Sandbox Gaming in France: A Q1 2021 Overview from Sensor Tower

The first quarter of 2021 has seen notable trends in the sandbox gaming category in France. Sensor Tower's data provides a glimpse into the performance of the top sandbox games on the unified iOS and Android platform. Let's delve into the numbers for these leading apps.

Roblox

Published by Roblox Corporation, Roblox showed a decrease in downloads from 73K in the last week of December 2020 to 41K by the end of March 2021. Despite this downward trend in downloads, weekly active users increased from 1.64M to nearly 2M in the same period, reflecting a strong user engagement.

The Sims™ FreePlay

Electronic Arts' The Sims™ FreePlay exhibited fluctuating revenues, peaking at 33K USD in the first week of February, but overall maintained a fairly stable revenue trend. The game's downloads saw an uptick from 12K to nearly 13K, while active users showed a slight increase from 55K to 56K by the quarter's end.

Minecraft

Minecraft, from Mojang, displayed a mixed revenue trend, starting at 38K USD and ending the quarter at 25K USD. Downloads rose from 19K to 18K, and the game experienced a healthy growth in weekly active users, increasing from 344K to 420K.

Avakin Life: 3D Avatar Creator

Lockwood Publishing's Avakin Life: 3D Avatar Creator showed a revenue peak in mid-February at 22K USD before settling at 17K USD by March end. Downloads decreased slightly from 9K to 6K, and active users remained stable, hovering around 48K throughout the quarter.

IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat

IMVU saw its revenue peak at 17K USD in early February, followed by a decline to 12K USD. Downloads witnessed a significant drop from 23K to 4K, while weekly active users decreased from 123K to 94K.

For more detailed insights and data on app performance, visit Sensor Tower.