Top 5 City Building Games on iOS in New Zealand: Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the city building game genre on iOS in New Zealand showcased some interesting trends according to Sensor Tower data.

Civilization VI: NETFLIX experienced fluctuating weekly revenue, peaking at around $66 in late January before settling between $26 and $33 by the end of March. Weekly downloads started strong with 276 in the first week of January, but saw a sharp decline to 55 by the end of the quarter. Active users initially increased to 727 in early February, then gradually decreased to 337 by March’s end.

Gold Rush: Frozen Adventures showed a steady weekly revenue, starting at $184 and ending at $64. Downloads saw a significant drop from 548 in late December to 88 by the end of March. However, active users increased from 672 in early January to 732 by the end of the quarter.

State Connect: Traffic Control had a notable increase in weekly revenue, starting from zero in January and reaching up to $98 in March. Downloads spiked to 810 in early February but decreased to 32 by the end of March. Active users mirrored this trend, peaking at 656 in early February and then declining to 69 by the end of the quarter.

SimCity BuildIt maintained a strong weekly revenue, with peaks of $1.3K in early January and late March. Downloads remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 42 and 208 throughout the quarter. Active users showed a slight decline from 879 to 594.

Land Builder exhibited stable weekly revenue, starting at $75 and ending at $88. Downloads varied from 117 to 65, while active users remained strong, beginning at 1K and ending at 982.

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