Top 5 Idle Games Soar in Q1 2021: A Sensor Tower US Market Analysis

The first quarter of 2021 has been an eventful period for idler games in the United States. With data provided by Sensor Tower, let's take a look at the performance of the top 5 idle games on the unified platform.

Egg, Inc. from Auxbrain, Inc. has seen its revenue fluctuate, peaking at nearly $300K in mid-January and late February before settling at around $219K by the end of March. Downloads for the game trended downwards from 190K at the end of December to roughly 162K by the end of March. Weekly active users showed an upward trend, starting at 1.3M and reaching nearly 1.8M in the final week of March.

Next, Bud Farm: Idle Tycoon Game by Canadian publisher LDRLY, showed a steady increase in revenue, surpassing $300K in the last week of March. The game's downloads peaked in late January with over 20K but decreased slightly to around 13K by the end of March. Weekly active users saw a gradual increase from around 57K to over 64K in the same period.

Trailer Park Boys Greasy Money, developed by Eastside Games, also from Canada, experienced revenue growth with a notable jump to $218K in the last week of March. Downloads showed a mixed trend, with an initial increase to 6.5K in late January, followed by a dip and a rise back to similar levels by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around the 28K mark throughout the quarter.

Kolibri Games GmbH's Idle Miner Tycoon: Money Games from Germany had its revenue peak at $162K in mid-March after a period of fluctuations. The game's downloads showed a declining trend from 41K at the end of December to around 37K by the end of March. The weekly active users saw a slight decrease from 849K to 733K over the quarter.

Lastly, Weed Inc: Idle Tycoon by Metamoki Inc. displayed revenue figures that rose to over $100K in mid-March. Download numbers for the game peaked at 81K in the first week of January but later settled to around 50K by the end of March. Active user count showed a slight decline, starting from 209K and ending the quarter at 184K.

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