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Top 5 Paid Games Performance in the UK: Q1 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top 5 paid games on a unified platform in the UK during Q1 2025, including revenue, downloads, and active users.

Top 5 Paid Games Performance in the UK: Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the top paid game applications in the United Kingdom demonstrated varied performance across key metrics like downloads, revenue, and active users. Here's a closer look at how each of these games performed.

Minecraft: Dream it, Build it! from Mojang saw its weekly revenue fluctuate, starting at around $98K at the beginning of January and peaking at approximately $149K by the end of March. Weekly downloads showed a similar upward trend, beginning at 5.6K and reaching 7.2K in the last week of the quarter. Active users also increased from about 143K to 211K.

Balatro, published by Playstack Ltd, experienced a decline in weekly revenue from $56K down to about $20K by the end of March. Downloads also decreased from 4K to 1.8K during the quarter. However, active users showed resilience, growing from 27K at the start to 36K by the end of the quarter.

Football Chairman Pro 2 by Underground Creative had a revenue peak of $19K in late February, with a notable increase in downloads during the same period, peaking at 1.2K in early February.

Bloons TD 6 from Ninja Kiwi showed a strong start with $15K in revenue, peaking at $19K in early February. Downloads began at 6.2K and ended at 5.9K, while active users remained relatively stable, peaking at 95K in early February before settling at 69K by the end of March.

Finally, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C from Nintendo Co., Ltd. saw a varied revenue trend, starting at $11K, with a peak of $13K in late January. Downloads began at 4.7K, decreasing to 1.3K by the end of March, alongside a decline in active users from 9.7K to 5.1K.

These insights are based on data from Sensor Tower, offering a comprehensive view of the mobile gaming market's dynamics in the UK. For more detailed insights, visit Sensor Tower's platform.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: March 2025