Top 5 City Building Games on Android in New Zealand: Q4 2022 Performance

The fourth quarter of 2022 saw interesting trends in the performance of the top 5 city building games on the Android platform in New Zealand. Here’s a closer look at how each app fared in terms of weekly downloads, revenue, and active users, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Transport Tycoon Empire: City from Alda Games saw a fluctuating trend in weekly revenue, which peaked at around $113 in mid-October and ended the quarter at approximately $99. Weekly downloads for the game started at 223 in late September and gradually declined, settling at 108 by the last week of December. Active users showed a slight downward trend, starting at 416 and ending the quarter at 269.

SimCity BuildIt by ELECTRONIC ARTS experienced a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at $1.16K in the final week of December. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, starting at 138 and closing the quarter at 133. The game maintained a consistent number of active users, fluctuating between 1.6K and 1.9K throughout the quarter.

The Simpsons™: Tapped Out, also by ELECTRONIC ARTS, saw a significant spike in weekly revenue, peaking at $2.63K in late November. Weekly downloads were consistent, starting at 99 and ending at 146. The number of active users remained steady, with a slight increase from 499 to 519 over the quarter.

City Takeover by VOODOO showed an upward trend in weekly revenue, reaching $22 in mid-December before slightly declining to $13 by the end of the month. Weekly downloads peaked at 562 in late November but dropped sharply to just 4 by the last week of December. Active users saw a peak at 609 in early December and declined to 279 by the end of the year.

MONOPOLY Tycoon from Nvizzio Creations, Inc. had a fluctuating revenue trend, peaking at $49 in late October and ending the quarter at about $33. Weekly downloads started at 209 and saw a low of 68 before recovering to 94 in the final week of December. Active users showed a gentle decline from 180 to 93 over the quarter.

These insights provide a snapshot of the city building game market in New Zealand for Q4 2022. For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.