Q1 2021 Performance of Top Pirate Games on Android in the US

In the first quarter of 2021, pirate-themed mobile games continued to entertain a significant number of players on Android in the United States. Sensor Tower's data gives us a glimpse into how these swashbuckling adventures performed in terms of downloads, revenue, and user engagement.

Pirates of the Caribbean: ToW, published by JOYCITY Corp., showed a starting revenue of around $118K in the last week of December, which saw fluctuations and peaked at roughly $191K in mid-March. Downloads began at around 34K and declined to just over 1.7K by the end of March. The weekly active users started at approximately 21K and decreased to about 6K in the same period.

Playtika's Pirate Kings™️ saw its revenue begin at nearly $99K and experienced a rise to around $117K in the first week of January, followed by fluctuations that stabilized at about $94K by the end of March. The game's downloads started at 6.7K, with a mid-quarter dip before slightly recovering to 3.9K. Weekly active users ranged from 21K at the start of the quarter, dipping as low as 17K, and closing the quarter at just over 18K.

Helio Games' Mutiny: Pirate Survival RPG showed modest revenue figures beginning at $6.2K and ending the quarter around $3.8K. Downloads for the game started at 2.6K and gently decreased to 1.3K, while weekly active users began at approximately 6.1K and slightly declined to 3.2K.

Age of Sail: Navy & Pirates, from Special Gamez, had revenues starting at about $2.5K, with a notable increase to $6.3K in late March. The game had no downloads recorded until early February, then showed a minor spike to a few hundred before download data was again not available. Active users started at around 4K and saw a slight decline to 3.6K by the end of the quarter.

Lastly, Fabled Game's Pirates Outlaws witnessed its revenue begin at $2K, dipping to under $1K, and rising back to $1.7K by March's end. Downloads kicked off at 973, peaked at around 2.5K in the first week of January, and then settled at 852. Weekly active users' data was not available for this title.

For more in-depth insights into the performance of these and other mobile applications, Sensor Tower's platform remains an invaluable resource for industry analysis and competitive benchmarking.