Top 5 Sandbox-like Games on Android in South Africa - Q1 2024

In the first quarter of 2024, the top 5 sandbox-like games on the Android platform in South Africa showed varied performance metrics in terms of downloads, revenue, and active users. This analysis is based on data from Sensor Tower.

Roblox from Roblox Corporation experienced a decline in weekly revenue after the first week of January, starting at approximately $93K and dropping to around $33K by the end of the month. Mid-quarter, revenue remained stable between $31K and $34K, with a slight peak at $38K towards the end of March. Weekly downloads fluctuated, peaking at 21K in early January, dipping mid-quarter, and rising again to 21K by the end of March. Active users saw a high of 492K at the start of the quarter, with a dip mid-quarter, and a recovery to 475K by the last week of March.

Craft World - Master Block 3D from Master Craft Game 3D had no recorded revenue but showed a decline in weekly downloads from 16K in early January to a low of 6.4K in mid-February. However, downloads increased again, reaching 15.7K by the end of March. Active users followed a similar pattern, starting at 48.6K, dipping to 36.8K, and then rising to 50K by the end of the quarter.

School Party Craft from Candy Room Games & RabbitCo also had no recorded revenue. Its weekly downloads started at 14K in January, dropped to 7K mid-quarter, and rebounded to 14K by the end of March. Active users increased steadily from 75.7K at the beginning of the quarter to 95.7K by the end of March.

Block Crazy Robo World from Craft Trending Studio showed no revenue but had an interesting trend in downloads. Starting at 7.1K in early January, downloads peaked at 10.5K in mid-March before settling at 8.8K by the end of the quarter. Active users increased from 36.9K at the start to 45.2K by mid-March, with a slight drop to 43K by the end of March.

Block Craft 3D：Building Game from Wildlife Studios recorded minimal revenue, peaking at $87 in early January and fluctuating around $27 to $75 for the rest of the quarter. Downloads began at 14K, dropped to 4.4K in mid-February, and then rose to 13.1K by the end of March. Active users followed a similar trend, starting at 69.9K, dipping to 33.8K, and recovering to 56.7K by the end of March.

Data for this analysis was sourced from Sensor Tower. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.