Top 5 First Person Games on Android in South Africa: Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 first-person games on the Android platform in South Africa exhibited diverse performance trends across weekly downloads, revenue, and active users. Below is a detailed look at how each game fared, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 8

Throughout Q1 2023, weekly revenue for this game showed fluctuations, peaking at around $59K in the last week of December and then experiencing a downward trend to about $19K in mid-March, before climbing back up to $40K by the end of March. Weekly downloads started at 4.9K in the last week of December and declined to around 2.8K by the end of January, before recovering to approximately 4.8K in the last week of March. Active user numbers remained relatively stable, hovering around 13K to 16K, with a noticeable increase to 17.2K in the last week of March.

Standoff 2

This game saw a significant spike in weekly revenue in early January, reaching around $26K, before dropping dramatically to less than $1K for the rest of the quarter. Downloads followed a similar pattern, peaking at 3.1K in the week of January 23 and then stabilizing around 400 to 600 downloads per week. Active users also showed a spike in late January, reaching 2.8K, but then stabilized around 1.2K by the end of March.

Fishing Clash: Sport Simulator

Weekly revenue for this game fluctuated, starting at about $5K in late December, peaking at $6.5K in late January, and ending the quarter at around $6.4K. Downloads showed an initial increase, peaking at 3.3K in early February before declining to around 900 by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, with numbers ranging from 20K to 26K throughout the quarter.

Minecraft

Minecraft's weekly revenue began at around $7.9K in late December, then experienced a steady decline to around $2.5K in mid-February, before slightly recovering to $4.8K by the end of March. Downloads showed a consistent decline from 1.5K in late December to about 140 by the end of March. Active users, however, remained robust, starting at 39.4K and showing a slight increase to 40.8K by the end of March.

Sniper 3D：Gun Shooting Games

This game had a relatively stable revenue stream, fluctuating between $1.5K and $2.3K throughout the quarter. Downloads were highest in late December at 13.3K and saw another peak in early March at 12.4K, before ending the quarter at around 9.3K. Active users started at 88.4K in late December, peaking at 96.6K in early January, and then stabilizing around 78.5K by the end of March.

These insights reveal the dynamic nature of the first-person gaming market on Android in South Africa. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.