Top 5 Sandbox-like Games in New Zealand for Q3 2021

In the third quarter of 2021, sandbox-like games continued to captivate the New Zealand audience, with notable performances from Roblox, Minecraft, IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat, PK XD: Fun, friends & games, and Terraria. The data, sourced from Sensor Tower, reveals intriguing trends in weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Roblox experienced a varied performance throughout Q3. Weekly revenue showed a significant rise, peaking at approximately $97K in the week of August 23, while remaining strong through the end of September. Downloads also saw fluctuations, culminating in 8.8K in the final week of September. The game maintained a robust user base, with weekly active users ranging between 270K and 302K.

Minecraft displayed consistent weekly revenue, peaking at around $25.9K in late August. Downloads were steady, reaching up to 918 in early September. The weekly active users for Minecraft remained stable, hovering between 76K and 81K throughout the quarter.

IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat saw a gradual increase in weekly revenue, peaking at about $3.8K in mid-September. Downloads peaked at 637 in mid-August before stabilizing. The app maintained a consistent active user base, with numbers around the 2.4K mark.

PK XD: Fun, friends & games showed an upward trend in both revenue and downloads. Weekly revenue peaked at approximately $1.3K in early September. Downloads saw significant growth, reaching 2.2K by mid-September. The game also experienced a steady increase in active users, peaking at about 9.8K in mid-September.

Terraria had a modest performance with weekly revenue peaking at around $592 in mid-July. Downloads reached a high of 102 in early September, while weekly active users saw a peak of 169 in the same period.

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