Top 5 Sandbox Games on Android in South Africa Q1 2023

During the first quarter of 2023, the top 5 sandbox games on the Android platform in South Africa showcased varied performance metrics. Here’s a closer look at their weekly downloads, revenue, and active user trends.

Roblox from Roblox Corporation saw a notable variation in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $85K in late December 2022 and declining to around $32K by mid-March. However, revenue rebounded towards the end of March, peaking at about $57K. Weekly downloads fluctuated, beginning at 15.8K and dipping to 10K in late February, before climbing back to 15K by the end of March. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 380K to 400K throughout the quarter.

Minecraft by Mojang experienced a downward trend in weekly revenue, starting at $7.9K and dropping to around $2.7K by mid-March. Downloads also declined, from 1.5K in late December to just over 100 in mid-March. Active users showed a slight decrease, from approximately 43K at the beginning of the quarter to around 40K by the end.

Blockman Go from Blockman GO studio had a steady but low weekly revenue, ranging between $200 and $600. Downloads started at 1.4K in late December and dropped to around 700 by mid-March, showing a slight recovery towards the end of the quarter. Active users also saw a decline, from about 10K at the start of the quarter to around 7.5K by the end.

Terraria by 505 Games Srl had minimal weekly revenue, fluctuating between $70 and $150. Downloads were modest, decreasing from 381 in late December to just 35 by the end of March. Active users saw a significant drop, from 674 at the beginning of the quarter to 146 by the end.

Growtopia from Ubisoft Entertainment had variable weekly revenue, peaking at $147 in mid-February before dropping to $16 by the end of March. Unfortunately, no download data was available for this game.

These insights are derived from Sensor Tower data, and more detailed analytics can be found on their platform.