Q4 2023 Insights: Shoot'em Up Games on iOS in France

As the year 2023 came to a close, the Shoot'em Up gaming category on iOS in France presented an interesting landscape of user engagement and financial performance. Data from Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into how the top contenders fared during this period.

HABBY's Survivor!.io, released in late 2020, showed a revenue trend with a notable increase towards the end of the quarter, jumping from $12K in the week of October 23 to nearly $19K in the last week of December. Downloads peaked mid-quarter at over 7K but dipped to around 3K in early December, before rebounding to over 5K. Weekly active users fluctuated, reaching a high of over 47K at the end of October and closing the quarter at over 56K.

Another HABBY creation, Archero, which hit the market in mid-2019, also experienced revenue growth in the final week of December, amounting to over $17K. Downloads saw a sharp rise in the last two weeks of December, from under 1K to over 3.5K. The game's weekly active users showed a steady increase from around 10K at the start of the quarter to over 11K by the end.

1945 - Airplane shooting game by ONESOFT GLOBAL PTE. LTD., with a release date in mid-2019, ended the quarter with a revenue spike, reaching nearly $7K. The game's download numbers showed some volatility, ending at over 2K after a dip in November. Weekly active users saw a slight upward trend, finishing at over 16K.

Swift Games UG's Heroes vs. Hordes: Survivor, a newer entrant from late 2022, presented a mixed revenue trend but ended the quarter with over $5K. Downloads saw highs and lows, with peaks surpassing 1.5K at certain points. Weekly active users showed growth, peaking at over 5K in late November.

Lastly, Zombie Waves-shooting game by FUN FORMULA PTE. LTD., another recent release from late 2022, had its revenue fluctuating but concluded the quarter with over $4K. The game's downloads reached their peak in December at over 1.3K. Weekly active users remained relatively stable, ending the quarter with over 4K.

For more detailed insights and analysis, Sensor Tower's platform offers extensive data on app performance and trends.