AI Insights · Timothy · January 2023
Top 5 Crime Games on Unified Platform in Germany Q4 2022
Explore the performance of the top crime games in Germany during Q4 2022, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
The fourth quarter of 2022 saw significant activity in the crime games category on a unified platform in Germany. Here's a detailed look at the performance of the top five crime games: City Defense - Police Games!, Thief Puzzle: to pass a level, Airport Security, Gangster Hero, and June's Journey: Hidden Objects.
City Defense - Police Games! from Homa started the quarter with 57.9K downloads, peaking at 57.4K in the week of October 3, and ending with 7.1K downloads in the last week of December. The game saw a steady decline in weekly revenue from $1.6K in mid-October to about $428 in the last week of December. Despite the drop in downloads, weekly active users remained relatively high, starting at 63.1K and peaking at 153.3K in late November before settling at 141.5K by the end of the quarter.
Thief Puzzle: to pass a level from TapNation showed consistent growth in downloads, starting at 13.6K and peaking at 27.6K in the last week of December. Revenue remained modest throughout the quarter, with a slight increase from $15 in early October to $41 by the end of December. The game’s active user base also grew steadily, from 46.9K to 76.3K over the same period.
Airport Security by Kwalee Ltd saw its downloads rise from 8.9K in late September to 30.3K in the last week of December. Revenue remained relatively low but showed a gradual increase from $14 at the start of the quarter to $50 by the end. The weekly active users for the game followed a similar trend, starting at 21.3K and rising to 48.5K by the end of December.
Gangster Hero from Zego Studio experienced a significant decline in downloads, starting at 46.1K and dropping to 1.4K by early December. Active users showed a decreasing trend as well, from 64.4K in late September to 38.9K by the end of December. This game did not generate any revenue during this period.
June's Journey: Hidden Objects by Wooga demonstrated strong performance in terms of revenue, starting the quarter at $319.5K and maintaining an average weekly revenue of around $200K, peaking at $301.6K in the week of November 21. Downloads remained relatively stable, starting at 11.6K and ending at 13.6K. The game also maintained a high level of active users, starting at 200.2K and ending at 197.3K.
The data comes from Sensor Tower, where more detailed insights can be found.
