Top 5 Shoot'em Up Games on iOS in Europe: Q1 2025 Performance

In the first quarter of 2025, the European iOS market saw intriguing trends in the shoot'em up game category. Here, we delve into the performance of the top five games, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Archero 2 launched in January and quickly made its mark, with weekly revenue peaking at approximately $736K in mid-January. Downloads initially soared to 470K but gradually declined to about 30K by the end of March. Active users started strong at 357K, peaking at 485K, then dropped to 240K by quarter's end.

Archero, an established favorite, showed consistent weekly revenue, reaching a high of $113K in late January. Downloads and active users remained steady, with slight fluctuations, maintaining around 7K downloads and 76K active users towards the end of the quarter.

The Zombie Waves-shooting game maintained stable revenue, with peaks around $65K. Downloads increased towards March, reaching 11K, while active users showed a gradual rise, peaking at 83K.

Survivor!.io experienced varied revenue, starting at $80K and declining to $35K by March. Downloads showed a downward trend, decreasing from 23K to 10K, while active users followed a similar pattern, ending the quarter at 209K.

Finally, Zombie.io: Potato Shooting had a notable start with revenue peaking at $58K, but it gradually decreased to $30K by March. Downloads dropped significantly from 74K to just over 2K, with active users also declining from 144K to 89K.

These trends highlight the dynamic nature of the shoot'em up category on iOS in Europe. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower.