U.S. Platformer Games Show Varied Performance in Q1 2021

The first quarter of 2021 has been an interesting period for platformer games in the United States. Utilizing data from Sensor Tower, we've observed the performance of the top 5 platformer games on the unified platform, which includes both iOS and Android. Here's a glimpse into how these games fared in terms of downloads, revenue, and weekly active users.

Subway Surfers by Sybo Games ApS maintained its popularity with downloads peaking at 401K in mid-February before settling to 271.5K by the end of March. Revenue showed a rising trend in the latter weeks, reaching $118K. Weekly active users saw a significant increase, starting at 7.39M and climbing to a high of 9.12M.

CookieRun: OvenBreak from Devsisters saw a fluctuating download count, peaking at 20.8K in mid-February but dipping to 8.8K by the end of March. Revenue also had its highs and lows, with the highest at $103.7K in late March. Active users reached a peak of 116K in late March.

For Fun Run 3 - Multiplayer Games by Dirtybit AS, the downloads hovered around the 30K mark, showing a steady interest. Revenue trends were modest, with the highest at $58.5K in early February. Weekly active users maintained a steady range between 106K to 122K.

Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s Super Mario Run experienced a gradual decline in downloads over the quarter, from 111K to 72K. Revenue saw a decrease, ending at $30.5K in the final week of March. Active users showed a downward trend, starting at 555K and dropping to 462K.

Lastly, the newly released SpongeBob SquarePants game by HandyGames had a modest introduction with downloads starting at 4K and decreasing to 2.1K. Revenue peaked at $55.8K in the last week of January but saw a decline towards the end of the quarter. Active user data was not provided for this title.

For more detailed insights and data, Sensor Tower offers a comprehensive analysis of app performance metrics.