Top 5 Roguelike Games in New Zealand: Q2 2025 Performance

In the second quarter of 2025, the roguelike game category in New Zealand showcased notable trends across the top five games on a unified platform, combining data from both iOS and Android. Here's a closer look at how these games performed based on insights from Sensor Tower.

Hero Wars: Alliance Fantasy saw a significant increase in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $9.5K in early June. However, its weekly downloads experienced a downward trend, starting at over 1K and dropping to about 400 by the end of June. Active users fluctuated, with numbers decreasing from 3.2K at the beginning of the quarter to around 2.9K.

Cup Heroes maintained steady weekly active users, generally hovering around 5.5K. The game’s revenue peaked mid-June at $885, while downloads saw a decline, starting from over 1K in April and ending at 500 by late June.

Top Heroes: Kingdom Saga experienced a strong revenue increase, reaching over $10K in early June. Downloads started at 735, declining to 471 by the quarter's end. Active users remained relatively stable, slightly above 4K throughout the period.

Archero 2 showed varied performance with revenue peaking at approximately $8.3K in late April. Downloads decreased from 751 to 386, while active users started at 2.8K, spiking to 4.9K in April, then gradually declining.

Finally, Wittle Defender, released in June, quickly gained traction with a peak revenue of $1.9K by late June. Downloads started robustly at 1.4K, dropping to 507 by the month's end. Active users grew rapidly, reaching nearly 2K within a few weeks of launch.

For more detailed insights and data analysis on these trends, visit Sensor Tower.