Top 5 Third Person Games Performance in South Africa, Q1 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, the top five third person games on a unified platform in South Africa showed varied performance trends, as detailed by Sensor Tower.

Subway Surfers demonstrated a dynamic trend in weekly downloads, peaking at 40.5K at the start of January and stabilizing around 32.5K by the end of March. Revenue showed fluctuations, starting at $450 and dipping to $179 mid-quarter, before rising to $582. Active users started at 920K, decreased to 640K in February, and then recovered to 707K by the quarter's end.

Gangster Game Grand Mafia City saw a decline in downloads from 37.6K to 12.6K over the quarter. Revenue also experienced fluctuations, with a high of $14 in early January and a low of $3 mid-quarter. Active users consistently increased, reaching 233K by March.

Van Simulator Modern Van Games had a significant rise in downloads, starting from 9.5K and climbing to 28K. Active users mirrored this growth, beginning at 16.7K and rising to 74K by March.

Subway Princess Runner maintained steady download numbers, ranging from 26.4K to 22.3K. Revenue showed a spike to $71 in late March after a steady decline earlier in the quarter. Active users remained stable, around 120K throughout the period.

Finally, Payback 2 - The Battle Sandbox experienced a rise in downloads from 31.8K to 28.4K. Revenue showed minor fluctuations, peaking at $59 in late December and maintaining around $39 by quarter's end. Active users increased from 105K to 94.8K.

These insights from Sensor Tower provide a detailed look at how these popular third person games fared in South Africa during the first quarter of 2025. For more detailed analytics, visit Sensor Tower.