Top 5 Puzzle Games Performance in South Africa, Q3 2023

In Q3 2023, the top 5 puzzle games on the unified platform in South Africa displayed interesting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users. Here’s a closer look at their performance:

June’s Journey: Hidden Objects, published by wooga, saw its weekly revenue fluctuate throughout the quarter. It began with about $10.4K in the last week of June, dipped to around $6.4K in early July, and peaked at approximately $11.3K in late August. Weekly downloads started at 1.4K, experienced a notable spike to 3.5K in mid-August, and settled around 788 by the end of September. Active users followed a similar pattern, starting at 8.6K, reaching a high of 11.6K in mid-August, and ending the quarter at 7.3K.

Angry Birds 2 from Rovio Entertainment Oyj showed a relatively stable revenue trend, starting at $2.4K and peaking at approximately $3.2K at the end of August. Weekly downloads varied, starting at 3.8K, dipping to 1.7K in late August, and bouncing back to 2.9K by the end of September. Active users saw a gradual decline from 22.4K to around 17.4K over the quarter.

Manor Matters, published by Playrix, had a more varied revenue performance. It started with $1.6K in late June, reached $2.3K in early September, and ended the quarter with $1.9K. Downloads began at 1.6K, peaked at 1.1K in early August, and dropped to 318 by the end of September. Active users showed a downward trend from 14.1K to 10.3K throughout the quarter.

Wordscapes by PeopleFun, Inc. demonstrated a consistent increase in revenue, starting at $1K and peaking at around $1.8K in mid-September. Downloads started at 14.9K, fluctuated throughout the quarter, and ended at 7.5K. Active users followed a similar trend, starting at 89.6K and gradually decreasing to 73.7K by the end of September.

Bubble Witch 3 Saga from King showed a steady revenue performance, starting at $1.1K and peaking at $1.2K in mid-September. Downloads remained relatively stable, starting at 1K and ending at 880. Active users saw a slight decline from 10.6K to 9.1K over the quarter.

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