Top 5 Sandbox-like Games in Netherlands Q1 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw interesting trends in the performance of the top sandbox-like games on a unified platform in the Netherlands. Here, we dive into the weekly downloads, revenue, and active users for the top 5 apps: Roblox, Minecraft, ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live, IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat, and Growtopia.

Roblox from Roblox Corporation experienced a notable decrease in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $200K at the end of December and gradually declining to about $109K by the end of March. Weekly downloads fluctuated, peaking at 26.5K in the last week of December and dropping to around 15.2K by the end of the quarter. The number of weekly active users remained relatively stable, hovering around the 878K mark.

Minecraft by Mojang showed a consistent decline in weekly revenue, beginning at approximately $18K and ending the quarter at around $11K. Downloads also saw a significant drop, starting at 3.7K and falling to just under 500 by the end of March. The game's weekly active users saw a gradual decrease from 135K to 116K over the same period.

ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live from NAVER Z Corporation displayed a relatively steady revenue stream, with weekly earnings ranging between $1.2K and $1.8K. Downloads for ZEPETO saw an upward trend, starting at 1K and reaching a peak of 2.2K in early March before settling at around 1.5K by the end of the quarter. Active users remained stable, fluctuating between 16.7K and 19K throughout the quarter.

IMVU: 3D Avatar Creator & Chat from IMVU showed a varied revenue pattern, peaking at approximately $1.6K mid-January and seeing another peak of $1.5K at the end of March. Downloads saw significant fluctuations, with a high of 3K in late February and a low of around 547 in mid-March. Active users showed an upward trend, starting at 14.8K and reaching around 16.3K by the end of March.

Growtopia from Ubisoft experienced a gradual decline in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $1.7K at the end of December and dropping to around $1K by the end of March. Downloads remained low throughout the quarter, peaking at just 74 in early January. The number of weekly active users showed a slight decline from 586 to 473 over the quarter.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower. For more detailed analytics and insights, visit Sensor Tower.