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Top 5 City Building Games in France Q1 2021: A Sensor Tower Data Analysis

A Sensor Tower analysis reveals the performance trends for the top 5 city building games in France for Q1 2021, focusing on downloads and active users.

Top 5 City Building Games in France Q1 2021: A Sensor Tower Data Analysis

As the new year rolled in, the city building game genre continued to captivate mobile gamers in France. Sensor Tower provides a snapshot of how the top 5 city building games performed in the first quarter of 2021.

City Takeover by Voodoo showed a dramatic increase in downloads, spiking from 532K in early February to over 60K by the end of the month. Weekly active users followed suit, starting at 416K and peaking at over 104K in the last week of March. Revenue for the game was negligible in the early weeks but saw an uptick towards the end of the quarter, reaching 141 USD in the last week of March.

SimCity BuildIt, published by Electronic Arts, displayed consistent revenue throughout the quarter, with a high of 41K USD in early February and stabilizing around 36K USD towards the end of March. Downloads for the game showed a slight decline from 14K in late December to approximately 6K by the end of March. Weekly active users remained robust, hovering around 120K to 130K during the quarter.

Another title from Electronic Arts, The Simpsons™: Tapped Out, saw its revenue fluctuate, with a notable peak at 24K USD in early January and then a gradual decrease to just under 11K USD by the end of March. The game's downloads remained fairly steady, around 6K to 8K per week, while active users were consistently strong, with numbers ranging between 157K and 168K throughout the quarter.

Global City: Building Games by MY.GAMES B.V. experienced a revenue peak of 4K USD in early February, which then leveled to about 3K USD by March's end. Weekly downloads saw a peak of over 4K in late February, followed by a slight decrease. Active users reached their zenith mid-February at over 6K, before settling closer to 5K towards the quarter's close.

Social Quantum's Megapolis: City Building Sim maintained a steady stream of revenue, peaking at 6K USD in early February and ending the quarter around 5K USD. Downloads saw a high of over 5K in early February but then showed a downward trend, finishing the quarter at around 2.5K. Active users showed a similar pattern, with a high of over 10K in early March before decreasing slightly to 8K by the end of the quarter.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: April 2021