Top 5 3D Realistic Games in South Africa: Q2 2025 Performance

In the second quarter of 2025, the top 3D realistic games on a unified platform in South Africa showed varied performance metrics, highlighting interesting trends in downloads, revenue, and active user engagement. Here’s a closer look at the top five games based on Sensor Tower data.

Call of Duty®: Mobile from Activision Publishing, Inc. demonstrated a notable increase in weekly revenue, peaking at around $82.7K in the final week of June. Weekly downloads saw a significant rise, reaching approximately 24K during the same period. Active users also grew steadily, culminating in about 269K by the end of the quarter.

Tencent Mobile International Limited's PUBG MOBILE experienced a decline in weekly revenue, dropping from $34.1K at the start of April to about $19K by the end of June. Despite this, downloads increased to approximately 16.8K in the final week, and active users rose to around 88K.

Last Z: Survival Shooter by Florere Game Limited saw a significant increase in revenue, reaching around $32.4K towards the end of June. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at approximately 9.4K mid-June, while active users consistently grew, ending the quarter at about 31.7K.

Free Fire x NARUTO SHIPPUDEN from GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED maintained a stable revenue, with a high of about $20.8K at the end of June. Downloads surged, reaching approximately 30.8K in the last week, and active users increased to about 239K.

Finally, EA SPORTS FC™ Mobile Soccer by Electronic Arts showed steady revenue, peaking at $19.7K in late May. Downloads consistently rose, hitting about 30.9K by the end of June, while active users saw a significant increase, ending at approximately 485K.

These insights from Sensor Tower reflect the dynamic nature of the mobile gaming landscape in South Africa, highlighting the varying trends in user engagement and financial performance across different titles.