Top 5 Gacha Games in South Africa for Q1 2024

The first quarter of 2024 saw significant activity in the gacha games market in South Africa. Let's delve into the performance of the top 5 titles: eFootball™ 2024, Age of Origins:Tower Defense, Last War:Survival, Whiteout Survival, and RAID: Shadow Legends.

eFootball™ 2024 from KONAMI saw its weekly revenue peak at approximately $31K in early March, with mid-quarter weeks also showing strong earnings between $14K and $15K. The game’s weekly downloads fluctuated, starting at around 4K in early January and reaching a high of 5.8K in mid-March. Weekly active users displayed a steady increase from 173K at the beginning of the quarter to around 186K by mid-March.

Age of Origins:Tower Defense by Hong Kong Ke Mo software Co., Limited, recorded a peak weekly revenue of about $14K in the last week of March. Weekly downloads for this title varied, with a notable increase to 3.6K in the final week of the quarter. Weekly active users peaked at 15.6K towards the end of March, showing a general upward trend from the start of the quarter.

Last War:Survival from FirstFun experienced an impressive growth in weekly revenue, culminating at $17.5K in the last week of March. Weekly downloads hit a high of 12.5K in mid-January but showed a declining trend towards the end of the quarter, reaching around 4.5K. Weekly active users started at 16.3K and peaked at 20.6K in late February before slightly dropping to 15.7K by the end of March.

Whiteout Survival by Century Games Pte. Ltd. saw its weekly revenue peak at about $11.5K in the last week of March. The downloads for this game showed a modest increase, peaking at 3.5K in the first week of January. Weekly active users also saw a gradual rise, starting at 8.5K and reaching around 6.8K by the end of the quarter.

RAID: Shadow Legends from Plarium Global Ltd had a peak weekly revenue of approximately $11.3K in the last week of March. Downloads fluctuated, with a high of 2.5K in early January and another spike to 1.7K in mid-March. Weekly active users for this game started at 6.5K in early January, peaking at 7.0K in the second week of January, and ending the quarter at around 5.5K.

This data, sourced from Sensor Tower, highlights the dynamic nature of the gacha games market in South Africa. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.