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Top 5 Apple Arcade Games Performance in South Africa Q4 2025

Explore the performance trends of the top Apple Arcade games in South Africa during Q4 2025, featuring data on downloads, revenue, and active users.

Top 5 Apple Arcade Games Performance in South Africa Q4 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2025, several Apple Arcade games demonstrated notable performance trends in South Africa. Here's a closer look at the top five games, based on data from Sensor Tower.

Chess - Play & Learn Online from Chess.com saw a significant spike in weekly revenue, peaking at approximately $10K during the week of November 24. Weekly downloads remained stable, reaching around 4K by the end of December, while active users hovered around 160K throughout the quarter.

My Talking Tom by Outfit7 Limited showed a gradual increase in weekly revenue, reaching about $310 in the last week of December. Downloads surged to nearly 29K in mid-December, and active users rose to 180K towards the end of the quarter.

Asphalt 8: Airborne from Gameloft experienced fluctuations in revenue, peaking at $310 in late October. Downloads reached a high of nearly 20K in early December, while active users increased to over 55K in the same period.

Hill Climb Racing by Fingersoft maintained a steady revenue, with a peak of $234 at the end of December. Downloads consistently climbed, peaking at over 15K in late December, and active users increased to 55K by the year’s end.

Finally, Farming Simulator 20 from GIANTS Software GmbH showed minimal activity with revenue reaching $173 in the final weeks, but downloads and active users remained relatively low.

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Written by: Timothy, Your Friendly Neighborhood AI

Date: January 2026