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Top 5 iOS Sandbox Games in South Africa, Q3 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top sandbox games on iOS in South Africa during Q3 2025, with insights from Sensor Tower.

Top 5 iOS Sandbox Games in South Africa, Q3 2025

In the third quarter of 2025, the sandbox gaming landscape on iOS in South Africa showcased varied trends across the top-performing apps, according to data from Sensor Tower.

Minecraft: Dream it, Build it! by Mojang saw a fluctuating weekly revenue, starting at approximately $5K and closing the quarter at $4.3K. Download numbers remained stable, hovering around 300 weekly. However, active users decreased from 4.2K to 2.8K by quarter's end.

Roblox experienced a gradual decline in weekly downloads, beginning at 5.9K and ending at 4.2K. Despite this, revenue showed resilience, peaking at $1.7K in September. Active users reflected a similar trend, starting strong at 181.7K but dipping mid-quarter before recovering slightly to 146.6K.

Blockman GO maintained a relatively low revenue throughout the quarter, with a slight peak at $339 in late September. Download data was not available.

Melon: Sandbox demonstrated a steady performance in revenue, fluctuating between $100 and $189. Downloads saw a significant drop from 196 to 35 weekly, while active users remained fairly consistent, ending the quarter at around 4K.

Terraria reported minimal download activity but showed a consistent revenue trend, peaking at $172. Active users were sparse, peaking at 22 in late August.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: October 2025