Top 5 City Building Games on Android in UAE Q3 2023

The third quarter of 2023 saw varied performance among the top city building games on the Android platform in the United Arab Emirates. Here’s a closer look at the trends for Land of Empires: Immortal, SimCity BuildIt, Trading Legend, Merge County, and Sakura Street: Tycoon.

Land of Empires: Immortal

Throughout Q3 2023, this game saw fluctuations in its weekly revenue, starting at around $3K at the end of June and experiencing a significant drop to $0.8K by mid-July. Revenue then picked up again, peaking at approximately $2.3K at the end of July and maintaining varied levels, finishing the quarter with $2.1K in the last week of September. Downloads were minimal, with only 3 downloads in the first week and a slight increase to 9 downloads in the final week of September.

SimCity BuildIt

This classic from ELECTRONIC ARTS showed a mixed trend in weekly revenue, beginning with $154 and experiencing peaks such as $1.1K in the week of August 21. The game concluded the quarter with a revenue of $191. Weekly downloads were relatively stable, with a noticeable spike to 865 downloads in the first week of August. Active users increased from 2.2K at the end of June to a peak of 4.5K by mid-August, before declining to 2.3K by the end of September.

Trading Legend

This game had a stable but declining trend in active users, starting at 205 and gradually decreasing to 142 by the end of September. Revenue also saw a downward trend, starting at $231 and dropping to negligible amounts by the end of the quarter.

Merge County

Merge County experienced a low but steady revenue stream, beginning at $151 and fluctuating slightly to end the quarter at $111. Downloads were virtually non-existent except for a small uptick to 26 downloads in late August. Active users hovered around 30 throughout the quarter, with a slight increase to 38 in the last week of August.

Sakura Street: Tycoon

This newer entry showed a promising start in weekly revenue, peaking at $356 in the first week of September before stabilizing around $114 by the end of the quarter. Downloads were highest at the end of August with 255, but then dropped sharply.

The data presented here is sourced from Sensor Tower, where more detailed insights can be found.