Top 5 City Building Games Performance in the Middle East, Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the city building game genre saw varied performance across the Middle East on a unified platform, combining data from both iOS and Android devices. Here's a closer look at the top five games in this category, based on insights from Sensor Tower.

SimCity BuildIt by Electronic Arts showed a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $10K by the end of March. Download numbers were relatively stable, with a slight uptick in early March reaching around 4.5K. Active users fluctuated slightly but remained robust, closing the quarter at approximately 17.4K.

Puzzles & Chaos: Frozen Castle from BUILDING-BLOCKS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED had a strong finish with weekly revenue reaching $8K in early March. Downloads increased steadily, peaking at 1.7K mid-March. Active users also grew, with numbers rising from 2.8K at the start of the quarter to 3.4K by the end.

Merge County by Microfun Limited experienced modest revenue growth, ending the quarter at around $3.6K. Weekly downloads remained low but stable, while active users saw a decline, dropping from 1.6K to just over 1K.

Global City: Building games, published by MYGAMES MENA FZ LLC, maintained consistent revenue throughout the quarter, peaking at $2.3K in late March. Downloads were strongest in January, reaching 3.6K, while active users decreased slightly, maintaining around 14.4K by the end of the quarter.

Land of Empires: Immortal by Nuverse showed fluctuating revenue, with a notable peak of $3.4K in early February. Downloads remained minimal, while active users saw a slight increase towards the end of the quarter, closing at 135.

For more detailed insights into these games and the city building genre, visit Sensor Tower.