AI Insights · Timothy · April 2021
Q1 2021 Performance of Top Shoot'em Up Games on iOS in the UK
An overview of the top Shoot'em Up games on the iOS platform in the UK for Q1 2021, highlighting download and user engagement trends. Insights showcase data from Sensor Tower.
As we delve into the first quarter of 2021, the Shoot'em Up gaming category on the iOS platform in the United Kingdom has seen varied performances across the board. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into the trends of downloads and weekly active users for the top contenders in this genre.
Galaxy Attack: Alien Shooter from ABIGAMES PTE. LTD, which has been captivating players since 2016, observed a steady increase in downloads over the quarter, with figures rising from 7.5K to 10.4K. Weekly active users also saw a growth trend, kicking off the year with around 60K users and reaching over 66K by the end of March.
Zynga Inc.'s Gun Gang, despite a peak in downloads at 7.7K in early February, experienced a gradual decline to 2.7K by the quarter's end. However, weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around the mid-20K range throughout the quarter.
The newcomer Z Escape: Zombie Crowd Shooter by HOMA GAMES launched in mid-March and made an immediate impact. It saw downloads soar from 5K to 31K in just two weeks, and its weekly active users shot up from 4.9K to a significant 57K in the same period.
Voodoo's Bullet Rush! witnessed a fluctuating download count, with a notable spike to 12K downloads in early February before descending to a mere 245 by the end of March. The trend in weekly active users mirrored this pattern, with a peak at 28K and a decline to 4K by quarter's end.
Lastly, Archero by HABBY, a game that has been part of the iOS gaming landscape since 2019, showed a slight decrease in downloads from 4.6K to 2.4K over the quarter. Weekly active users experienced a downward trend, starting at 40K and reducing to 33.7K by the close of Q1.
The data from Sensor Tower provides valuable insights into the performance trends of these top Shoot'em Up games, offering a clear picture of user engagement and popularity within the UK's iOS market. For more detailed analytics and insights, Sensor Tower remains a go-to resource.
