Top 5 Hypercasual Games Performance in Africa Q3 2024

During the third quarter of 2024, the hypercasual games market in Africa witnessed notable trends across the top five applications, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Screw Out: Jam Puzzle from Zego Global Pte showed significant growth in weekly revenue, starting at approximately $35 and peaking at $4.8K by the end of September. The game also experienced an initial surge in weekly downloads, reaching about 61K in mid-August before declining to around 10K by the end of the quarter. Weekly active users mirrored this pattern, rising to about 153K in mid-August and then decreasing to approximately 48K by the end of September.

Wood Screw Puzzle, also by Zego Global Pte, maintained a relatively stable weekly revenue, starting at $1.8K and slightly decreasing to $565 by the end of September. The game’s weekly downloads began at a high of 178K but gradually declined to approximately 37K. Despite this, weekly active users remained strong, increasing from 762K to around 843K by the end of the quarter.

Bus Simulator : Ultimate by Zuuks Games had a consistent revenue trend, hovering around $500 to $600 weekly. The game’s weekly downloads varied, starting at 43K and ending the quarter at 47K. Active users started at 276K, dipped mid-quarter, and then recovered to approximately 280K by the end of September.

Kick Giant: Giant Hunter from Pixeland OU experienced fluctuations in revenue, beginning at $525 and ending the quarter at $660. Weekly downloads saw an increase from 1.6K to 2K by the end of September. The number of active users started at 6.4K, rising to about 7.5K by the quarter’s end.

Piano - music & songs games by MWM - AI Music and Creative Apps showed steady weekly revenue, ranging from $341 to $642. Downloads initially rose, peaking at 3.8K in mid-August, before declining to 437 by the end of September. Weekly active users increased from 4.3K to approximately 7.2K during the quarter.

These insights reflect the dynamic landscape of hypercasual gaming in Africa, as captured by Sensor Tower, with more detailed analytics available through their platform.