Top 5 Sandbox-like Games on Android in South Africa: Q2 2022

In Q2 2022, the top 5 sandbox-like games on the Android platform in South Africa demonstrated varied performance in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a detailed look at how each game fared.

Roblox by Roblox Corporation saw a mixed trend in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $36K in late March and experiencing a dip to around $16.9K by mid-May. However, it rebounded strongly, peaking at $41.5K in the final week of June. Weekly downloads fluctuated, beginning at 13K and dipping to a low of 8.9K in mid-May, before rising again to 12.7K by the end of the quarter. Active users showed resilience, starting at 290K and gradually increasing to over 317K by the end of June.

Mini Block Craft from Build Block Studio displayed consistent weekly download numbers, ranging from 8.2K to 11.5K throughout the quarter. Active users mirrored this stability, starting at 39.9K in late March and ending at 44.2K by the close of June.

Craftsman: Building Craft by StarGame12 exhibited a significant variance in weekly downloads. The numbers dropped from 10K in late March to a low of 2.6K by late April, before climbing back up to 9.3K by the end of June. Active users showed a similar pattern, starting at 45.6K and dipping to 35.3K in late May, but then increasing to 50.7K by the end of the quarter.

Minicraft 2020 from Daigo Game 2020 Inc saw a steady range in weekly downloads, starting at 9.6K and experiencing a slight decrease to around 5.3K in early May, before rising to 9.6K by the end of June. Active users followed a similar trend, beginning at 48.6K and ending at 47.3K.

PK XD: Fun, friends & games by Afterverse Games faced a notable decline in weekly downloads, starting at 27.2K in late March and dropping to approximately 2.3K by early June, with a slight recovery to 2.6K by the end of the month. Revenue also saw a decrease, beginning at $865 and falling to around $276 in mid-May, before slightly recovering to $440 by the end of June. Active users also declined from 114.6K in late March to 35.6K by the end of June.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower, where more detailed analytics and trends can be explored.