Top 5 Match 3 Games in South Africa Q3 2024: Unified Platform Performance

In the third quarter of 2024, the match 3 games category saw notable trends on a unified platform in South Africa. Data from Sensor Tower provides insights into the performance of the top five games in this category.

Empires & Puzzles: Dragon Dawn by Small Giant Games exhibited a steady revenue stream, with weekly earnings fluctuating between $4.1K and $6.9K, peaking in late August. Downloads started at about 900K in early July and saw a general decline, hitting a low of 385K in early September. Active users remained relatively stable, hovering around 3.3K throughout the quarter.

Puzzles & Survival from BUILDING-BLOCKS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED experienced fluctuations in revenue, starting at $3.5K and closing the quarter at approximately $3K. Downloads saw a sharp increase to nearly 2K in late July and early August, followed by a consistent decrease to about 150K by the end of September. Active users mirrored this trend, peaking at nearly 2K in early August before settling around 587K at the quarter's end.

DRAGON BALL Z DOKKAN BATTLE by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. showed significant revenue spikes, notably in late July at $4.5K and in late August at $3.9K. Downloads remained strong, with notable peaks reaching up to 6.5K in early July and 6K in mid-September. Active users were consistently high, maintaining levels above 22K throughout the quarter.

Gold and Goblins: Idle Games from AppQuantum Publishing Ltd observed steady revenue, with a slight rise to $2.4K in mid-August and ending September at $2K. Downloads consistently hovered around 1K, with a slight increase in mid-August. Active users remained stable, generally around 5.5K.

Puzzles & Chaos: Frozen Castle, also from BUILDING-BLOCKS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED, had a gradual increase in revenue, starting at $1.8K and reaching $2.4K by late August, with a peak of $2.6K in early September. While downloads were minimal, active users showed a modest increase over the quarter, ending with about 200 users.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.