European City Building Games Q1 2021 Performance Review

In the first quarter of 2021, city building games continued to engage players across Europe. Sensor Tower provides a closer look at the performance of the top 5 applications in this genre.

SimCity BuildIt by Electronic Arts showed a downward trend in downloads from 100 thousand in late December to around 60 thousand by the end of March. Revenue peaked at 300 thousand in the last week of January but saw a decline to 200 thousand by the end of March. Weekly active users dipped from 1.1 million in late December to under 1 million by the end of the quarter.

For The Simpsons™: Tapped Out, also by Electronic Arts, revenue saw a peak of 160 thousand in early January and a low of 90 thousand at the end of March. Downloads remained relatively stable, hovering around 40 thousand throughout the quarter, and weekly active users decreased slightly from 800 thousand to 770 thousand.

Game Insight's The Tribez: Build a Village had a revenue increase from 50 thousand to 80 thousand in March, while downloads saw a significant rise from 5 thousand to over 30 thousand. Weekly active users reflected this growth, increasing from 48 thousand to 80 thousand.

Megapolis: City Building Sim by Social Quantum experienced a steady revenue around 40 thousand to 50 thousand. Downloads showed a declining pattern from 50 thousand to 30 thousand, and weekly active users decreased from 140 thousand to 120 thousand.

Lastly, Global City: Building Games by MY.GAMES B.V. saw a revenue increase from 30 thousand in late December to a peak of 56 thousand in early February, followed by a slight decrease. Downloads had a peak of 65 thousand in mid-February but fell to 30 thousand by the end of March. Weekly active users had a high of 90 thousand but dropped to 70 thousand.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower. The performance of these city building games reflects a dynamic market with varying player engagement and monetization trends across the European region.