Top 5 Casual Games in South Africa: Q1 2022 Performance

The first quarter of 2022 saw significant activity in the casual games segment in South Africa. The top 5 games, namely Candy Crush Saga, Subway Surfers, Fishdom, Word Riddles - Offline Word Ga, and Love Fantasy: Match & Stories, displayed diverse trends across weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at their performance.

Candy Crush Saga from King saw a gradual decline in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $213K and ending at around $172K. Weekly downloads peaked at 27K in early February, with the lowest point at 17K in late February. The game maintained a robust user base, with weekly active users fluctuating between 350K and 405K.

Subway Surfers by SYBO Games experienced a notable spike in revenue at the end of February, reaching $1.7K. Download numbers were relatively steady, peaking at 30K in early January and maintaining around 22K towards the end of the quarter. Weekly active users remained consistent, ranging between 196K and 238K.

Fishdom from Playrix recorded the highest revenue in early February at $63.7K. Downloads peaked at 17K during mid-March, while weekly active users showed an upward trend, increasing from 23K to 30K by the end of March.

Word Riddles - Offline Word Ga by Magic Word Games had stable revenue throughout Q1 2022. Downloads peaked at 18K in early January, and active users fluctuated between 24K and 33K, with a slight increase towards the end of the quarter.

Love Fantasy: Match & Stories from Long-WINd saw a peak in weekly revenue at $359 in late January. Downloads were highest in early January at 24K and maintained a steady range of around 10K to 12K for the remainder of the quarter. Active users ranged from 34K to 51K, showing a slight dip in February but recovering by the end of March.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and trends, visit Sensor Tower’s platform.