Top 5 Sandbox-like Games on Android in the US: Q3 2022

The third quarter of 2022 saw notable trends in the performance of the top 5 sandbox-like games on the Android platform in the United States. Here's a breakdown of their weekly downloads, revenue, and active users.

Roblox from Roblox Corporation experienced a fluctuating pattern in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $2.4M in early August before dipping to around $1.8M by mid-September. Weekly downloads showed a steady decline from 236K at the start of the quarter to 140K by the end of September. However, weekly active users displayed a general upward trend, starting at 12.7M and reaching 14.1M by the end of the quarter.

School Party Craft had a remarkable increase in weekly downloads, surging from 2.8K at the end of June to 120.9K in early September, before stabilizing at around 64.2K by the end of the quarter. Similarly, weekly active users saw a significant rise, starting at 6.3K and peaking at 216.3K in mid-September, before slightly dropping to 191.5K by the end of the quarter.

Minecraft from Mojang maintained relatively stable weekly revenue, averaging around $200K, with slight fluctuations and a dip to $160K in mid-September. Weekly downloads decreased from 49.5K at the end of June to 20.3K by the end of September. The game’s weekly active users also saw a decline from 2.2M at the start of the quarter to 1.55M by the end of September.

Craft School: Monster Class by AppVillage Global, despite being a newer entry, showed a significant drop in weekly downloads from 173K in mid-July to 11.8K by the end of September. Weekly active users followed a similar trend, starting at 168K and declining to 57.4K by the end of the quarter.

Craft Robo Clever Rainbow by Block Box Global saw its weekly downloads peak at 100.7K in early August before falling to 24.2K by the end of September. Weekly active users increased rapidly from 73 at the end of June to 193.9K in early September, stabilizing around 155.8K by the end of the quarter.

The data for these games comes from Sensor Tower, and more detailed insights can be found on their platform. These trends provide an interesting look at how sandbox-like games are performing in the competitive mobile gaming market in the US.