Performance of Top 5 City Building Games in New Zealand, Q3 2024

In the third quarter of 2024, the city building game category in New Zealand saw varied performances among the top five apps, as reported by Sensor Tower. Here's a closer look at how each of these games fared during this period on the unified platform.

Puzzles & Chaos: Frozen Castle by BUILDING-BLOCKS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LIMITED experienced fluctuations in its weekly revenue, starting at approximately $2.7K and peaking at $3.6K in late August. The game maintained a steady increase in weekly downloads, reaching 165 by the end of August, while its weekly active users climbed from 387 to 404 by early September.

Isekai:Slow Life from Mars Era Limited saw a peak in weekly revenue in the first week of July with about $3.6K, followed by a dip and subsequent recovery, ending the quarter at around $2.9K. Weekly downloads remained relatively stable, with minor declines, and weekly active users hovered around the 3K mark throughout the quarter.

SimCity BuildIt by Electronic Arts showed a diverse trend in weekly revenue, starting at $1.3K, peaking at $2.3K in mid-August, and closing the quarter at $1.6K. Downloads were consistent, with a slight increase towards the end, reaching 287 in the last week. The app also maintained a stable base of active users, fluctuating between 2.4K and 2.9K.

The Simpsons™: Tapped Out, another offering from Electronic Arts, peaked in revenue at $1.5K in early September, before experiencing a sharp decline to $42 by the end of the quarter. Downloads spiked notably in the final weeks, reaching 589, while active users saw a significant increase to 988 in the last week of September.

Lastly, Merge County® by Microfun Limited saw its weekly revenue peak at $1.3K in mid-August, with a gradual decline thereafter, ending at $706. Downloads were sporadic, with a peak of 50 in early September, while active users remained relatively stable, ranging from 175 to 283 throughout the quarter.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower's platform.