Top 5 Sandbox-like Games in Africa Q4 2021: Unified Platform Performance

In the fourth quarter of 2021, the sandbox-like games category saw notable trends in Africa, combining data from both iOS and Android platforms. Here’s a detailed look at the performance of the top 5 games: Roblox, Craftsman: Building Craft, ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live, Mini Block Craft, and Town Building Life Simulator.

Roblox saw a varied trend in weekly revenue, with a peak at approximately $109K in early October, and another significant increase to around $107K in the final week of December. Weekly downloads for the game fluctuated, peaking at about 108K in early October and ending the year with around 85K downloads. Active users showed a slight decline, starting at 2.36M in late September and closing at roughly 2.28M by the end of December.

Craftsman: Building Craft experienced a steady increase in weekly downloads, starting at 55K in late September and reaching a peak of approximately 80K in the last week of December. Active users saw a similar upward trend, growing from 288K in late September to about 351K by the end of December.

ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live presented a consistent performance in weekly revenue, with a notable high of around $672 in the last week of December. Downloads surged significantly mid-quarter, peaking at approximately 82K in late November. Active users also saw a substantial increase, moving from 63K in late September to a peak of 214K in early December before stabilizing around 193K by the end of December.

Mini Block Craft maintained a growing trend in weekly downloads, starting at 19K in late September and peaking at about 47K in early December. Active users followed a similar pattern, starting at 82K in late September and reaching approximately 157K by the end of December.

Town Building Life Simulator had a modest revenue stream, with a peak of $17 in late November. Downloads varied with a high of around 41K in early December. Active users showed fluctuations, starting at 97K in late September, peaking at 88K in early December, and ending the year at approximately 76K.

These insights into the performance of the top sandbox-like games in Africa for Q4 2021 come from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower’s platform.