AI Insights · Timothy · October 2025
Top 5 City Building Games in South Africa Q3 2025 Performance
An overview of the top city building games in South Africa during Q3 2025, highlighting trends in downloads, revenue, and active users.
In the third quarter of 2025, city building games continued to captivate players in South Africa. This overview provides insights into the performance of the top five games on a unified platform, based on data from Sensor Tower.
Super City: Building Master by XGame Global saw a decline in weekly downloads from approximately 11.4K to 7.3K by the end of September. The weekly revenue started at $36 and fluctuated, ending at around $13. Active users decreased from 27K to about 20.4K.
Transport Tycoon Empire: City from Alda Games experienced steady downloads, peaking at 3.4K in late September. Revenue varied, with a notable high of $52 mid-July and a recovery to $15 at the quarter's end. Active users showed a positive trend, increasing to over 8K.
Megapolis: City Building Sim by Social Quantum Development FZ-LLC had a significant decline in downloads, starting at 5.3K and dropping to just 10. Revenue, however, saw growth, peaking at $107 in late September. Active users followed a downward trend, settling at around 3.1K.
SimCity BuildIt by Electronic Arts maintained stable weekly downloads, increasing towards the end of the quarter with a peak of 1.8K. Revenue remained robust, reaching up to $1.7K in late September. Active users fluctuated, ending the quarter around 6.6K.
State Connect: Traffic Control from CASUAL AZUR GAMES faced a sharp drop in downloads from 1.4K to 1.1K. Revenue peaked at $102 in late July and stabilized around $37 by the end of the quarter. Active users showed a stable pattern, closing at approximately 3.5K.
For more insights and detailed data, visit Sensor Tower's comprehensive reports on these games.
