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Top Drama Games on Android in South Africa, Q4 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top drama games on Android in South Africa during Q4 2025, with insights on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top Drama Games on Android in South Africa, Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, drama games on the Android platform in South Africa showcased intriguing trends. Let's delve into the performance of the top five apps in this category, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Gossip Harbor: Merge & Story from Microfun Limited experienced a notable surge in revenue, peaking at around $201.7K in the week of November 10. Weekly downloads also saw significant growth, reaching approximately 31K in early December. The app maintained a strong user base with active users increasing from 184K to 250K throughout the quarter.

Love Island: The Game by Fusebox Games showed a gradual increase in both revenue and active users. Revenue climbed to about $2.3K by late November, while active users peaked at 60K in early October. Downloads saw a spike with a high of nearly 9K in the second week of October.

Chapters: Interactive Stories from Crazy Maple Studio Dev showed consistent engagement with a slight increase in revenue towards the end of the quarter, reaching $2.1K. Downloads fluctuated, peaking at about 4.4K in early November, while active users saw a steady rise, culminating in over 4.4K by the end of December.

MeChat - Interactive Stories by PlayMe Studio had a varied performance with revenue peaking at $810 at the start of the quarter. Weekly downloads were highest at 3.7K in early November, although active users saw a decline from 6.7K to approximately 3.2K by the quarter's end.

Episode - Choose Your Story from Episode Interactive demonstrated a steady pattern, with revenue reaching $581 by the end of December. Downloads showed an upward trend, culminating in over 6K in the last week of the quarter. Active users remained stable, with a slight decline from 19.4K to 15.9K.

For more detailed insights and data, visit Sensor Tower.


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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2026