Top 5 Sandbox-like Games Performance in South Africa - Q1 2023

In the first quarter of 2023, the sandbox-like games category saw significant activity in South Africa across both iOS and Android platforms. The performance of the top five games, as reported by Sensor Tower, is summarized below.

Roblox from Roblox Corporation showed a notable trend in weekly revenue, which started at approximately $110K in late December and saw a gradual decline before rebounding to around $77K by the end of March. Weekly downloads fluctuated, peaking at nearly 19K in late December and again in mid-March. The game maintained a strong user base, with weekly active users hovering around 430K to 450K throughout the quarter.

School Party Craft by Candy Room Games & RabbitCo saw a varied performance in downloads, with a low of approximately 4.5K in early February to a high of about 16.9K in late December. Active users ranged from 38K to 57K, showing a slight increase towards the end of March.

Mini Block Craft from Build Block Studio had a more stable download pattern, with numbers ranging from about 3.9K to 13K. Active users saw a decline from around 51K at the start to 42K by the end of March, with some fluctuations in between.

Craftsman: Building Craft by StarGame12 experienced steady download numbers, starting at around 5.3K and rising to nearly 9K by the end of January, then fluctuating between 4.5K and 9.3K. Active users showed an upward trend, peaking at about 61K in early February before stabilizing around 58K by the end of March.

Block Crazy Robo World from Craft Trending Studio had varied weekly downloads, starting at 6.2K in late December and reaching 9.2K by the end of March. Active users increased from 24K to 28K over the same period, indicating growing engagement.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.