with $108 and peaking at $160 in mid-March, before dropping to $62 at the end of March. Downloads for the game experienced a gradual decline from around 1.6K to just over 1.1K, while active users hovered around the 11K mark, ending at approximately 10.9K.

The relatively new contender, Death Park 2: Horror Clown from Euphoria Horror Games, showed fluctuating revenue, with a peak of $47 in mid-January and dropping to $7 by the end of March. The game's downloads spiked at around 2.4K in late January but fell to just under 500 in early March, with a slight recovery to 462 by the quarter's close. Active users mirrored this pattern, peaking at close to 2.9K and falling to roughly 720.

Granny: Chapter Two, another unsettling offering from DVloper, showed a similar downloads trend to its predecessor, starting at about 1.5K and decreasing to 927 by March end. Weekly active users declined from around 9.2K to 6.7K through the quarter.

Lastly, tinyBuild's Hello Neighbor saw revenue that started at $64, dipped to $3, and surged to $190 by the end of March. Downloads began at approximately 1.2K and had a significant increase to around 2K in the last week of March. Weekly active users showed an upward trend from 6.4K to 8.8K in the same period.

In conclusion, while the horror games category in Australia experienced varying levels of engagement, it's clear that the thrill of a good scare remains a consistent draw for mobile gamers. For more in-depth insights and data, Sensor Tower's full suite of analytics tools is available for those looking to dive deeper into the app market's trends and performances.